by Amrita Priya | Feb 18, 2025
(February 18, 2025) On Australia Day 2025, 12-year-old Ashleen Khela, who is one of the youngest authors in Australia, was honoured as the Hills ‘Young Citizen of the Year.’ The accolade was not just a recognition of her talent, rather it was a celebration of her...
by Amrita Priya | Aug 1, 2024
(July 19, 2024) US-based author Sanjana Thakur is the winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story, ‘Aishwarya Rai,’. The 26-year-old, who emerged victorious from 7,359 entries from Commonwealth countries around the world, has also received a...
by Namrata Srivastava | Apr 19, 2024
(April 19, 2024) From the age of ten, while her Indian American peers discussed aspirations of becoming doctors or engineers, Malavika Kannan held a clear dream of becoming an author. And in 2020 at the age of 18, her dream finally came true with the release of her...
by Namrata Srivastava | Aug 19, 2023
(August 19, 2023) What were you up to when you were just a sprightly 12-year-old? Chances are, your greatest accomplishment might have been mastering that perplexing Rubik’s Cube or perhaps navigating the treacherous realm of pre-algebra. But, Canada-based...
