Kanchi Sharma is a fiction writer, poet, editor, creative strategist and communications director. Kanchi is an MFA candidate at Vanderbilt University, where she is a Russell G. Hamilton Scholar. A Tin House ‘24 alum & Kenyon Developmental Editing Fellowship ‘24 finalist, she is the Prose Reader for Quarterly West Magazine (and formerly for GASHER Press & Journal). Earlier versions of her poems appear in PANK, Live Wire, HEArt, TinySpoon. Her translation of a human-interest profile appears in PARI (People’s Archive of Rural India). As a digital-native content director and creative strategist, Kanchi has ~10 years of work experience in providing digital marketing solutions to leading global and national brands. Kanchi operates with a deep behavioral understanding of brand data, digital platforms, consumer behaviour, and sectors.