Shashi Bhat is a Canadian writer, whose 2021 novel The Most Precious Substance on Earth was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2022 Governor General's Awards.[1]
Her debut novel, The Family Took Shape, was published in 2013.[2] She was a finalist for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2010,[2] and won the Journey Prize in 2018 for her short story "Mute".[3]
Originally from Richmond Hill, Ontario, she is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, and is currently a professor of creative writing at Douglas College.[4]
Her short story collection Death by a Thousand Cuts was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction". CBC Books, October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Sunil Rao, "Family values theme of novelist Shashi Bhat’s debut offering". Brampton Guardian, May 15, 2013.
- ^ "Books inspired by the authors’ parents win the top Writers’ Trust Awards". Toronto Star, November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Shashi Bhat's The Most Precious Substance on Earth is a coming-of-age novel about the pain & silence of trauma". The Next Chapter (CBC Radio One), November 5, 2021.
- ^ "12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 4, 2024.
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