Hello, I'm Amrita

I write difficult stories about complex relationships, cultural identity, and people who go unnoticed.

I'm an Asset Manager in London by day and by night, when I'm not surrounded by buildings and spreadsheets, I work on my novels.

I also paint, wax lyrical about food, and travel.

Captain Asterix by Amrita Chowdhury

Captain Asterix
Apricity Magazine

The Mountains Move Too by Amrita Chowdhury

The Mountains Move Too
Barely South Review

Receptionist by Amrita Chowdhury

Receptionist
Bridge Eight Press

The Butcher of Walthamstow by Amrita Chowdhury

The Butcher of Walthamstow
Hippocampus Magazine

I Am Not a CEO by Amrita Chowdhury

I Am Not a CEO
TechinAsia

Feature in Art Issue #45

Feature in Art Issue #45
Mud Season Review

Giving Into Abstraction

Giving Into Abstraction
Mud Season Review

Issue 01: New Beginnings

Issue 01: New Beginnings
Oratoria Magazine

Issue 01: New Beginnings

Issue 01: What Would You Sell for Thirty Bucks?
fake Art Magazine (now discontinued)

Issue 02: Your First and Your Last

Issue 02: Your First and Your Last
fake Art Magazine (now discontinued)

Is My Writing Too South Asian? by Amrita Chowdhury

Is My Writing Too South Asian?
Do peanut vendors in India operate at 2 a.m.?

How I Work With Beta Readers by Amrita Chowdhury

How I Work With Beta Readers
Lessons in keeping my ego in check.

The Commute by Amrita Chowdhury

The Commute
Which is mostly about The Manuscript.

What a Year of Writing Taught Me by Amrita Chowdhury

What a Year of Writing Taught Me
Or how I learned to embrace the insanity, accidentally write a novel, and develop an unhealthy relationship with Google Drive.

A Brief History of Rejections by Amrita Chowdhury

A Brief History of Rejections
And how some of my short stories got published.

But First, Let's Write is my blog on Substack. All fresh updates, news on critique partner programs and ARC reader programs, and new pieces are listed there first.
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Amrita's Substack

Critique Partner Match Up  /  ARC Program (Coming Soon)

Critique Partner & Beta Reader Match Up

As of 10 May 2026 this event is over.

The next match-up will take place in July 2026. If you'd like to be reminded, please feel free to let me know via email.The Beta Reader & Critique Partner Match Up list will be announced on 11 May 2026.
The form to sign up will remain open till 10 May 2026. Click here to sign up.
Why?
Good beta readers and critique partners are notoriously difficult to find. Even when we do use various social networks to do so, time zone and genre mismatches and general lack of accountability have been the biggest issues. It is also very time consuming to take part in multiple online groups just to sift through writers just to find someone that understands your genre and is ready to provide honest, helpful critique. This also helps writers who may not be part of online groups at all. The exercise is very useful in helping writers find not just critique partners but also to keep them accountable.What is it?
Fill out the form with your general location and novel genre and a sample extract of 3,000 words. And when the applications close on 10 May, you will be sorted in a group where all the members are best matched to each other's works and time zones. The group can then provide feedback on the sample extracts, or decide to do full swaps among themselves. The groups are limited to 2-6 people only depending on how many people sign up, so the feedback is manageable and hence, reduced chances of ghosting.Emails will go out to each group (group members' email addresses will be visible to each other and not outside the group) on 11 May 2026.While the groups are expected to manage their activities among themselves, Amrita will be coordinating the ones for her offline groups. She'll be more than happy to do it for anybody else that requires her assistance.Is it free?
Yes!

You can sign up here.

If you have any questions feel free to email Amrita.

ARC Program for Readers & Authors  (Coming Soon)

Coming soon: an ARC matchmaking program

Authors with upcoming books. Readers who want to find them first. Honest reviews, real posts, no nonsense. If you want in, as a reader or an author, please give me a follow on X, or Bluesky or Substack for all announcements will be made on those platforms first.
Or email me to add your interest, and I'll let you know when it launches.
More soon.