Anusha Mathur is a senior from Los Angeles majoring in English and Creative Writing, with minors in Journalism and Consumer Psychology. She has been a magazine intern at Politico, a digital platforms intern at MSNBC, a reporting intern at the Flathead Beacon in Montana, and has held internships at Warner Bros. Discovery Theater Ventures, the News Not Noise platform, the LA County District Attorney’s office, and the Loyola Project for the Innocent. At Penn she has also been a writer and editor at Penn Appetit, a sports editor and politics reporter at the Daily Pennsylvanian, and was the founding host for College of Arts & Sciences’ podcast College Voices. After graduation, Anusha will be doing a post-grad internship on the Climate and Environment desk of the Washington Post, where she also has been working as a freelance obituary writer.
The Nora Magid Mentorship Prize has been given each year since 2004 to a senior at the University of Pennsylvania who shows exceptional ability and promise in writing/reporting/editing. The Nora Prize is given in partnership with the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, the Daily Pennsylvanian, and the Kelly Writers House.
Congratulations Anusha!