Mathangi Subramanian

Mathangi Subramanian is an award winning neurodiverse South Asian American author and educator and the founder of Moon Rabbit Writing Studio. Her novel A People’s History of Heaven was longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Her middle grade book Dear Mrs. Naidu won the South Asia book award. A former Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, Senior Policy Analyst for the New York City Council, and Assistant Vice President at Sesame Workshop, Subramanian currently serves as the Director of Early Childhood Policy at the Colorado Children’s Campaign and a Commissioner of the Denver Public Library. She resides in Denver, Colorado with her child, their pets, and way too many picture books.