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.
Her debut novel, The Family Took Shape, was published in 2013. She was a finalist for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2010, and won the Journey Prize in 2018 for her short story "Mute".
Originally from Richmond Hill, Ontario, she is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, and is currently a professor of creative writing at Douglas College.
Her short story collection Death by a Thousand Cuts was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize.
References
- "The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction". CBC Books, October 12, 2022.
- ^ 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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