April 27th, 2026 — Megha Majumdar (CRF 2024)) has been named a 2026–2027 Fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Selected from a record pool of more than 800 applicants, Megha joins an international cohort of writers, scholars, and artists who will spend nine months in residence at the Library’s landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in New York City.
At the Cullman Center, Megha will work on a novel about South Asian art on Broadway, focused on a Bengali playwright and director who seeks to mount a play inspired by the complicated friendship between poets W. B. Yeats and Rabindranath Tagore.
The Center annually appoints 15 fellows—including novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, academics, and visual artists—whose work will benefit from access to the Library’s renowned research collections. Fellows receive a $90,000 stipend, a private office, and full access to the Library’s physical and electronic archives during the fellowship term, which runs from September through May. Previous fellows include Hernan Diaz (CRF 2025) and Hua Hsu (CRF 2024).
Megha’s selection for the Cullman Center fellowship follows a series of major recognitions for her work, including a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship, and a National Book Award nomination for her latest novel, A Guardian and a Thief.