About
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Manisha Sharma is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of English at Iowa State University. Her creative work and teaching is inspired by her Indian and American academic perspectives .
With a Ph.D. in English Literature from Jai Narain Vyas University that explores language and emotional experience across cultural boundaries, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Virginia Tech as an Alfred Knobler Scholar, Manisha brings depth to both her scholarly and creative endeavors.
Her poetry and fiction appear in Arts & Letters, The Madison Review, The Fourth River, and Literary Mama, among others. Her accolades include winning the Causeway Lit Poetry Contest, being a finalist for the Iron Horse Literary Chapbook Contest, and making the Commonwealth Short Story Prize long-list.
Manisha's teaching spans creative writing, composition/communication, and literature at institutions such as Iowa State, Virginia Tech, and various community colleges. She also integrates mindfulness into her practice, and offers workshops on "Yoga and Meditation for Writers," most recently at The Association of Writers and Writing Program' annual meeting.
Through writing, teaching, and yoga, Manisha finds innovative ways to express complex human experiences.
Manisha Sharma is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of English at Iowa State University. Her creative work and teaching is inspired by her Indian and American academic perspectives .
With a Ph.D. in English Literature from Jai Narain Vyas University that explores language and emotional experience across cultural boundaries, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Virginia Tech as an Alfred Knobler Scholar, Manisha brings depth to both her scholarly and creative endeavors.
Her poetry and fiction appear in Arts & Letters, The Madison Review, The Fourth River, and Literary Mama, among others. Her accolades include winning the Causeway Lit Poetry Contest, being a finalist for the Iron Horse Literary Chapbook Contest, and making the Commonwealth Short Story Prize long-list.
Manisha's teaching spans creative writing, composition/communication, and literature at institutions such as Iowa State, Virginia Tech, and various community colleges. She also integrates mindfulness into her practice, and offers workshops on "Yoga and Meditation for Writers," most recently at The Association of Writers and Writing Program' annual meeting.
Through writing, teaching, and yoga, Manisha finds innovative ways to express complex human experiences.
