Rishi Midha’s short stories have appeared in subTerrain and The New Quarterly, and won or been finalists for contests including the LUSH Triumphant Fiction Contest and the Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award. His story We Are Busy Being Alive was selected for Biblioasis Press’ Best Canadian Stories 2026.
Currently, Rishi is working on his debut story collection, to be published in 2026.
He is regularly sending dispatches via his newsletter, welktober.
Rishi writes to figure out what he is trying to say.
He still has a lot to figure out!
📷: Sarah Bodri