Malathi Nidadavolu, born in 1937 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1973. Her academic qualifications include masters in English Language and Literature, and Library Science. She fondly remembers her mother Srimati Nidadavolu Seshamma and Sri Nidadavolu Jagannadha Rao as the most influential in defining her values.

Malathi has been writing fiction since early 1950s. Her fiction was research topic for an M. Phil. degree (Andhra University, 2003). After moving to Madison, Malathi started writing in English as well. Some of her translations have been published in reputable journals such as The Toronto Asian Review, Journal of South Asia Literature, Wisconsin Review, and online magazines.

Publications: nijaanikee feminijaanikee madhya, 1953-2003, an anthology of her stories in Telugu. (Vizianagaram, A.P.: BSR Foundation, 2005.).

A Spectrum of My People: A Collection of short stories from Andhra Pradesh. Translations of Telugu stories by Nidadavolu Malathi. (Mumbai: Jaico Publishing House, 2006.).

In Press: Quiet and Quaint: Telugu Women's Writing, 1950-1975. A critical study of Telugu women's writing in Andhra Pradesh. (Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh).

From My Front Porch: An Anthology of Telugu stories in English, translated by Malathi Nidadavolu. (New Delhi: Central Sahitya Akademi.).

Website: Malathi started www.thulika.net, the only website devoted exclusively to bring Telugu fiction in English to non-Telugu speaking audience.

Malathi has one daughter, Sarayu Rao, who has master's in fine arts and is pursuing a career in acting.