GEETA KOTHARI
Geeta Kothari is a senior editor at the Kenyon Review. Her essay "If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?" is widely taught in universities and has been reprinted in several anthologies, including in Best American Essays. She is the editor of ‘Did My Mama Like to Dance?’ and Other Stories about Mothers and Daughters, and the author of I Brake for Moose and Other Stories. Her most recent essay, “To the Man who Poisoned My Mother,” was named a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2022. She teaches at the University of Pittsburgh and at Carlow University.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
Essays and short stories.
SAMPLE TITLES OR AUTHORS
"Thunderhead," by Gregory Spatz (see "Why We Chose It" in the November/ December newsletter). Short story.
"Governing Bodies," Sangamithra Iyer (see "Why We Chose It" in the KR online archive) Essay
"Like Dogs," Annalisa Bolin, KR XILV/2
WHAT THE KENYON REVIEW PUBLISHES
We have calls for themed folios every year, so writers should look for those calls in September. They're usually pretty broad, and if something doesn't fit the theme but engages the editors, it will be considered as a general submission.