Sharmilla Ganesan is a Malaysian writer who does feature stories and reviews for The Star newspaper, primarily on books, arts and film. She also writes a literary column called “Booked Out”, which aims to create accessible conversations about books and reading. She is a former Fulbright/Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow. Sharmilla’s short stories can be found in “KL Noir: Yellow” and “Cyberpunk: Malaysia”, and in the "Eastlit", "Rambutan Literary" and "Thief" journals.