Alice Albinia

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Alice Albinia (born 1976) is an English journalist and author whose first book, Empires of the Indus , won several awards.

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Albinia was born in London and read English Literature at Cambridge University and South Asian History at SOAS. In between, she worked for two years in Delhi as a journalist and editor. While in Delhi, she worked for the Centre for Science and Environment, the literary journal Biblio, and Outlook Traveller. [1] Since 2012, she has taught writing at secondary schools with the support of the nonprofit First Story.

She was one of the three judges for the 2008 Jerwood Awards. [2] Her debut novel, Leela's Book, is a modern story inspired by the Mahabharata. [3]

Albinia was awarded a grant from the Society of Authors' K. Blundell Trust during the writing of her book The Britannias. [3] This trust supports authors aged under 40 whose work "aims to increase social awareness". [4]

Albinia is a cousin of the historian William Dalrymple. [5]

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  1. ↑ "Interview: Alice Albinia". Newsline. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Jerwood Annual Report, 2008". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Alice Albinia". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Authors' Foundation: Grants for work in progress: K Blundell Trust". The Society of Authors. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Maclean, Rory (4 December 2008). "Travel books of the year". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Somerset Maugham Awards: Past Winners". Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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