Shashi Bhat
Shashi Bhat is a Canadian writer. Her 2021 novel The Most Precious Substance on Earth was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2022 Governor General's Awards.[1]
Her debut novel, The Family Took Shape, was published in 2013.[2] Bhat was a finalist for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2010,[2] and won the Journey Prize in 2018 for her short story "Mute".[3]
Originally from Richmond Hill, Ontario, she is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, and is currently a professor of creative writing at Douglas College.[4] She is of Kashmiri descent.
Her short story collection Death by a Thousand Cuts was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize,[5] and shortlisted for the 2025 Danuta Gleed Literary Award.[6] It won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction | CBC Books". CBC. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- 1 2 "Family values theme of novelist Shashi Bhat's debut offering". Brampton Guardian. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ Dundas, Deborah (2018-11-07). "Books inspired by the authors' parents win the top Writers' Trust Awards". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "Shashi Bhat's The Most Precious Substance on Earth is a coming-of-age novel about the pain & silence of trauma". The Next Chapter (CBC Radio One), November 5, 2021.
- ↑ "12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 4, 2024.
- ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Billy-Ray Belcourt, Canisia Lubrin among authors shortlisted for 2024 Danuta Gleed award". Quill & Quire, April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Shashi Bhat, Julie Morstad among 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prize winners". Quill & Quire. 22 September 2025.
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