Tasha Suri

Tasha Suri
Tasha Suri
	Suri at the British Library in 2024
Born	Harrow, London, England
Alma mater	University of Warwick
Years active	2018–present

Tasha Suri is a British fantasy author and former academic librarian. Her debut novel Empire of Sand (published in 2018) won Suri the Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds) Award at the 2019 British Fantasy Awards^[1] and was listed by Time as one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time in 2020.^[2] In 2022, her novel The Jasmine Throne won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.^[3]

Biography

Suri was born in Harrow, London to Punjabi parents; they often returned to India for vacations.^[4]

She studied English and Creative Writing at University of Warwick. Formerly an academic librarian at Imperial College London,^[5] she is now a full-time writer.^[4]

Suri lives in London with her family, a cat, and two rabbits.^[4] She identifies as queer.^[6]

^ "British Fantasy Awards – winners | The British Fantasy Society". www.britishfantasysociety.org. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
^ Bruner, Raisa (15 October 2020). "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri". Time.com. Time Magazine. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners". 6 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bihmjyani, Aditi (19 November 2020). "Meet the two fantasy writers of Indian origin voted best in the world by George RR Martin and Neil Gaiman". Vogue. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ Salhotra, Martha (26 April 2019). "Imperial librarian Tasha Suri writes epic fantasy novel". Imperial College London News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ Suri, Tasha (20 May 2021). "resonance". Tasha Suri novelist. Tasha Suri. Retrieved 6 January 2023.