Rishi Reddi

Rishi Reddi

Rishi Reddi is an American author. She was born in Hyderabad, India and grew up in the United Kingdom and the United States.

A graduate of Swarthmore College and the Northeastern University School of Law, she has been an enforcement attorney for the state and federal environmental protection agencies, as well as a lawyer for the Massachusetts Secretary of Environment.

Her book "Karma and Other Stories" received the 2007 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award [ PEN New England [http://www.pen-ne.org/news/index.html] ] . Rishi Reddi’s work was chosen for Best American Short Stories 2005 [Houghton Mifflin Best Short Stories 2005 [http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?textType=toc&titleNumber=688976] ] , featured on National Public Radio’s “Selected Shorts” program, and received an honorable mention for 2004 Pushcart Prize. She has been a Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the recipient of an Individual Artist’s Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

She serves on the board of directors of South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (www.saalt.org).

She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with her husband and daughter.

References

External links

* [http://www.rishireddi.net/ Reddi's website]
* [http://niralimagazine.com/2007/05/good-fortune/ Interview in "Nirali" magazine]


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