Preeti Vangani

Preeti Vangani is an Indian poet and writer based in San Francisco. She is the author of the poetry collections Mother Tongue Apologize (2019) and Fifty Mothers (River River Books, 2026). Her work has appeared in AGNI, The Georgia Review, Gulf Coast and Prairie Schooner. She holds an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco, where she teaches in the program. Her debut short story won the 2021 PEN/Robert J. Dau Debut Short Story Prize. Vangani has held residencies at UCross, Djerassi and Ragdale, and has received grants from the San Francisco Arts Commission and YBCA. She leads workshops on writing grief through joy.