Amrita Chowdhury

How Copying and Pasting From a Spreadsheet Saved My Novel
For those who don't like outlines.

How I Work With Beta Readers
Lessons in keeping my ego in check.

The Commute
Which is mostly about The Manuscript.

What a Year of Writing Taught Me
Or how I learned to embrace the insanity, accidentally write a novel, and develop an unhealthy relationship with Google Drive.

Chicken Soup, People, and Books for the Weekend
Also proof that I am a sucker for listicles.

A Brief History of Rejections
And how some of my short stories got published.

Read more on Substack

Hello, I'm Amrita.
I write stories about complex modern relationships, cultural identity, and people who are not always noticed.
I work in London, UK as an Asset Manager and when I'm not surrounded by buildings and spreadsheets, I work on my novel.
I also love to paint, wax lyrical about food, and travel.
I was a contributor to The Statesman and The Nottingham Post, and worked part-time as a book designer while in University. My work has since appeared in Hippocampus Magazine, Bridge Eight, Barely South Review, Mud Season Review, Apricity Magazine, The Bangalore Mirror, TechinAsia, and The Writing Cooperative.

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Beta Reader & Critique Partner Match Up

The Beta Reader & Critique Partner Match Up list will be announced on 11 May 2026.

The form to sign up will remain open till 10 May 2026. Click here to sign up.
Why?
Good beta readers and critique partners are notoriously difficult to find. Even when we do use various social networks to do so, time zone and genre mismatches and general lack of accountability have been the biggest issues. It is also very time consuming to take part in multiple online groups just to sift through writers just to find someone that understands your genre and is ready to provide honest, helpful critique. This also helps writers who may not be part of online groups at all. The exercise is very useful in helping writers find not just critique partners but also to keep them accountable.What is it?
Fill out the form with your general location and novel genre and a sample extract of 3,000 words. And when the applications close on 10 May, you will be sorted in a group where all the members are best matched to each other's works and time zones. The group can then provide feedback on the sample extracts, or decide to do full swaps among themselves. The groups are limited to 2-6 people only depending on how many people sign up, so the feedback is manageable and hence, reduced chances of ghosting.Emails will go out to each group (group members' email addresses will be visible to each other and not outside the group) on 11 May 2026.While the groups are expected to manage their activities among themselves, Amrita will be coordinating the ones for her offline groups. She'll be more than happy to do it for anybody else that requires her assistance.Is it free?
Yes! You can sign up here.

If you have any questions feel free to email Amrita.

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