All India Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2000) Winner
Shahnaz Habib
シャフナーズ・ハビーブ
Shahnaz Habib
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Kerala, South India
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- English, Malayalam
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Kerala, South India → Brooklyn, New York, USA
Career
- Occupations
- essayist, fiction writer, travel writer, translator, writing teacher, United Nations consultant
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Affiliations
- Bay Path University, The New School, United Nations
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | JCB Prize for Literature | Jasmine Days | — | JCB Prize | winner |
| 2024 | New American Voices Award | Airplane Mode | — | Institute for Immigration Research | winner |
| 2000 | Ninth National Poetry Competition | Of Hypocrisy and Cheekbones | — | The Poetry Society (India) | First Prize |
JCB Prize for Literature
2018
Work:
Jasmine Days
Organization:
JCB Prize
Result:
winner
New American Voices Award
2024
Work:
Airplane Mode
Organization:
Institute for Immigration Research
Result:
winner
Ninth National Poetry Competition
2000
Work:
Of Hypocrisy and Cheekbones
Organization:
The Poetry Society (India)
Result:
First Prize
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Airplane Mode
2024 nonfictionA nonfiction book exploring travel and identity.
travelidentityimmigration
Of Hypocrisy and Cheekbones
2000 poetryAward-winning poem.
hypocrisy
Something Special About Sayyida
short storyShort story selected for anthology 21 under 40.
Translations by Author
- Jasmine Days (English translation of Benyamin's Malayalam novel)
Legacy
Indian-American essayist, translator, recognized for winning the JCB Prize for Literature. Known for essays and travel writing.
Trivia
- American woman writer of Indian descent.
- Writer from Brooklyn.
- All India Poetry Prize winner.