Susmita Bhattacharya is from Mumbai, India. She received an MA in Creative Writing from Cardiff University in 2006 and has had many short stories and poems published in the UK and internationally. Her most recent works are included in Rarebit, Stories for Homes, Penguin Unplugged, Eleven Eleven Journal and Litro. The Normal State of Mind is her debut novel. She lives in Plymouth with her husband, two daughters and the neighbour's cat. She facilitates creative writing in the community and blogs at http://susmita-bhattacharya. blogspot.co.uk. She tweets at @Susmitatweets
