Dipika Mukherjee

Writer, Sociolinguist...Nomad. Dr. Dipika Mukherjee is the author of eight books, most recently the collection of travel essays, WRITER’S POSTCARDS. She is the author of the novels SHAMBALA JUNCTION and ODE TO BROKEN THINGS, and the story collection, RULES OF DESIRE. Her award-winning fiction and poetry is translated into nine languages and she received an Esteemed Artist Award from the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. She has been mentoring Southeast Asian writing for over two decades; in 2015, she founded the D.K Dutt Award for Literary Excellence and she has edited five anthologies of Malaysian stories. She teaches at the Graham School at University of Chicago, is core faculty at StoryStudio Chicago, and serves as the Literary Life Ambassador for the Chicago Poetry Center. She holds a PhD in English and has held faculty positions at universities in the US, China, Netherlands, Singapore, India, and Malaysia.