Bharti Kirchner is the 2020 winner of the prestigious SALA Award in creative writing. She's the author of seven previous acclaimed novels and four nonfiction works, most published by major U.S. or U.K houses. Goddess of Fire, a historical novel set in India, was shortlisted for the Nancy Pearl Award. Bharti has written for Food & Wine, Vegetarian Times, Writer's Digest, The Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, The Seattle Times, and eleven anthologies. Her many awards include a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship. She's a popular teacher at writer's conferences nationwide. She's been honored as a Living Pioneer Asian-American Author.
