about the author

Annam Manthiram is the author of two novels, “The Goju Story” and “After the Tsunami,” and a short story collection (“Dysfunction”), which was a Finalist in the 2010 Elixir Press Fiction Award and received Honorable Mention in Leapfrog Press’s 2010 fiction contest. She is proud of the fact that her work has been published (or is forthcoming) in many cool places. Annam’s fiction has also been nominated for the PEN/O’Henry Prize and inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology. A graduate of the MA writing program at the University of Southern California and a 2010 Squaw Valley Writers Conference scholar, Ms. Manthiram resides in New Mexico with her husband, Alex, and son, Sathya. So far, she is quite enchanted. You can visit her online at annammanthiram.com.