Payal Kapadia (author)

Payal Kapadia
Born1975
Mumbai, India
OccupationWriter, Journalist
Alma materMedill School of Journalism, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
GenreChildren's literature
Notable awards2013 Crossword Book Award (Children's Literature)[1]
Website
www.payalkapadia.com

Payal Kapadia is an Indian author of Children's books. She is the recipient of the 2013 Crossword Book Award (Children's Literature) for Wisha Wozzariter.

Biography[edit]

Payal Kapadia was born in 1975 in Mumbai, India. She studied English literature at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and received a M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University in Chicago. She has worked as a journalist with Outlook in Bombay and as an Editor with The Japan Times in Tokyo.[2][3]

Awards[edit]

Publications[edit]

Young Readers[edit]

  • Horrid High, Penguin India (2014), ISBN 978-0143333173
  • Puffin Lives: B. R. Ambedkar, Saviour of the Masses, Penguin India (2014), ISBN 978-0143332282
  • Wisha Wozzariter, Penguin India (2012), ISBN 978-0143332114
  • Untold Tales from The Jungle Book: Col Hathi Loses his Brigade, The Walt Disney Company (2010), ISBN 978-9380594408

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "'Popular choice' ruled at book awards". Times of India. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Payal Kapadia | Jaipur Literature Festival". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Payal Kapadia | Penguin Books India". Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

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