Sharmin graduated from NYU's MFA program, where she received the Goldwater Writing Fellowship.

She served as the Web Editor for Washington Square Review and has previously worked in the print editorial department at BOMB Magazine. In addition to her editorial work, she serves as a National Reviewer for the YoungArts Foundation’s annual competition.

Her work appears in Current Affairs Magazine, Meadowlark Review, Moon City Review and The Dublin Review. Her short story “Artificial Intelligence” was nominated for the 2023 Pushcart Prize.