Meet the 2023 Winners of the South Asia Book Award!

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Meet the Winning Authors!

Varsha Bajaj

Varsha Bajaj is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle grade novel, Thirst, Count Me In, and Abby Spencer goes to Bollywood, which was shortlisted for the Cybils Award and included in the Spirit of…

Shirin Shamsi

Shirin Shamsi’s family left India during the Partition. Having lived on three continents, she views herself as a global citizen and now spends her time sharing stories with children of the world. Shirin and her…

Tarun Lak

Tarun Lak has been a professional animator since 2016 and is currently an animator at Pixar Animation Studios. He started as an intern for Laika’s Kubo and the Two Strings and went on to animate at Sony…

Dur e Aziz Amna

Dur e Aziz Amna is from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and now lives in Newark, USA. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Financial Times, and Al Jazeera, among others. She was selected as Forbes 30 Under 30…