Sneha Madhavan-Reese is an award-winning writer and author of the poetry collections Elementary Particles and Observing the Moon. Her poems have appeared in publications around the world, including The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2016.

Sneha's second collection, Elementary Particles, is inspired by her South Asian heritage and passion for science, and has themes of identity and belonging, language and loss. Elementary Particles was longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award and was a finalist for the Ottawa Book Award. Order a copy through your local independent bookstore or directly from Brick Books.

Look for her recent publications in the new anthology On Occasion (Coach House Books, 2026), September 2026 issue of Literary Review of Canada, Fall 2026 issue of Arc Poetry Magazine, Fall 2026 issue of The New Quarterly, and in a future issue of Scientific American (2028).