Shruti Tewari Non-Member Joined 2026

Diaspora stories of hope, heartbreak and survival

Fiction Poetry

Shruti Tewari is a Bay Area-based Indian American writer, filmmaker, and actor, pursuing multidisciplinary arts after stints in investment banking and technology. A cancer survivor, her narratives center on hope and positivity. She has completed labs with Granta Short Fiction Workshop, Interdisciplinary Writers Lab, and the South Asian Literature and Art Festival Writing Cohort. Her acting projects have ranged from a Bollywood blockbuster to numerous award-winning independent films, and her playwriting journey includes Playground Writers Pool, a cohort of BIPOC playwrights in the Bay Area, and the staging of her plays in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Her screenplays have placed in notable screenwriting competitions, including Austin Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Big Break, and 1497 Screenwriting Lab. She has written and directed three award-winning short films and completed labs with Women of Color Filmmakers, MFilmLab, and Sundance Collab.

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