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Kritika Pandey is an Indian writer, well known for her short story writing. She is the recipient of a 2021 residency grant at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. She is the overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize[1][2][3][4] in 2020, having been shortlisted for the prize in 2018 as well as 2016.

Notable works[edit | edit source]

  • The Great Indian Tee and Snakes (Short Story) Granta
  • Profound Earthly Suffering (Short Story)[5] BBC Radio 4
  • How Do I Talk to My Father About Constellations? (Personal Essay) The Kenyon Review
  • The Goddess Who Wants Out (Short Story) The Bombay Literary Magazine
  • Thirty-One Things About the Lime of Control (Personal Essay) The Common

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "The 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize". Commonwealth Writers by Commonwealth Foundation.
  2. "Indian writer wins regional award for Asia in Commonwealth Short Story Prize". The Indian Express.
  3. "Jharkhand author Kritika Pandey wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize". The Hindu.
  4. "Kritika Pandey Wins 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for India". The Wire.
  5. "Profound Earthly Suffering". BBC Radio 4.