Smitha Vishwanath is your quintessential 'bored banker' turned writer. After a rewarding career of two decades in banking, she quit in 2018. Therein, began her writing journey, which she did through her blog: https://lifeateacher.wordpress.com.
Smitha's poem, 'Omid', was nominated 'Best of the Net' in 2019. Her poems, 'Do you Have Dreams' and 'Forgotten', written for the National Poetry Writing Month challenge hosted by Maureen Thompson, won recognition on an international level for two consecutive years, 2021 and 2022. She was nominated as Author of the Month by SpillWords Press for her poem 'Ye Birds on my Window Sill' in May 2022. She was recently voted Author of the Month for the months of January and February 2023 for her poem, 'Two years since you left' by Spillwords Press. Her poetry has been published by several online publications, including Thieving Magpies, Spillwords Press, MasticadoresUS, Silverbirch Press, Rebelle Society and has found a place in several noteworthy anthologies.
'Roads- A journey with Verses' is a book of poems she co-authored and published in July 2019.
'Coming Home' is her debut novel released in March 2023.
When she's not writing, you'll find her reading, writing book reviews, sharing her experiences through her blog, painting, walking travelling, or just being. She currently resides with her husband in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her poems and writing reflect the experiences that come with having lived with people of different cultures.
