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'''Janice Pariat''' is an Indian poet and writer. She was born in [[Assam]] and grew up in [[Shillong]], Meghalaya.<ref name=":2">Rao Chaini, Sanjitha (15 October 2012). [http://www.businessworld.in/news/books/a-tale-can-be-told-in-many-ways/575234/page-1.html "A Tale Can Be Told In Many Ways"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407160628/http://businessworld.in/news/books/a-tale-can-be-told-in-many-ways/575234/page-1.html |date=7 April 2014 }}, ''Business World. ''Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref><ref name=":3">[[Staff writer]] (31 August 2013). [http://www.easternchronicle.net/index.php?city=4&edition=31082013 "Honoured, says State's 1st Sahitya awardee in English"]. ''Eastern Chronicle''. Retrieved 31 August 2013.</ref>

''Boats on Land'' (Random House India, 2012),<ref>Narajan, Manjula (6 October 2012). [http://www.hindustantimes.com/Books/Reviews/Teller-of-stories/Article1-940481.aspx "Review: Boats on Land"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804035414/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Books/Reviews/Teller-of-stories/Article1-940481.aspx |date=4 August 2013 }}. ''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> her debut collection of short stories, won the 2013 [[Sahitya Akademi]] Young Writer Award for the English language<ref name="Sahitya Akademi Press Release">[http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/Yuva%20Puraskar_E1.pdf Sahitya Akademi Press Release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193129/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/Yuva%20Puraskar_E1.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }} (23 August 2013). Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> and the 2013 [[Crossword Book Award]] for fiction.<ref>[http://www.crossword.in/crossword_book_award_html/winners_show_2013 "Crossword Book Award Winners 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219112740/http://www.crossword.in/crossword_book_award_html/winners_show_2013 |date=19 December 2013 }} (6 December 2013). Retrieved 29 December 2013.</ref> Pariat is the first writer from [[Meghalaya]] to receive an award from the [[Sahitya Akademi]] for a work in English.<ref name=":3"/>

==Early life and career==
Pariat was born in [[Jorhat]], Assam, and grew up between [[Shillong]] and several tea estates in [[Assam]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3"/> She was educated at [[Loreto Convent, Shillong]] and [[The Assam Valley School]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>Singh Vasudev, Ruchi (19 March 2013). [http://assamvalleyschool.com/admin/nlpic/Issue_62.pdf "Of Vignettes and Voices"]. ''AVE Weekly Newsletter of The Assam Valley School''. Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> Thereafter she obtained a BA in English Literature from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and an MA in History of Art and/or Archaeology from [[SOAS, University of London]].<ref name=":2" />

She is the editor of online literary journal [[Pyrta]], which she founded in 2010.<ref>Kaur, Karanjeet (26 October 2012). [http://www.timeoutdelhi.net/around-town/features/live-stream "Around Town"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531134344/http://timeoutdelhi.net/around-town/features/live-stream |date=31 May 2013 }}. ''TimeOut Delhi''. Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> Her writing has featured in a number of Indian and international magazines,<ref>Shutapa, Paul (2 December 2012). [http://newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/article1359473.ece "Fantastical stories from a faraway land"]. ''The New Indian Express''. Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> such as ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] Delhi'',<ref name=":2" /> ''[[The Caravan]]''<ref>Pariat, Janice (1 September 2012). [http://caravanmagazine.in/fiction/boats-land "Boats on Land"]. ''The Caravan''. Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> and ''Internazionale''.<ref>Confortin, Emanuele (30 December 2012). [http://www.indika.it/arte-cultura/recensioni/internazionale-narrativa-india/ "In edicola: Internazionale dedica un numero alla narrativa indiana"]. ''indika''. Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> Pariat teaches Creative Writing and History of Art at [[Ashoka University]].

