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Sweta Srivastava Vikram [1]

Listed as:

Creative Nonfiction Writer, Fiction Writer, Poet

Public address:

Email:

sweta@swetavikram.com

Bio:

Sweta Srivastava Vikram (www.swetavikram.com [2]), featured by Asian Fusion as “one of the most influential Asians of our time,” is a best-selling author of 12 books, five-times Pushcart Prize nominee, mindfulness writing coach, social issues advocate, and a certified yoga & Ayurveda counselor who helps writers and creative professionals lead creative, productive, and healthier lives. Louisiana Catch (Modern History Press 2018) is her debut U.S. novel and featured on U.K.'s list of "Books to Read in 2018." Born in India, Sweta spent her formative years between the Indian Himalayas, North Africa, and the United States collecting and sharing stories. She writes about women, multiculturalism, wellness, and identity. Sweta, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, amongst other publications, across nine countries on three continents, is an award-winning writer and graduate of Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband and in her spare time, teaches yoga to female survivors of rape and domestic violence. You can find her in these online spaces: Twitter (@swetavikram), Instagram (@swetavikram), and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/Words.By.Sweta [3])

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Hindi

Born in:

India

Raised in:

India, North Africa, & the US

India

Website:

https://www.swetavikram.com [4]

Prizes won:

The Asian Writer in the UK list Sweta’s upcoming novel, Louisiana Catch, on their Books to Read in 2018 list.
Better American Poetry, 2017, US, Nomination (Poetry), “I Write,” “Wait for Me,” and “Fifty Minutes from New Delhi” from the collection Saris and a Single Malt
Pushcart Prize, 2016, US, Nomination (Poetry), “I Write” from the collection Saris and a Single Malt
Sweta is nominated for the prestigious Split The Rock Award, for her poem, “Working Girl,” for poetry and activism, 2016, US
Pushcart Prize, 2015, US, Nomination (Poetry), “Nickname and Nectar” from the collection Wet Silence
Sweta wins the International Poetry Award, 2015, UK
Pushcart Prize, 2013, US, Nomination (Poetry), “Superwoman” from the collection No Ocean Here
“Brothel,” one of Sweta’s poems from her latest poetry collection, No Ocean Here, is selected to be a part of ArtWorks for Freedom, an anti-human trafficking benefit concert and campaign
Sweta is awarded the Joan Jakobson Scholarship, Fiction, Wesleyan Writers Conference, 2013, US
Sweta’s poem “Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome” is selected to be a part of an AIDS awareness film: The Dawn
Indian Book Reviews votes Perfectly Untraditional as Best Read of the Month for March 2012
Selected by the Queens Council on the Arts as a participant for the 2012 Build Your Own Business for Writers program, US .
Interviewed by NY1 and chosen as the “Queens Person of the Week,” US .
Novel Perfectly Untraditional was voted as The Best Read of the Month for March 2012, India
Independent Literary Awards 2011, US, Short-listed, (Poetry collection), Beyond the Scent of Sorrow
Asian American Members’ Choice Awards 2011, US, Nomination (Poetry collection), Kaleidoscope: An Asian Journey of Colors
Poem “Enough” was nominated for Best of The Net 2011 Nominations, 2011, US
Winner of the Azsacra International Poetry Award, 2011, Russia
Pushcart Prize, 2011, US, Nomination (Poetry Collection), Not All Birds Sing
Wesleyan Scholarship for the Wesleyan Writers Conference, 2011, Connecticut, US
Pushcart Prize, 2010, US, Nomination (Poetry collection), Kaleidoscope: An Asian Journey of Colors
Part scholarship for Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation, 2010, San Francisco, US .Unisun Poetry Prize, 2010, India, Shortlist (English Poetry)

Identifies as:

Asian American

Feminist

Indian American

South Asian

Prefers to work with:

Any