She is a graduate of Swarthmore College, where she studied English, and the Northeastern University School of Law.
Alongside her writing career, she has been an enforcement attorney for the state and federal environmental protection agencies, as well as a lawyer for the Massachusetts Secretary of Environment.
[1] Rishi Reddi's work was chosen for Best American Short Stories 2005,[2] featured on National Public Radio's "Selected Shorts" program, and received an honorable mention for 2004 Pushcart Prize.
She has been a Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the MacDowell Colony and a recipient of an Individual Artist's Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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