Chital Mehta

Chital Mehta's novel, 'HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT?' won the 2025 James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel, judged by R. O. Kwon.

Her short stories have appeared in The Pinch, Oyez Review, SLAB magazine, and elsewhere. She won the Boggs Fiction contest 2022 for her story - Damaged Gifts. Her story 'The Weight of Happiness' was a Finalist for The Pinch Literary Awards 2022 - Fiction. Her stories often center around displacement and belonging.

She is an alum of Tin House and VONA. She holds an MFA from Lindenwood University. She lives in Delaware with her husband and children.