Ph.D. in English-Creative Writing, University of Southern Mississippi, USA
Master of Arts (M.A.), University of South Dakota, USA
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), University of Miami, USA
Associate Professor, Centre for Writing Studies
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| ORCID ID | 0000-0003-0809-0111 |
| Key Expertise | film, screenwriting, theatre, ecocriticism, and world literature |
Ph.D. in English-Creative Writing, University of Southern Mississippi, USA
Master of Arts (M.A.), University of South Dakota, USA
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), University of Miami, USA
Pankaj Challa holds a PhD in English/Creative Writing from the University of Southern Mississippi, and an MFA from the University of Miami, where he was a James Michener Fellow. His fiction has appeared in literary journals such as The Iowa Review, Crazyhorse and Louisiana Literature among other places. Before coming to JGU, Pankaj taught English, Critical and Creative Writing for several years at various universities in the US. In addition to writing, his teaching and research interests include film and screenwriting, theatre, ecocriticism, and world literature. Recent awards include the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Fiction Prize.
Literature and Film
Effective Communication
Academic Writing
Advanced Academic Writing
Introduction to Creative Writing
Introduction to Screenwriting
Fiction Writing
Tennesse Williams/New Orleans Fiction Prize, 2019
Guest Fiction Editor for Zone 3 literary journal, Austin Peay State University, USA, Spring 2021
Select workshops:
CWS Creative Writing Workshop: “Image,” JGU, Fall 2025
“Power of Place,” Fiction Writing workshop as part of Naveen Jindal Fellowship, JGU, Summer 2025
Fiction Writing: “From Where You Dream,” workshop as part of Creative Writing Week organized by the English Language Centre, JGU, Fall 2024
“‘Authenticity’ in Film and Screenwriting,” Writing for College series of interactive workshops, JGU, Fall 2023
| pchalla@jgu.edu.in | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0003-0809-0111 |
| Key Expertise | film, screenwriting, theatre, ecocriticism, and world literature |