Nikesh Shukla

Nikesh Shukla (born 8 July 1980) is an author, screenwriter, and fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His writing focuses on race and immigration. He is the editor of the award-winning collection of essays, *The Good Immigrant* ^[1] (2016), featuring contributions from Riz Ahmed ^[2], Musa Okwonga, Bim Adewunmi, Reni Eddo-Lodge ^[3], and more. He is the co-editor of a follow-up collection, with Chimene Suleyman, called *The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect On America* ^[4] (2019).

He is the author of three novels: *Coconut Unlimited* ^[5] (2010), which was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Awards ^[6] and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize ^[7], *Meatspace* ^[8] (2014), and *The One Who Wrote Destiny* ^[9]. He is the author of two books for Young Adults: *Run, Riot* ^[10], which was shortlisted for the National Book Awards ^[11] and won best YA at the CrimeFest Awards ^[12] (2018), and *The Boxer* ^[13].

He co-wrote the short film *Two Dosas* with Sarmad Masud ^[14]. The film won both the London Calling Plus 'Jury Award' (2014) and the Aspen Shortsfest's 'Best Comedy' Short Film. It starred Himesh Patel ^[15]. Danny Boyle awarded the film Best Short at the Shuffle Festival ^[16] 2017, casting Himesh in the title role of Jack in *Yesterday* ^[17].

Nikesh has been a columnist for *Observer Magazine* and *The Pool*. He was shortlisted for a Liberty Human Rights Award ^[18], one of the Bookseller's 100 most influential people in publishing, and one of Foreign Policy's 100 Global Thinkers in 2016 ^[19]. TIME Magazine recently named him as one of the twelve leaders shaping the next generation of artists ^[20]

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[1] ttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/22/good-immigrant-review-nikesh-shukla-britain-racist

[2] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riz_Ahmed

[3] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reni_Eddo-Lodge

[4] ttps://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nikesh-shukla/the-good-immigrant/

[5] ttps://londonist.com/2010/10/book_review_coconut_unlimited_by_ni

[6] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Costa_Book_Awards

[7] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Elliott_Prize

[8] ttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/27/meatspace-nikesh-shukla-review

[9] ttps://www.ft.com/content/42a3f4d6-4178-11e8-97ce-ea0c2bf34a0b

[10] ttps://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/titles/nikesh-shukla-3/run-riot/9781444940718/

[11] ttps://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk/run-riot

[12] ttps://publishingperspectives.com/2019/05/uk-crimefest-2019-awards-feature-nikesh-shukla-jk-rowling-bristol/

[13] ttps://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/titles/nikesh-shukla-3/the-boxer/9781444940695/

[14] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarmad_Masud

[15] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himesh_Patel

[16] ttp://www.shufflefestival.com/shortfilm

[17] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film)

[18] "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2019-10-12.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

[19] ttps://2016globalthinkers.foreignpolicy.com/2016/profile/nikesh-shukla?c0244ec121=

[20] ttps://time.com/longform/art-leaders-next-generation/

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