Anuja Varghese

Anuja Varghese is a Canadian writer from Hamilton, Ontario,[1] whose debut short story collection Chrysalis was published in 2023.[2]

Varghese's writing has been published in literary magazines such as The Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead and Plenitude, and has been anthologized in When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead and Queer Little Nightmares.[3] Her short story "Throwing Salt" was a Pushcart Prize nominee in 2021.[3]

Chrysalis won the 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT literature,[4] and the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards.[5]

Personal Life

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Varghese identifies as bisexual.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Justin Chandler, "On the scene: Hamilton authors talk queerness and resistance". TVO Today, June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ H. Felix Chau Bradley, "In this debut story collection from Anuja Varghese, horror and shame commingle with joy and transformation". Xtra!, March 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Anuja Varghese on Transformation, Literary Anxieties, and Writing for 'Women Who Don't See Themselves in Most Stories'". Open Book, February 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Anuja Varghese wins Governor General's literary award for fiction". Toronto Star, November 8, 2023.
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