Tishani Doshi was born in the city formerly known as Madras, India, to a Welsh mother and Gujarati father.

She has published five books of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Her essays, poems and short stories have been widely anthologized.

Her first poetry collection, “Countries of the Body”, won the 2006 Forward Poetry Prize for best first collection. She has been invited to the poetry galas of the Guardian-sponsored Hay Festival of 2006 and the Cartagena Hay Festival of 2007.

In 2012 she represented India at a historic gathering of world poets for Poetry Parnassus at the Southbank Centre, London. She is also the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award for Poetry, winner of the All-India Poetry Competition, and her first book, “Countries of the Body”, won the prestigious Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

Tishani's debut novel, “The Pleasure Seekers”, was shortlisted for the Hindu Literary Prize and long-listed for the Orange Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

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