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Reena Shah

Reena Shah (she/ her) is a writer, editor, and teacher. She is the author of the forthcoming novel, Every Happiness (Bloomsbury, 2025). Her work has appeared in The Masters Review, Electric Literature, Waxwing Magazine, Joyland, BBC, and National Geographic, among others. She is also a Senior Fiction Editor at The Rumpus.

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Reena Shah

Jul 7, 2026

Writing Nostalgia, Absurdity, and Displacement: A Conversation with Hasan Dudar

“Painting also just brings me a lot of joy. I find a lot of joy in applying colors to the canvas. You need that when you’re writing a book. The two art forms feed off each other. My writing, and…
Interviews

Reena Shah

Oct 25, 2023

The Gift and Burden of Ancestral Stories: A Conversation with Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

Some of my favorite moments and scenes are when characters do something surprising that bends toward humor or something selfless that reaches for connection.

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