Dr. Sangita Kalarickal grew up with a love for physics and a healthy dose of creative arts. She is now, among various things, a widely published wordsmith. Along with being a fantasy story writer, she is also a free verse and haikai poet.

Sangita’s first chapbook Mamina (Kavya-Adisakrit) was released in March 2023. A Pushcart and Touchstone Award nominee, she is currently the editor-in-chief of Drifting Sands Haibun Journal and conducts the podcast Ripples in the Sand.

Her stories have been published in anthologies.