JAINA SANGA grew up in Bombay and came to the US in 1980 as a student. She received a BA degree from Hiram College in Ohio, MA from Kent State University, and a PhD in English from Case Western Reserve University. She began her career as an academician, teaching English and Cultural Studies for several years. She is the author of a critical book on Salman Rushdie’s fiction and editor of two volumes on South Asian literature. About eight years ago, she switched gears and started writing fiction. Artist residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida, Bread Loaf in Vermont, Hedgebrook at Whidbey Island (Seattle), and workshops at the Iowa Writers Conference have contributed to her development as a fiction writer. Her short stories have appeared in a number of literary journals. ’Train to Bombay’ won second place in Ephiphany’s 2010 International Fiction Contest, and ‘The Good Price’ was a finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters Prize in 2010.
Jaina lives in Dallas and Mumbai. She is married to Raghu, and they have four children.