Hema Padhu

I’m a Chennai-born, San Francisco-based writer and marketer.

As a first-generation Tamil immigrant, my stories explore the themes of displacement, yearning, loneliness, and acculturation. I’m currently working on a linked stories collection set in America and India.

I’m an alumnus of The Kenyon Writers’ Workshop, The Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and The Napa Valley Conference.