Rita Banerjee is a writer and an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. She is author of Disobedient Futures, CREDO, Echo in Four Beats, A Night with Kali, and Cracklers at Night.https://bsky.app/profile/ritabanerjee.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ritabanerjee.bsky.social/post/3mmfv3xytfc2uIt was such an honor to watch Stephen Colbert @colbertlateshow.bsky.social on the Late Show in New York recently. Stephen, thank you for all you do & all the joy you bring to the world. Can't wait to see what good trouble you cause next. Thank you. So long (for now), and thanks for all the fish.🐬✨22 May 2026 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:3cimndhys332coiv7h7mijc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfv3xytfc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ritabanerjee.bsky.social/post/3mjkfaoirgc2lশুভ নববর্ষ ১৪৩৩!! 🥳🌺🍀🎉✨ Happy Bengali New Year 1433!! 💖🍀🌸🎊✨ #শুভনববর্ষ15 Apr 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:3cimndhys332coiv7h7mijc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkfaoirgc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ritabanerjee.bsky.social/post/3mhrjyw4pfc2lI am honored & delighted to have my #essay "American Caste" debut in Isele Magazine! My essay explores the kinds of caste systems, or social hierarchies, which invisibly structure, stratify, and thus, harm American society. https://iselemagazine.com/2026/03/16/american-caste-rita-banerjee-2/ #AmericanCaste #AbolishICE #anticaste24 Mar 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:3cimndhys332coiv7h7mijc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrjyw4pfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ritabanerjee.bsky.social/post/3mhrgh6cuck2lThe MFA Program for Writers just celebrated its annual winter residency & our #MFA Faculty lectures are online. If you'd like to learn about #weaving, #braiding, & #spinning nonlinear #narrative design, check out my craft talk: https://www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/product/rita-banerjee-weaving-braiding-spinning-art-of-the-lyrical-nonlinear-narrative-january-2026/ @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social24 Mar 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:3cimndhys332coiv7h7mijc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrgh6cuck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ritabanerjee.bsky.social/post/3mfux7z4jjc2dIf you're at #AWP2026 Conference in Baltimore, MD from March 4-7, 2026, stop by these events featuring me & the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College! More info: https://ritabanerjee.com/2026/02/28/march-4-7-awp-2026-events-feat-rita-banerjee/ @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social28 Feb 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:3cimndhys332coiv7h7mijc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfux7z4jjc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ritabanerjee.bsky.social/post/3mfer4nc2cs27During the "Innovation & Empowerment: A Workshop for Writers" (July 10-28, 2026), I'll be teaching a workshop on “Classical Greek and Indian Approaches to Poetry, Dramaturgy, and Storytelling” on July 18-29, 2026. Join us at: https://ionionartscenter.gr/2026/01/14/innovation-empowerment-a-workshop-for-writers/ https://ritabanerjee.com/2026/02/21/classical-greek-and-indian-approaches-to-poetry-dramaturgy-and-storytelling-a-lecture-and-workshop-by-rita-banerjee-kefalonia-greece-july-18-19-2026/21 Feb 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:3cimndhys332coiv7h7mijc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfer4nc2cs27https://bsky.app/profile/ritabanerjee.bsky.social/post/3mfeqwe4vzs27I'm delighted to be teaching at the "Innovation & Empowerment: A #Workshop for #Writers" in #Kefalonia, #Greece this summer. If you're looking for an inspiring writing retreat, please join us at the Ionion Center for the Arts from July 10-28, 2026. More info here: https://ionionartscenter.gr/2026/01/14/innovation-empowerment-a-workshop-for-writers/21 Feb 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:3cimndhys332coiv7h7mijc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfeqwe4vzs27