Anita Sethi is a British journalist and writer, who was born in Manchester, England.[1]

Sethi has written for The Guardian, The Observer,[2] The Sunday Times, The Independent, the New Statesman, Granta, and The Times Literary Supplement. In broadcasting, she has appeared as a critic, commentator and presenter on several BBC programmes and is a regular speaker and chair at festivals in the UK and internationally.[3] She has been published in anthologies including From There to Here, Roads Ahead, and Solstice Shorts. She has been an International Writer in Residence[4] at the Emerging Writers' Festival in Melbourne, Australia.

Sethi is the author of the memoir I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain, published in 2021.[5][6] In 2021, I Belong Here was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize in the Nature Writing category.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Sanderson, Caroline (22 January 2021). "Anita Sethi - 'Healing comes from keeping open to the world and to other people'". The Bookseller. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Profile: Anita Sethi". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Latitude Festival artist profile". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Anita Sethi". The Wheeler Centre.
  5. ↑ Das, Shanti (18 April 2021). "I Belong Here by Anita Sethi, review — on the trail of identity in the Pennines". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Sturges, Fiona (21 April 2021). "I Belong Here by Anita Sethi review – a healing journey". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Comerford, Ruth (21 August 2021). "Sethi, Winn and Rebanks shortlisted for Wainwright Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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