Anita Sethi

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 'The Wild Isles', 'Women on Nature', and 'Way Makers'. She was an International Writer in Residence^[4] at the Emerging Writers' Festival in Melbourne, Australia. She was a Judge of the Women's Prize for Fiction, 2022. She has been a tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University's Writing School.^[5]

Sethi is the author of the memoir I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain, published in 2021.^[6][7] In 2021, I Belong Here was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize in the Nature Writing category.^[8]

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. "Anita Sethi". Manchester Metropolitan University. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
6. 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.
7. Sturges, Fiona (21 April 2021). "I Belong Here by Anita Sethi review – a healing journey". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
8. Comerford, Ruth (21 August 2021). "Sethi, Winn and Rebanks shortlisted for Wainwright Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

External links

• Official website