Inderjeet Mani

Dr. Inderjeet Mani (X/Twitter: @InderjeetMani) is a former US professor and scientist. He has published two novels, nearly fifty shorter literary pieces, six other books, and a hundred-odd scientific papers. His thriller Toxic Spirits (now in its second edition) is based on his experiences volunteering with hill-tribes in Thailand's Golden Triangle. His new novel The Conquest of Kailash is a story about cruelty and marginalization, and the struggle to find meaning in a world of mounting prejudice and false belief. Born in India and educated across four continents, he also studied creative writing at Penn (with Carlos Fuentes), at Bread Loaf (with Patricia Hampl), and at Harvard (with Paul Harding). His writing has been featured on LitHub and has been one of Story South’s Million Writers Award Notable Stories, and has won the Reader’s Choice Award, Glimmer Train Short Fiction Award, The Common Room Story of the Month award, and he has also been a Finalist for the Pan Literary Award and for the Katherine Anne Porter Prize.