I’m a Brooklyn-based writer, most often of profiles and criticism. I also teach in the creative writing program at Columbia University’s School of the Arts as an adjunct assistant professor. I’m an ambivalent social media user (is there any other kind?) and post fitfully at Substack.
My nonfiction work has won honors from such organizations as the Best American book series, the Ambie Awards, the L.A. Press Club, and the Doris Duke Foundation. I love to write on literature and the lives of artists, and I also have a broad interest in culture and pieces that must grapple with the present cultural moment. I’m always interested to hear of print and digital assignments. Reach me at mallika.padma.rao@gmail.com. For more formal requests, please contact Andrianna Yeatts at CAA.