Forward Prizes for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2006) Excellence Award
Tishani Doshi
ティシャニ・ドーシ
Tishani Doshi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1975-12-09 （Chennai）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Chennai, India
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Journalist, Dancer
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2023)
- Nominations
- Orange Prize longlist (The Pleasure Seekers, 2011), The Hindu Literary Prize shortlist (2010), Ted Hughes Award shortlist (Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods, 2018), Ondaatje Prize shortlist (Small Days and Nights, 2020), Forward Prize for Best Collection shortlist (A God at the Door, 2021)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte | — | — | BS | — | United States |
| Johns Hopkins University | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United States |
Queens University of Charlotte
Degree:
BS
Country:
United States
Johns Hopkins University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Forward Prize for Best First Collection | Countries of the Body | — | Forward Prizes for Poetry | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Eric Gregory Award | — | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 2005 | All India Poetry Prize | The Day We Went to the Sea | — | British Council | 受賞 |
Forward Prize for Best First Collection
2006
Work:
Countries of the Body
Organization:
Forward Prizes for Poetry
Result:
受賞
Eric Gregory Award
2001
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
All India Poetry Prize
2005
Work:
The Day We Went to the Sea
Organization:
British Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Countries of the Body
2006 PoetryDoshi's first poetry collection.
Small Days and Nights
2019 FictionNovel shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize.
Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods
2017 PoetryPoetry collection shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award.
Bibliography
- Countries of the Body (2006)
- The Pleasure Seekers (2010)
- Everything Begins Elsewhere (2012)
- Fountainville (2013)
- Madras Then, Chennai Now (2013)
- The Adulterous Citizen: Poems, Stories, Essays (2015)
- Girls Are Coming out of the Woods (2017)
- Small Days and Nights (2019)
- A God at the Door (2021)
Legacy
Indian poet, writer, and dancer known for winning the Forward Prize. Of mixed Welsh-Gujarati heritage, active internationally.
Trivia
- Born to a Welsh mother and a Gujarati father.
- Married to Carlo Pizzati.
- Worked with choreographer Chandralekha.