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.

Kritika Pandey
Born1991
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
OccupationWriter
NationalityIndian
Education(BE) Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra; (MFA) University of Massachusetts
GenreShort story
Notable awardsCommonwealth Short Story Prize (2020)

Notable works

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  • 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

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  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.