Tishani Doshi
Tishani Doshi | |
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 Doshi at the Brooklyn Book Festival | |
| Born | 9 December 1975 Chennai, India |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, dancer |
| Citizenship | India |
| Alma mater | Queens University of Charlotte (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
| Period | 2006–pres |
| Notable works | Small Days and Nights Countries of the Body |
| Notable awards | Forward Prize (2006) |
| Spouse | Carlo Pizzati |
| Website | |
| www | |
Tishani Doshi FRSL (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian poet, journalist and dancer based in Chennai.[1] In 2006 she won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection due to Countries of the Body. Her poetry book A God at the Door was later shortlisted for the 2021 Forward Prize for Best Collection.[2] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Doshi was born in Madras,Tamil Nadu, India, to a Welsh mother and Gujarati father. She completed a bachelor's degree in the United States, at Queens University of Charlotte. She graduated with a master's degree in creative writing from the Johns Hopkins University.[4]
Career
[edit]Doshi works as a freelance writer and journalist. She has worked with choreographer Chandralekha.[5] Her short story "Lady Cassandra, Spartacus and the Dancing man" was published in its entirety in the journal The Drawbridge in 2007.[6] Her poetry collection, Everything Begins Elsewhere,[7] was published by Bloodaxe Books in the UK in 2012 and by Copper Canyon Press in the US in 2013.
Award winning works
[edit]In 2001, Doshi won the Eric Gregory Award for young poets under 30 years. Doshi's first poetry collection, Countries of the Body, was launched in 2006 at the Hay Festival on a platform with Seamus Heaney, Margaret Atwood, and others. The opening poem, "The Day We Went to the Sea", won the 2005 British Council-supported All India Poetry Prize. The book won the 2006 Forward Prize for best first collection.[8] Her first novel, The Pleasure Seekers, was published by Bloomsbury in 2010. It was long-listed for the Orange Prize in 2011,[9] and also shortlisted for The Hindu Literary Prize in 2010.[citation needed]
Her poetry book Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods[10] was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation and was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award in 2018. Her 2019 book, Small Days and Nights, was shortlisted for the 2020 Ondaatje Prize.[11] Doshi has been a finalist at Outlook-Picador Non-Fiction Competition. She also received honorary invitation to the poetry galas of Hay Festival of 2006 and Cartagena Hay Festival of 2007.[citation needed]
Other activities
[edit]Doshi delivered the keynote address at the 13th annual St. Martin Book Fair[12] on the Caribbean island country of Sint Maarten (Saint Martin) in 2015. Her book The Adulterous Citizen: Poems, Stories, Essays (2015) was launched at the festival by House of Nehesi Publishers.[13]
She writes a blog titled "Hit or Miss" on ESPNcricinfo,[14] a cricket-related website. In the blog, which she started writing in April 2009, Doshi makes observations and commentaries as a television viewer of the second season of the Indian Premier League. She is also collaborating with cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan on his biography, to be published when he retires.[15]
Books
[edit]- 2006: Countries of the Body (poetry) ISBN 9781899179077
- 2008: Conflict and Instability (with [Tobias Hill] and Aoife Mannix) ISBN 9780312172541
- 2010: The Pleasure Seekers (fiction) ISBN 9781408815441
- 2012: Everything Begins Elsewhere (poetry), Bloodaxe Books, UK, 2012; Copper Canyon Press, United States, 2013. ISBN 9781322641911
- 2013: Fountainville (fiction), Seren Books ISBN 9781781721087
- 2013: Madras Then, Chennai Now (with Nanditha Krishna)[16] ISBN 9788174369147
- 2015: The Adulterous Citizen: Poems, Stories, Essays (House of Nehesi Publishers)[17] ISBN 9780996224222
- 2017: Girls Are Coming out of the Woods (poetry), HarperCollins, India;[18] Bloodaxe Books, UK, 2018; Copper Canyon Press, United States, 2018. ISBN 9781556595509
- 2019: Small Days and Nights (Bloomsbury) ISBN 9781324005230
- 2021: A god at the door ISBN 9781556594526
References
[edit]- ^ "Tishani Doshi Profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Forward Poetry Prizes Shortlist". The Guardian. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Creamer, Ella (12 July 2023). "Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows". The Guardian.
- ^ "Tishani Doshi - Literary Profile". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "A Pleasure to Meet Tishani Doshi interview". Retrieved 11 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lady Cassandra, Spartacus and the dancing man". The Drawbridge. Winter 2007. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Copper Canyon Press: Everything Begins Elsewhere, poetry by Tishani Doshi". www.CopperCanyonPress.org. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Tishani Doshi, 31, wins the £5,000 best first collection prize for Countries of the Body". BBC News. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Corporate Website of Orange - orange.com". www.OrangePrize.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "HarperCollinsPublishers India - Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods". HarperCollins.co.in. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Shortlist for £10,000 Ondaatje Prize announced". Books+Publishing. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "St. Martin Book Fair - Welcome to House of Nehesi Publishers". HouseOfNehesiPublish.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to House of Nehesi Publishers". HouseOfNehesiPublish.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Hit or Miss main page". Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "First cricinfo article". Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ Doshi, Tishani; Krishan, Nandita (2013). Madras Then Chennai Now. Roli Books. ISBN 978-81-7436-914-7.
- ^ Doshi, Tishani (4 June 2015). The Adulterous Citizen ― poems, stories, essays. House of Nehesi Publishers. ISBN 978-0996224222.
- ^ "HarperCollinsPublishers India - Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods". HarperCollins.co.in. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
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- 1975 births
- 21st-century Indian journalists
- 21st-century Indian poets
- 21st-century Indian women writers
- 21st-century Indian writers
- Gujarati people
- Indian people of Welsh descent
- Indian women poets
- Living people
- Poets from Tamil Nadu
- Women writers from Tamil Nadu
- Writers from Chennai
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature