Kavita Bedford is an Australian writer with a background in journalism, anthropology, and literature. Her work explores themes of migration, identity, loss, memory, globalisation, racism, mythology, and intergenerational trauma, often drawing on oral histories and fieldwork to interrogate broader social questions. With a focus on amplifying voices often excluded from mainstream media and literature, her writing spans both fiction and nonfiction and has appeared in publications including The Guardian, Guernica, Griffith Review, The Saturday Paper, and Literary Hub.

Her debut novel, Friends & Dark Shapes (Text Publishing, Australia; Europa Editions, USA/Italy), was published in 2021 to widespread critical acclaim. The novel was shortlisted for the University of Queensland Fiction Book Award, the NSW Premier’s Literary Award for New Fiction, and the Small Press Network Book of the Year, and received praise from The New York Times, The Guardian, and Literary Hub for its lyricism, restraint, and emotional insight. It has also been translated into Italian.

Bedford is a Churchill Fellow, having researched comparative migrant narratives across global cities. Influenced by authors such as Jhumpa Lahiri, Teju Cole, and Natalia Ginzburg, she is drawn to quiet, voice-led narratives that examine the emotional and psychological textures of place.