Awards and Interviews – Shruthi Rao

Awards

Nominated for the Bal Sahitya Puraskaar 2023

2023 Diverse Verse Scholarship, Highlights Foundation

SCBWI San Francisco North and East Bay Region Equity and Inclusion Awards – Tapestry of Voices Creator Award 2021

“Dream Home” – Winner, Arts Illustrated Short Story Contest, August 2019

Children’s Book Trust 2019 – Two awards in the short story and picture book category. (Books to be published)

Best of Indian Children’s Writing Award 2018 for Manya Learns to Roar, 2019

Watch Me – Winner of the BalKatha Prize by Katha – To be published as a picture book by a US-based publisher

Manya Learns to Roar – Originally called “Just Like Everybody Else” – Winner of the Children First Contest, organized by Duckbill Books, Parag (Tata Trusts) and Vidyasagar School, Chennai, March 2017

Susie Will Not Speak – Originally called “Jahan Refuses to Speak” – Shortlisted in the Children First Contest, organized by Duckbill Books, Parag (Tata Trusts) and Vidyasagar School, Chennai, March 2017

“The Awakening” – Winner of the DNA-Out of Print Short Fiction Award. – Link 1 and Link 2, July 2014

“Kanchenjunga” – winner of the Tagore-O’Henry Short Story Contest conducted by Final Draft Editing and Publishing [Link], 2013

“The Story Lady” – First Prize Winner in the Fiction for Children category, Unisun – Reliance TimeOut Competition 2011.

“All that Glitters” – Special Mention in the Sunday Herald Short Story Competition 2011 [Link]

“The Guide” – 3rd Prize in the Sunday Herald Short Story Competition 2008 [Link]