Sangu Mandanna

Sangu Mandanna is a British–Indian author of adult, young adult and middle-grade fiction. Born and raised in Bengaluru (Bangalore), India, she studied English literature and creative writing at Lancaster University before beginning a publishing career that includes the Celestial YA trilogy, the Kiki Kallira middle-grade series, and adult cosy/romantasy novels such as The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Her work often draws on South Asian mythologies and features neurodivergent characters and themes of found family and self-discovery. Mandanna lives in Norwich, England, with her family.