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Annie Zaidi is an Indian writer, journalist, and poet. She was born in 1978 in Prayagraj, India. She is best known for her works in English-language literature, including her novel, Gulab, and her collection of short stories, Love Stories #1 to 14.
Zaidi has written extensively on gender, caste, and class issues in India. She has also written for various publications, including The Hindu, The Caravan, and The Indian Express.
Zaidi has won several awards for her writing, including the Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel Gulab in 2020, the Crossword Book Award for her collection of short stories Love Stories #1 to 14 in 2015, and the Hindu Literary Prize for her novel Bread, Cement, Cactus in 2018.
As of 2021, Annie Zaidi's net worth is estimated to be approximately $1 million.
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Annie Zaidi Net Worth
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Annie's play "Untitled-1" won her The Hindu Playwright Award 2018.
In 2016, she directed the short film Decibel that was part of Shor Se Shuruaat, an omnibus of seven short films. She was mentored by film-maker Sriram Raghavan during the making of the movie.
In 2015, Zaidi published an anthology called Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women's Writing.
In July 2014, Harper Collins India released its third collaboration with Zaidi, this time a novella. Titled Gulab, it tells the story of an eerie romance between a living man and a ghost.
Her collection of short stories Love Stories # 1 to 14, published by Harper Collins India in 2012, is "a look at love, straight in the eye, to understand the alluring nature of the beast".
In June 2012, Elle magazine named Zaidi as one of the emerging South Asian writers "whose writing we believe will enrich South Asian literature". The list also called 20 under 40 was inspired by Granta′s 20 under 40 list.
Her play Jaal opened at Prithvi Theatre in January 2012 as part of Writers Bloc:3, a drama festival in Mumbai.
Another play, So Many Socks (English), opened at the Prithvi Theatre in September 2012. It was nominated in several categories, including best script, for the prestigious META awards. The play was directed by Quasar Padamsee, who was also nominated for best direction.
Another collection of short stories, The Good Indian Girl, was co-authored along with Smriti Ravindra and published by Zubaan Books in 2011. Crush, a series of 50 illustrated poems (in collaboration with illustrator Gynelle Alves) was published in 2007.
A radio play, Jam, was the regional (South Asia) winner for the BBC's International Playwriting Competition 2011.
She also wrote a weekly column for DNA (Daily News and Analysis) between 2011 and 2013. Zaidi wrote "An open letter to Honey Singh" to protest against the lyrics he uses for women in his songs.
Annie Zaidi's first collection of essays, Known Turf: Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales, was short-listed for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award in 2010. Noted journalist and author P. Sainath has said of the book: "The stories on dalits in the Punjab easily rank amongst the best done on the subject" and "Above all, it is the quality of the story-telling that grips you. A beautifully written book".
Her first full-length script, Name, Place, Animal, Thing, was shortlisted for The Hindu Metroplus Playwright Award, 2009.
In January 2008, Rouge, a supplement of the Times of India named Zaidi on a list of Women (under 30) to Watch Out For who are most likely to make an impact through their professions.
Annie Zaidi (born 1978) is an English-language writer from India. Her collection of essays, Known Turf: Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales, was short-listed for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award in 2010. In addition to essays, she also writes poetry (Crush, 2007), short stories (The Good Indian Girl, 2011), plays and has published a novella. She won The Hindu Playwright Award in 2018 and the Nine Dots Prize in 2019 that included a cash prize of $100,000 for her work Bread, Cement, Cactus — combining memoir and reportage.
