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PRETI TANEJA

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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

 

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