Anuj Shrestha

Biography

Anuj Shrestha is an illustrator and cartoonist currently residing in Philadelphia. His illustration work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, ProPublica, McSweeney’s, Wired, and Playboy, among others. His comics have been listed in several editions of The Best American Comics anthology and have received gold medals from the Society of Illustrators.

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ESSAYS / Fall 2025

Live Alone Death

By Brian Turner ,  Illustration by Anuj Shrestha

Miyu studies the miniature refrigerator, which is small enough to fit in the palm of her hand; the calendar on the wall with its pages frozen in thought; a round clock the size of a thumbnail with its arms stilled at 1:25. Miniatures like...

Illustration by Anuj Shrestha of Miyu Kojima's hand using tweezers to place a crescent moon in the window of one of her home dioramas.
OPEN LETTER / Spring 2024

Growing Pains

Illustrations by Anuj Shrestha
OPEN LETTER / Winter 2023

Dimming Prospects

Illustration by Anuj Shrestha
OPEN LETTER / Fall 2023

Work / Life

Illustration by Anuj Shrestha
OPEN LETTER / Spring/Summer 2023

Purpose

Illustration by Anuj Shrestha
OPEN LETTER / Winter 2022

ROI

Illustration by Anuj Shrestha
OPEN LETTER / Fall 2022

Skyfall

Illustration by Anuj Shrestha
Comic by Anuj Shrestha
OPEN LETTER / Summer 2022

Putting It Off

Illustration by Anuj Shrestha
OPEN LETTER / Spring 2022

Dispersement

Illustration by Anuj Shrestha