Upasna Barath is a queer Indian American writer and performer based in Brooklyn, NY.
Her debut novella, Comedic Timing, is out now with 831 Stories. Her writing has been published in Vogue, Waif Magazine, and Rookie Mag.
Upasna was the 20/21 Steppenwolf Theatre Literary Apprentice and Fellow. She is a 2023 Youngblood/EST Finalist and a member of the 23/24 Art House INKubator New Play Program cohort.
In her free time she enjoys practicing reading + speaking in Italian, drawing, and dancing to techno with unbelievable BPMs.