PRETI TANEJA
AFTERMATH (2021/22)
PRIZES
WINNER, THE GORDON BURN PRIZE for literature that is forward-thinking and fearless in its ambition and execution, often playing with style, pushing boundaries, crossing genres or challenging readers’ expectations.
SHORTLISTED, THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS British Book of the Year 'Discover' category
CRITICAL AWARDS
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW
BOOK MENTIONS
NEW YORKER NEW AND NOTABLE BOOKS JANUARY 2022
NEW YORKER BEST BOOKS OF 2022
THE WHITE REVIEW BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2022
NEW STATESMAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021/2022
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WE THAT ARE YOUNG (2017/18)
PRIZES
WINNER
THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE (UK)
THE EASTERN EYE AWARD FOR LITERATURE (UK)
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BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS CHOICE AWARDS (UK)
THE SHAKTI BHATT FIRST BOOK PRIZE (INDIA/ INTERNATIONAL)
REPUBLIC OF CONSCIOUSNESS PRIZE FOR SMALL PRESSES (UK)
THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE (UK/ INTERNATIONAL)
PRIX JAN MICHALSKI (EUROPE/ INTERNATIONAL)
JHALAK PRIZE (UK)
CRITICAL AWARDS
KIRKUS STAR (USA)
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY STAR (USA)
LIBRARY JOURNAL STAR (USA)
BOOK MENTIONS
THE HINDU TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE DECADE
LIBRARY JOURNAL TOP 10 LITERARY FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR
THE HINDU TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR
GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR
SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR
AMAZON BOOK OF THE MONTH
THE WHITE REVIEW BOOKS OF THE YEAR
WRITING FELLOWSHIPS /ACADEMIC HONOURS
WEST DEAN WRITER IN RESIDENCE, 2023
PALESTINE FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE, 2023
UNESCO FELLOWSHIP IN PROSE FICTION, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA 2019
TIDE WRITER IN RESIDENCE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 2020
SEAGULL BOOKS WRITER IN RESIDENCE, KOLKATA 2020
THE PHILIP LEVERHULME PRIZE IN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES 2022
LEVERHULME EARLY CAREER FELLOWSHIP WARWICK UNIVERSITY 2016-2019
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN GLOBAL SHAKESPEARE QMUL/ WARWICK UNIVERSITY 2014-16
REID SCHOLARSHIP (ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) 2010-2014