Rujuta Paradkar
Rujuta Paradkar (M.A, M.F.A, MPhil.) is a writer, editor, and content specialist. Currently, she works as Editorial Director for Packt Publishing. She has worked in the media and communications industry for over 22 years across India, Australia, and the U.S. As a journalist, she reported for news organizations such as the BBC, CNN, Channel 4, Newsweek, Observer Business and Politics, Rediff.com, and India Abroad, among others. She worked as Managing Editor for Encyclopedia Britannica and Head of Arts, North India, at the British Council. As a book editor, she edited fiction and nonfiction manuscripts and mentored several authors. She serves on the Board of Directors at Newfound and was the Executive Editor of Newfound Journal. She was awarded the W. Morgan and Lou Claire Rose Endowed Fellowship in Creative Writing at Texas State University, where she earned an MFA in writing. She holds an MA in Literature from the University of Mumbai and an MPhil in Media Studies from the University of Queensland, Australia. She loves both imaginative as well as across-the-border travels.