Anuja Varghese

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Anuja Varghese is a Canadian writer from Hamilton, Ontario, [1] whose debut short story collection Chrysalis was published in 2023. [2]

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Varghese's writing has been published in literary magazines such as The Malahat Review , The Fiddlehead and Plenitude , and has been anthologized in Devouring Tomorrow [3] ,When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead and Queer Little Nightmares. [4] Her short story "Throwing Salt" was a Pushcart Prize nominee in 2021. [4]

Chrysalis won the 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT literature, [5] the 31st annual Hamilton Literary Award for Fiction [6] , and the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards. [7] Chrysalis was longlisted for the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction [8] , and shortlisted for the 2024 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize [9] .

Her debut novel, A Kiss of Crimson Ash, was acquired by Penguin Random House Canada for publication in May 25, 2026 [10] .

Personal life

Varghese is bisexual. [4] She has a BA from McGill University, [11] and a Creative Writing Certificate from the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies where she has also been an instructor. [12] She was a recipient of the Toronto Metropolitan University's 2025 Isadore Sharp Outstanding Recent Graduate Award after completing a course in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Justin Chandler, "On the scene: Hamilton authors talk queerness and resistance". TVO Today , June 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ H. Felix Chau Bradley, "In this debut story collection from Anuja Varghese, horror and shame commingle with joy and transformation". Xtra! , March 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Dupuis, Jeff (2025). Devouring Tomorrow: Fiction from the Future of Food. A. G. Pasquella (1st ed.). Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN   978-1-4597-5498-0.
  4. 1 2 3 "Anuja Varghese on Transformation, Literary Anxieties, and Writing for 'Women Who Don't See Themselves in Most Stories'". Open Book, February 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star , November 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "hamilton literary awards". The Silhouette. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  7. ↑ "Anuja Varghese wins Governor General's literary award for fiction". Toronto Star , November 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ Spectator, The Hamilton (2024-03-10). "Hamilton's Anuja Varghese nominated for fiction prize". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN   1189-9417 . Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  9. ↑ "Tenth annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize shortlist announced". Kobo Books Blog. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  10. ↑ "A Kiss of Crimson Ash by Anuja Varghese". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  11. ↑ "Alum Anuja Varghese highlighted in McGill News article". Channels. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  12. ↑ "Anuja Varghese | School of Continuing Studies - University of Toronto". learn.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  13. ↑ "Anuja Varghese". Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
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