Bharti Kirchner is the author of ten books--six critically acclaimed novels and four cookbooks and hundreds of short pieces for magazines and newspapers. Her essays have appeared in eleven anthologies, the most recent being Seattle City of Literature. Her sixth novel, Goddess of Fire will be published in hardcover and as an e-book in early 2016. Bharti's previous novels include Pastries: A Novel of Desserts and Discoveries, Darjeeling, Sharmila's Book, and Shiva Dancing and cookbooks include Indian Inspired and The Bold Vegetarian. She has written for Food & Wine, Vegetarian Times, Writer's Digest, The Writer, Fitness Plus, Northwest Travel, and The Seattle Times. HONORS & AWARDS- Bharti has won a VCCA Fellowship (Virginia center for the Creative Arts), several 4-Culture Literature Awards, a City Artist's Project Award,two Seattle Arts Commission literature grants, two Artist Trust literature grants, and has twice been a Fellow of Jack Straw Productions. She has been honored as a Living Pioneer Asian American Author. She is a popular speaker at writer's conferences nationwide.