Michelle D'Costa

Michelle loves writing about the Indian diaspora. She enjoys editing, teaching creative writing and interviewing writers. Her poetry chapbook ‘Gulf’ was published by Yavanika Press in 2021. Her short story was longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2025. Her novel ‘You Envy the Coutinhos’ is forthcoming from Tranquebar, Westland in 2026. Her work has appeared in many literary journals. She is an alumna of the Master of Creative Writing at the University of Auckland.