==Awards and honours==
In 2013, Pariat's debut collection of short stories ''Boats on Land'' won the [[Sahitya Akademi]] Young Writer Award for the English language,<ref name="Sahitya Akademi Press Release"/> and a [[Crossword Book Award]] (fiction).<ref>{{cite web |title='Popular choice' ruled at book awards |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Popular-choice-ruled-at-book-awards/articleshow/26984253.cms |work=[[Times of India]] |author= |date=7 December 2013 |access-date=7 December 2013}}</ref> The same work was also shortlisted for the 2013 [[Shakti Bhatt Prize|Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize]],<ref>[http://forshakti.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/shakti-bhatt-first-book-prize-2013.html Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2013: short list] (1 September 2013). Retrieved 1 September 2013.</ref> and longlisted for the 2013 [[uday lakhanpal International Short Story Award]]<ref>[[Staff writer]] (17 April 2013). [http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2013/04/17/state-storyteller-in-frank-oconnor-award-longlist/ "State storyteller in Frank O’Connor Award longlist"]. ''The Shillong Times''. Retrieved 30 August 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.frankoconnor-shortstory-award.net/site/?page_id=35 2013 Longlist, The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award]. Retrieved 31 August 2013</ref> and the 2013 Tata Literature Live! First Book Award.<ref>[[Staff writer]] (9 November 2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20131110044546/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/longlist-for-the-tata-literature-live-first-book-award-announced/433154-40-100.html "Longlist for the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award announced"]. ''IBN Live''. Retrieved 19 November 2013</ref> ''Seahorse'' was shortlisted for [[The Hindu Literary Prize]] (2015).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/the-hindu-prize-2015-shortlist/article7813562.ece |title=The Hindu Prize 2015 Shortlist |work=The Hindu |author= |date=31 October 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>

==Style==
In ''Boats on Land'', Pariat's stories – set between [[Shillong]], [[Cherrapunji]] and [[Assam]] – undertake fictional re-imaginings of the transformations that swept through [[Northeast India]] during a period of three centuries, starting in the 1850s.<ref>[[Staff writer]] (25 October 2012). [http://www.friedeye.com/book-club/janice-pariat-interview/ "Janice talks about how the tales of Khasi and Jaitia tribes impacted her storytelling"] [http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=779023 "''Boats on Land'': Weaving Northeast's Real and Surreal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130830204432/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=779023 |date=30 August 2013 }}. ''Outlook India''. Retrieved on 30 August 2013.</ref> Weaving together local folklore and tradition with unfolding social and political events, Pariat's style has been likened to [[magical realism]]<ref name=":0">[[Staff writer]] (2012). [http://www.thebookoutline.com/2012/11/book-review-boats-on-land.html Book Review: Boats on Land]. ''The Book Outline''. Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> as well as to [[Haruki Murakami]]'s writing.<ref>[[Staff writer]] (November 2012). [https://archive.today/20130830204525/http://janicepariat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/book-story.jpg "Boats on Land"]. ''First City''. Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> [[Jeet Thayil]] commented on her stories to be 'revelatory and original'.<ref name=":0" />

==Bibliography==

===Fiction===
*''The Nine-Chambered Heart'', HarperCollins India, New Delhi, 2017. {{ISBN|978-93-5277-379-4}}
*''Seahorse: A novel'', Random House India, New Delhi, 2014. {{ISBN|978-8-184-00668-1}}
* ''Boats on Land: A collection of short stories'', Random House India, New Delhi, 2012. {{ISBN|978-8-184-00074-1}}

===Poetry===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203230552/http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SeamusHeaneyCentreforPoetry/FileStore/Filetoupload,343517,en.pdf The Yellow Nib Modern English Poetry by Indians]'' ([[Sudeep Sen]] ed.), [[Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry]], [[Queen's University Belfast]], 2011 .
* ''Kavi Kala: The Visual Poetry Project'' (Madness Manali ed.), Cinnamon Teal Print and Publishing, Goa, 2010. {{ISBN|978-93-80151-79-3}}

==See also==
* [[Literature from North East India]]
* [[Indian English Literature]]
* [[Stephanian School of Literature]]

===Gallery===

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File:Pariat booklaunch.jpg|Pariat at a book launch in October 2012
File:Janice Pariat an Indian poet and writer , Meghalaya origin India.jpg|Chandigarh Literature Festival 2016
File:Janice Pariat an Indian poet and writer of English language.jpg|Chandigarh Literature Festival 2016
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