Deepa Anappara
Deepa Anappara is an Indian writer and journalist. Her novel, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, was shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature in 2020.
Life[edit]
Anappara spent her early life in Palakkad, Kerala.[1] Anappara enrolled in a part-time degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia in 2015, and is currently working towards a doctorate in historical fiction there as well.[2][1]
Career as a journalist[edit]
Anappara worked as a journalist in India, reporting on social issues in the state of Gujarat, as well as Delhi and Mumbai.[2] Her work has focused on studying the effects of violence and poverty, particularly on young people.[1] Her work has won several awards for journalism, including the Developing Asia Journalism Awards, the "Every Human has Rights" Media Awards, as well as the Sanskriti-Prabha Dutt Fellowship in Journalism.[3]
Publications[edit]
Anappara's novel, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, was first written as part of her dissertation for her Master of Arts degree.[1] The manuscript was sold at the Frankfurt Book Fair, and was the subject of a "hard-fought auction" between multiple publishers, ultimately being sold to Chatto & Windus and Random House.[4][1]
The novel depicts a young child who attempts to investigate a mystery involving the disappearance of children from an impoverished slum.[5][6]
Awards[edit]
- 2006: Developing Asia Journalism Award[3]
- 2013: Second place in the Bristol Short Story Prize, for her story, 'The Breakdown'[7]
- 2013: Asham Awards for Short Stories [8]
- 2015: Dastaan Award for Short Stories, for her story, 'After a Hijacking' [9]
- 2017: Bridport Peggy Chapman Andrews First Novel Award for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line [1][10]
- 2018: Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line [11]
- 2018: Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line[12]
- 2020: JCB Prize for Literature shortlist: Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Goyal, Sana (2020-02-08). "Deepa Anappara: 'Writing about poverty in India is such a risky enterprise'". mint. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "For her debut novel, Deepa Anappara takes on the task of writing about poverty in a child's voice". The Indian Express. 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The 2020 JCB Prize for Literature Shortlist Announced". Outlook India. Retrieved 2020-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Novel Studio alumna, Deepa Anappara, set to release debut book, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line". City, University of London. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ Adams, Lorraine (2020-01-31). "Who Cares About One Missing Child in an Indian Slum? Another Child". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ "In 'Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line,' A Mystery In India". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ "Debut novel for Deepa Anappara". Bristol Short Story Prize. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ "Once Upon a Time There Was a Traveller: Asham Award-winning Stories edited by Kate Pullinger – review". the Guardian. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ "Dastaan Award". DWL. 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ "Congratulations: Bridport Prize winners revealed". Bridport and Lyme Regis News. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ "Deepa Anappara wins Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize". www.newwriting.net. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ "News from the Deborah Rogers foundation". www.deborahrogersfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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