Annie Zaidi writes poetry, essays, fiction and scripts for the stage and the screen.
Books:
'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]
'Crush', a series of illustrated poems, was made in collaboration with Gynelle Alves, published by Jaico, 2007.
Books:
'Love Stories # 1 to 14' is her latest book, a collection of short stories published by Harper Collins India. [Reviews here]
'The Bad Boy’s Guide to the Good Indian Girl' is a series of interlinked stories written in collaboration with Smriti Ravindra, published by Zubaan. 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 written in collaboration with Smriti Ravindra, published by Zubaan. 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]
'Crush', a series of illustrated poems, was made in collaboration with Gynelle Alves, published by Jaico, 2007.
'The Almost Drizzles of May' (Pilgrims) was a collection of poems written by Prateebha Tuladhar, Smriti Jaiswal and Annie Zaidi.
Her essays, poems and short stories have appeared in several anthologies, including Dharavi (Harper Collins India) Mumbai Noir (Akshic/Harper Collins India), Women Changing India (Zubaan); Journeys Through Rajasthan (Rupa) First Proof: 2 (Penguin India), 21 Under 40 (Zubaan), India Shining, India Changing (Tranquebar), Kavi Kala (Madness Mandali), Writing Love (Rupa), Indian Voices.
Her play ‘Jaal’ (Hindi) opened at Prithvi Theatre as part of Writers Bloc: 3, a drama festival in Mumbai, January 2012.
Another play '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.
Another play '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.
More of her work has appeared in literary magazines like The Little Magazine, Desilit, Pratilipi, The Raleigh Review, Mint Lounge, Indian Literature (Sahitya Akademi) and Asian Cha.
She has written for several publications including Caravan, Open, Mid-Day, Frontline, The Hindu, Elle, Forbes India, Femina, Marie Claire, Tehelka, and the Deccan Herald.
She currently writes a weekly column for the DNA (Daily News and Analysis).
