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Anoushka Sabnis (born January 27, 2007) is an Indian author and poet. She is the author and illustrator ofOnce Upon A Verse - because poems tell stories, a collection of 52 poems. She published her first book at the age of 10 years. She is the recipient of the Gold award at the Royal Commonwealth Essay Competition in 2018 and 2020. And she is a Global Goodwill Ambassador.[1] Anoushka lives in New Delhi, Delhi, India.[2]
Anoushka created a world record for being the youngest poet (female) to publish a poetry book internationally.[3]
Anoushka started composing stories at the age of five and her mother posted them on a blog that she created for her. By age six, Anoushka composed her first poem.
As a new year resolution in 2016, she took up the challenge of writing poems and ended the year with 52 poems written over the 52 weekends of the year. Her first book is a collection of these poems.
Anoushka is a member of the Commonwealth Students' Welfare Group of India (CSWGI). She has spoken at various platforms including the Jaipur Literature Festival. Anoushka was the youngest Speaker at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2019.[4]
Anoushka runs a bookclub called Biblioverse - the universe of books, to encourage reading, writing and speaking amongst children and young adults.
See also
References
- ↑ "Global Goodwill Ambassadors". Global Goodwill Ambassadors.
- ↑ "Anoushka Sabnis". Jaipur Literature Festival. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ "World Record". World Records India. 12 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Kachhava, Priyanka (2019-01-24). "ZEE JLF 2019: First sell your story idea in market, then start writing, says Sanjoy Roy". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
External links
- Anoushka Sabnis, Jaipur Book Mark
- Once Upon a Verse : Because Poems Tell Stories
- DNA India - Young Poet's Club - Anoushka Sabnis
- DNA India
- The Quint - Anoushka Sabnis - World Poetry Day
- Indspire Me - Anoushka Sabnis
- "Anoushka Sabnis at JBM JLF 2019 "Writing for children, writing as children"".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Anoushka's mother's blog