Pritika Rao is an economist and freelance writer who lives in Bangalore, India. Her work has been published in two anthologies:  'A Case of Indian Marvels' by Aleph Book Company and ‘Constellations’ by The Written Circle. She was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and won second prize in the 2018 Sunday Herald short story competition. She was also runner-up for the Soup Short Fiction Contest in 2023. She was longlisted for the Desperate Literature prize and Write or Die’s Short Fiction contest in 2025. Her works of fiction have been published or are forthcoming in The Hooghly Review, Adda, The Bangalore Review, and Usawa Literary Review. Her poetry has appeared in Gulmohur Quarterly, Madras Courier and The Alipore Post, among others. She has also written articles and essays for Vogue, Elle, Tweak, The Times of India, The Soup, and more.