Sathnam Sanghera
Sathnam Sanghera (born Wolverhampton, 1976) is an award-winning journalist and author.
Early life and education
Sathnam Sanghera was born to Punjabi parents in Wolverhampton in 1976.[1] His parents had emigrated to the UK in 1968.[2][3] He was raised as a Sikh.[4] At the age of ten he worked part-time in a sewing factory.[5] He attended Wolverhampton Grammar School and graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with a first class degree in English Language and Literature in 1998.[1]
Career
Before becoming a writer Sathnam worked at a burger chain, a hospital laundry, a market research firm, a sewing factory and a literacy project in New York.[1] As a student he worked at the Express and Star in Wolverhampton and dressed up as a "news bunny" for L!VE TV.[6] Between 1998 and 2006 he was a reporter and feature writer for the Financial Times.[1]
He joined The Times as a columnist and feature writer in 2007.[1] He also writes for Management Today magazine.[1]
Publications
- The Boy With The Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton.[7] Published by Penguin, 2008; Paperback: 2009, ISBN 0141028599. "Marriage Material," Sathnam Sanghera's debut novel is a luminous exploration of the life of an immigrant family in the UK, layering the contemporary story of a young man caught between British and Punjabi culture, the history of his family, and the new life he's made for himself. [amazon.com] |Copyright© 2015 by Sathnam Sanghera, Published by Europa Editions, 2016 ISBN 9781609453176.
Awards
- Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards, 2002.[1]
- Article of the Year in the 2005 Management Today Writing Awards.[1]
- Newspaper Feature of the Year, Workworld Media Awards.[1]
- Journalist of the Year, Watson Wyatt Awards, 2006 and 2009.[1]
- Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, 2009
- Shortlisted for the PEN/Ackerley Prize, 2009.[1]
- Winner, Mind Book of the Year, 2009.[8]
- Honorary Doctor of Letters for services to journalism, University of Wolverhampton, September 2009.[1]
- President's Medal, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2010.[1]
- Costa Book Awards (First Novel) shortlisted for Marriage Material[9]
Personal life
He is single and lives in North London.[10][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Biog". Sathnam Sanghera. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/fictionreviews/3671726/Loves-secrets-and-lies-in-Wolverhampton.html
- ^ http://www.timeout.com/london/books/features/4369/Sathnam_Sanghera-interview.html
- ^ http://www.timeout.com/london/books/features/4369/Sathnam_Sanghera-interview.html
- ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3389784.ece
- ^ http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/music/1726
- ^ O'Hara, Mary (19 August 2009). "Interview: Sathnam Sanghera, author of a candid memoir about mental illness". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ http://thelangarhall.com/health/sikh-author-wins-mind-book-of-the-year-award/
- ^ Mark Brown (26 November 2013). "Costa book awards 2013: late author on all-female fiction shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ O'Hara, Mary (19 August 2009). "Home truths". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 October 2016.