Shivani Gupta

Poet

Chicago, IL
Illinois US
Email: 
[email protected]
Website: 
shivanigupta.space
RSS feed: 
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Author's Bio

Shivani Gupta is a Chicago-based writer, curator & researcher. Her debut chapbooks my mother is a mixed metaphor & Cumulus were published by Rockwood Press in 2026 and her first full-length collection Turmeric Dust Stains is forthcoming from dancing girl press. Her work has featured globally across the BBC Partition Poetry Project, Forbes, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Baby Teeth Journal, Epiphany Magazine, Corpus Callosum & more. She has served as an In-Surreal-Life fellow, the Development Committee Chair for the Chicago Poetry Center & been supported by the Narrative Shifts residency. She works as an applied Behavioral Scientist & has a background in Psychology. Find more of her work at https://shivanigupta.space.

Writers Retreats: 
Prospect Street Writers House

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Cumulus (Rockwood Press, 2026)
,
my mother is a mixed metaphor (Rockwood Press, 2026)
Prizes won: 

Papers, Please | Best of the Net, Nominee, 2026
Turmeric Dust Stains | Semi-finalist for Airlie Prize; Birdy Poetry Prize & Perugia Press Prize
 

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
In no particular order: Angel Nafis, Hala Alyan, Kaveh Akbar, Elena Ferrante, Franny Choi, Shira Erlichman, Carmen Maria Machado, Victoria Chang, T. De Los Reyes.
What I'm reading now: 
On the calculation of volume by Solvej Balle

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
South Asian
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Any, Children, Disability, Illness/Wellness, Immigration
Fluent in: 
English, Hindi
Born in: 
Mumbai, MH
India
Maharashtra
Raised in: 
Mumbai, MH
India
Maharashtra
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Last update: Sep 29, 2026