Mitali Perkins is an Indian American writer of children's and young adult literature.
Early life
Mitali was born in Kolkata, India and moved to the United States when she was seven. As a child she lived in India, Ghana, Cameroon, London, New York City, and Mexico City.
Education
Mitali Perkins earned a BA in Political Science at Stanford University and a Masters of Public Policy at UC Berkeley.
Career
Perkins has taught middle school, high school, and college students.
Perkins was an Adjunct Associate Professor at Saint Mary’s College of California.
A film based on Perkins book, ''
Rickshaw Girl
''Rickshaw Girl'' (In Bangladesh known as ''Naimar Rong'') is a 2021 US-Bangladesh joint venture drama film, based on novel Rickshaw Girl by Indian-American author Mitali Perkins. The film was directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury and co-produced by E ...
,'' was produced in 2021. It was directed by
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. In his career, he has directed nearly fifteen hundred (1500) television commercials (henceforth TVCs). Amitabh has also directed a few television films to critical acclaim. He founded the product ...
.
Published works
*''The Not So Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen'' (1993)
*''Monsoon Summer'' (2004)
*''Rickshaw Girl'' (2007)
*''Secret Keeper'' (2009)
*''Bamboo People'' (2010)
*''Tiger Boy'' (2015)
*''You Bring the Distant Near'' (2017)
*''Forward Me Back to You'' (2019)
*''Between Us and Abuela'' (2019)
*''Home Is in Between'' (2021)
*''Steeped in Stories'' (2021 - non-fiction)
fiction)
*''Bare Tree and Little Wind: A Story for Holy Week'' (WaterBrook; 2022)
*''Hope in the Valley'' (2023)
*''Holy Night and Little Star: A Story for Christmas'' (WaterBrook; 2023)
Awards and recognition
*2008
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
The Jane Addams Children's Book Award is given annually to a children's literature, children's book published the preceding year that advances the causes of peace and social equality. The awards have been presented annually since 1953. They were ...
for ''Rickshaw Girl''
* 2011
YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults for ''Bamboo People''
* 2016 South Asia Book Award for ''Tiger Boy''.
* 2017
National Book Award
The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. ...
Young People's Literature Longlist for ''You Bring the Distant Near''
* 2018
Walter Honor Book, Teen Category for ''You Bring the Distant Near''
* 2020
Rise, A Feminist Book Project recommended book, ''Forward Me Back to You''
* 2020
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature for ''Between Us and Abuela''
References
External links
Official website
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21st-century American women writers
21st-century American writers
American children's writers
American women children's writers
American women writers of young adult literature
American writers of young adult literature
Indian emigrants to the United States
Living people
Saint Mary's College of California faculty
Stanford University alumni
University of California, Berkeley alumni
Writers from Kolkata
Year of birth missing (living people)