Archives: Authors

Ranjit Lal has written fiction and non-fiction for both adults and children. His books for Puffin include The Caterpillar Who went on a Diet and Other Stories, When Banshee Kissed Bimbo and Other Bird Stories, The Battle for No. 19 and Faces in the Water, which won the Crossword Best Children’s Book Award in 2010 and the Laadli National Media Award.

Shazaf Fatima Haider is the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning novels How it Happened and A Firefly in the Dark. She lives with her husband and four children in St Albans. She is currently working on her fourth novel.

Benjamin Law is a Brisbane-based writer and a frequent contributor to Frankie, The Monthly, Qweekend and Good Weekend. He has written for over 50 Australian and international publications (including The Australian Financial Review, The Big Issue, Smith Journal, Sunday Life, Crikey and Travel and Leisure: South East Asia) and has been anthologized in The Best Australian Essaystwice. His debut book The Family Law (2010) was shortlisted for Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards

Born and raised in Yorkshire, Liz Chatterjee is a perpetual student. She graduated with a double first in History from Merton College, Oxford, before moving on to study contemporary Indian politics. Following brief stints working with Unicef and Oxfam, she is currently writing a doctorate on Indian energy policy. In 2008, she was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where she lives when not in Delhi.

Bilal Tanweer was born and raised in Karachi. His fiction, poetry, and translations have appeared in various inter-
national journals including Granta, Vallum, The Caravan, and Words Without Borders. He was selected as a Granta New Voice in 2011 and was named an Honorary Fellow of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. He lives in Lahore.

Jawed Habib is one of the top hair stylists in the industry. Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd is the leading player in the hair and beauty segment in India.

Faith Johnston is a Canadian writer and former teacher. She worked in Chandigarh for two years and now lives in Winnipeg, Canada, and in Pune. She is married to Air Commodore Manbir Singh Vr.C, VM. (Retd). Her biography of one of Canada’s first women parliamentarians, A Great Restlessness, was shortlisted for six awards and won five. Four Miles to Freedom is her third book.