ABHIJITH RAVINUTALA

Author

Abhijith Ravinutala is an Indian-American writer based in Austin and a 2026 Writer’s League of Texas Fellow. For as long as he can remember, his favorite skill was telling stories, but it took him quite a while to try and make a career of it. As of July 2025, he quit his cushy corporate job to pursue becoming a full-time novelist. Let’s see how it goes.

His fiction explores the intersections of culture, faith, and loss in immigrant identity. As a recovering tech consultant, he also has a great deal to say about the excesses of the AI Age we’re living through.

Abhijith has been a finalist for the Nelson Algren Awards, The Missouri Review’s Editor’s Prize, and the Writer’s League of Texas Manuscript Contest. His writing appears in The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Southern Review, Glimmer Train, CRAFT, and others. He is currently seeking representation for his debut novel and collection of short stories.

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SELECTED FICTION (available online):

Glimmer Train Stories: “A Pothole for Sailaja”

Chicago Tribune: “Definition(s)” – Finalist in Nelson Algren Award

CRAFT Literary: “Give and Take”

The Masters Review: “Until She Says So”

Pangyrus: “Happy Friday”