Arpita is a Creative Writing PhD candidate at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she is a Managing Editor for Interim. Arpita has received awards from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, Vermont Studio Center, Kenyon Review and Alan Cheuse International Writers Center. Her work can be found in THRUSH, Cream City Review, Shore Poetry, Couplet Poetry, X-Ray, and Psaltery & Lyre. Arpita is from Kolkata, India. You can find her on social media @arpitaroyy