Annie Zaidi writes poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and scripts for the stage and the screen.
Books:
'Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women's Writing' is an anthology of selections from some of the most significant writing by Indian women down the centuries, published by Aleph India. [Reviews here]
'Gulab' is a novella about paranormal love; published by HarperCollins India. [Reviews here]
'Known Turf: Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales', is a collection of essays that draw upon reportage, travel and personal history, published by Tranquebar Press. It was short-listed for the Vodafone Crossword Book Awards (Non-fiction) 2010 and translated into Italian as ‘I Miei Luoghi’. [Reviews here]
Books:
The Comeback (Aleph 2025): A novel, shortlisted for the Auther awards for fiction (2026), and longlisted for the Godrej Literature Live! Mumbai LitFest Literary Award for Fiction Book of the Year, and the Chandigarh Literary Society's longlist for the CLF Literary Award in 2025. [Reviews here]
City of Incident: A novel in twelve parts (Aleph 2022): Longlisted for the Auther literary award for fiction 2023. [Reviews here]
Prelude to a Riot (Aleph
2019): Winner of the Tata Literature Live Award for fiction in 2020;
shortlisted for the JCB prize (2020). Translated into German as
Anstiftung
zum Mord
(Draupadi Verlag 2020) [Reviews here]
'Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women's Writing' is an anthology of selections from some of the most significant writing by Indian women down the centuries, published by Aleph India. [Reviews here]
'Gulab' is a novella about paranormal love; published by HarperCollins India. [Reviews here]
'Love Stories # 1 to 14' is a collection of short stories published by HarperCollins India. [Reviews here]
'The Bad Boy’s Guide to the Good Indian Girl' is a series of interlinked stories co-written with Smriti Ravindra, published by Zubaan Books. It has gone into reprint with a shorter title: The Good Indian Girl. [Reviews here]
'The Bad Boy’s Guide to the Good Indian Girl' is a series of interlinked stories co-written with Smriti Ravindra, published by Zubaan Books. It has gone into reprint with a shorter title: The Good Indian Girl. [Reviews here]
'Known Turf: Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales', is a collection of essays that draw upon reportage, travel and personal history, published by Tranquebar Press. It was short-listed for the Vodafone Crossword Book Awards (Non-fiction) 2010 and translated into Italian as ‘I Miei Luoghi’. [Reviews here]
'Who will See the Light?" an informal reporter's diary observing displacement in Madhya Pradesh was published by Vikas Samvad, and was translated into Hindi as 'Kiske Hisse Aayegi Raushni'.
'Crush' (Jaico) is a series of illustrated poems made in collaboration with Gynelle Alves.
'Crush' (Jaico) is a series of illustrated poems made in collaboration with Gynelle Alves.
'Sleep Tight' is an e-single published by HarperCollins India (available only in digital format).
'The Almost Drizzles of May' (Pilgrims) is a collection of poems written by Prateebha Tuladhar, Smriti Jaiswal and Annie Zaidi.
Essays, poems and short stories have appeared in the following anthologies:
Griffith Review 49: New Asia Now (Griffith Review-Text)
Griffith Review 49: New Asia Now (Griffith Review-Text)
Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean (Zubaan/Allen Unwin)
Dharavi (HarperCollins India)
Mumbai Noir (Akshic Books/HarperCollins India)
Women Changing India (Zubaan)
Journeys Through Rajasthan (Rupa)
21 Under 40 (Zubaan)
India Shining, India Changing (Tranquebar)
Kavi Kala (Madness Mandali)
Writing Love (Rupa)
First Proof: 2 (Penguin India)
‘Jaal’ (Hindi) opened at Prithvi Theatre as part of Writers Bloc: 3, a drama festival in Mumbai, January 2012.
'So Many Socks' (English), opened at Prithvi Theatre in September 2012. It was nominated in several categories including best script, for the prestigious META awards for theatre in India.
My first full-length script ‘Name, Place, Animal, Thing’ was short-listed for The Hindu Metroplus Playwright Award, 2009.
First Proof: 2 (Penguin India)
Scripts:
‘Jaal’ (Hindi) opened at Prithvi Theatre as part of Writers Bloc: 3, a drama festival in Mumbai, January 2012.
'So Many Socks' (English), opened at Prithvi Theatre in September 2012. It was nominated in several categories including best script, for the prestigious META awards for theatre in India.
A radio play, ‘Jam’ was the regional (South Asia) winner for the BBC’s International Playwriting Competition 2011.
A short film script 'Sujata' was one of five films that were released as 'Shorts' in 2013.
More of my literary work has appeared in literary magazines like Out of Print, The Little Magazine, Desilit, The Northeast Review, Pratilipi, The Raleigh Review, Prairie Schooner, Big Bridge, Mint, Caravan, Indian Literature (Sahitya Akademi) and Asian Cha.
More of my literary work has appeared in literary magazines like Out of Print, The Little Magazine, Desilit, The Northeast Review, Pratilipi, The Raleigh Review, Prairie Schooner, Big Bridge, Mint, Caravan, Indian Literature (Sahitya Akademi) and Asian Cha.
I have written for DailyO, Caravan, Open, Mid-Day, Frontline, The Hindu, Elle, Forbes India, Femina, Marie Claire, Tehelka, and the Deccan Herald; wrote a weekly column for the DNA (Daily News and Analysis); is a contributor to 'The Big Picture' in the Mint.
