Tasha Suri
Tasha Suri | |
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 Suri at the British Library in 2024 | |
| Born | Harrow, London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Tasha Suri is a British fantasy author and former academic librarian. Her debut novel Empire of Sand (published in 2018) won Suri the Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds) Award at the 2019 British Fantasy Awards[1] and was listed by Time as one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time in 2020.[2] In 2022, her novel The Jasmine Throne won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.[3]
Biography
[edit]Suri was born in Harrow, London to Punjabi parents; they often returned to India for vacations.[4]
She studied English and Creative Writing at University of Warwick. Formerly an academic librarian at Imperial College London,[5] she is now a full-time writer.[4]
Suri lives in London with her family, a cat, and two rabbits.[4] She identifies as queer.[6]
Bibliography
[edit]The Burning Kingdoms Trilogy
[edit]- The Jasmine Throne (2021)
- The Oleander Sword (2022)
- The Lotus Empire (2024)
The Books of Ambha Duology
[edit]- Empire of Sand (2018)
- Realm of Ash (2019)
Young Adult
[edit]- What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix (2022)
- Doctor Who - The Decades Collection - 1970's - The Cradle (2023)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "British Fantasy Awards – winners | The British Fantasy Society". www.britishfantasysociety.org. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
- ^ Bruner, Raisa (15 October 2020). "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri". Time. Time Magazine. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners". 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Bihmjyani, Aditi (19 November 2020). "Meet the two fantasy writers of Indian origin voted best in the world by George RR Martin and Neil Gaiman". Vogue. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Salhotra, Martha (26 April 2019). "Imperial librarian Tasha Suri writes epic fantasy novel". Imperial College London News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Suri, Tasha (20 May 2021). "resonance". Tasha Suri novelist. Tasha Suri. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Bourke, Liz (27 April 2021). "Sleeps With Monsters: In Conversation With Tasha Suri". Tor.com.
External links
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Categories:
- Living people
- Academics of Imperial College London
- Alumni of the University of Warwick
- British fantasy writers
- British LGBTQ novelists
- British queer writers
- British women science fiction and fantasy writers
- English people of Punjabi descent
- LGBTQ people from London
- Novelists from London
- Queer novelists
- Women writers of Indian descent
- Writers from the London Borough of Harrow
- 21st-century English novelists
- 21st-century English women writers