Author

Janice Pariat

First writer from Meghalaya to win the Sahitya Akademi Young Writer Award for English

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Janice Pariat is the author of "Boats on Land: A Collection of Short Stories" and "Seahorse: A Novel". She was awarded the Young Writer Award from the Sahitya Akademi and the Crossword Book Award for Fiction in 2013.Her novella "The Nine Chambered-Heart", bestselling in India, was published in the UK and in ten other languages including Italian, Spanish, French, and German. Her novel "Everything the Light Touches" is forthcoming with HarperCollins India, Borough Press UK, and HarperVia USA in October 2022. Currently, she lives between Shillong and New Delhi with a cat of many names.

"Revelatory & original." Jeet Thayil

"These stories announce the arrival of a startlingly brilliant and compassionate writer." Siddhartha Deb

"Poignant, subtle & nuanced, a writer to watch out for." Manju Kapur

"Janice deliciously underplays her settings & is adept at conveying both atmosphere and character." The Sunday Guardian

"The best English writing to come out from the region in recent years." DNA

Born1982 · Jorhat, India

Notable works Boats on LandNine-Chambered HeartEverything the Light Touches

HonoursSahitya Akademi Young Writer Award 2013 · Crossword Book Award for Fiction 2013