Amitha Jagannath Knight
Award-winning author and poet, identical twin, parent, MD (not practicing). Also: guitar, piano, bharatanatyam student. Boston area, MA, USA.
Rep: @karisutherland.bsky.social
www.amithaknight.com
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- Paid it forward today with a new Indian American writer who needed someone to root for them IRL to start writing. 💜 I hope she starts, and I hope she finishes, and I hope her words inspire many, many others.
- Hello! It's #aanhpi heritage month! I am an Indian American author. I write stories worth reading and sharing. Asian Americans are here, have been here for centuries, and we are Americans too. #kidlit
- My picture book: USHA AND THE BIG DIGGER (Mathical Honor Award winner) Kids poems in: GNOMES AND UNGNOMES anthology Adult speculative poem in: BRAVE NEW WEIRD vol 2 award anthology Adult Spec. short story: "Kaliya, Queen of Snakes" more info: www.amithaknight.com
- This cover 😍
- And finally, DIVINING THE LEAVES. (I still have a related perfume giveaway going through my newsletter, which you can sign up for through my website!): www.harpercollins.com/products/div...
- My critique group buddy Livia Blackburne was interviewed by NPR to talk about her picture book DREAMS TO ASHES! I was lucky to read an early draft of this #picturebook and am so glad it's out in the world now! #kidlit #AANHPI www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
- All US scientists will now be deleting any reference to DEI in their grant proposals and instead will talk about how their science relates to alchemy and turning lead into gold abcnews.go.com/Technology/s...
- an obviously very important quiz @pbs.org I got Jane! Which Austen sister are you? www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterp...
- My agent told me we are officially on sub with one of my new projects 🎉 and last night I dreamt that an editor acquaintance of mine was judging my messy house and empty bookshelves (had to empty for construction work). My dreams can be very transparent sometimes 😂
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- 🧵 Someone recently asked me how to stay motivated in the face of rejections. About me: I've been writing for 17(?) years. It took me 10 yrs to get my first picture book pub'd. In that time, I wrote 6(?) novels. I am still trying to get a novel published and another PB would be wonderful!
- If you run a non-profit/volunteer group that uses initials, please make it clear what the heck the initials of your organization stand for somewhere on the email or include a website link or something please.
