Alice Albinia
Alice Albinia (born 1976) is an English journalist and author whose first book, Empires of the Indus, won several awards.
Albinia was born in London and read English Literature at Cambridge University and South Asian History at SOAS. In between, she worked for two years in Delhi as a journalist and editor. While in Delhi, she worked for the Centre for Science and Environment, the literary journal Biblio, and .[1] Since 2012, she has taught writing at secondary schools with the support of the nonprofit First Story.
She was one of the three judges for the 2008 Jerwood Awards.[2] Her debut novel, Leela's Book, is a modern story inspired by the Mahabharata.[3]
Bibliography
- Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River. John Murray, 2008. ISBN 978-0719560033
- Leela's Book. Harvill Secker, 2011. ISBN 978-0393343939
- Cwen. Serpent's Tail, 2021. ISBN 978-1788166607
- The Britannias. Pending from Allen Lane, 2022.
Awards
- 2005 Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction for Empires of the Indus.[2]
- 2009 Dolman Travel Prize[3]
- 2009 Somerset Maugham Award.[4]
- K Blundell Turst award for The Britannias[3]
References
- ^ "Interview: Alice Albinia". Newsline. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jerwood Annual Report, 2008". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alice Albinia". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Somerset Maugham Awards: Past Winners". Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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