Tanwi Nandini Islam
| Tanwi Nandini Islam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 35–36) Carbondale, Illinois, United States |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Education | Vassar College (BA) Brooklyn College (MFA) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Website | www |
Tanwi Nandini Islam is a Bangladeshi American fiction writer, multimedia artist, and founder of the Brooklyn-based beauty and fragrance company Hi Wildflower.[1]
Born in Illinois, she spent her childhood in various cities such as Houston, Columbia, and St. Louis, before settling in the suburbs of Rockland County, New York.[2][3] She received a BA in women's studies with a focus on performance art and Asian American studies at Vassar College and a MFA in creative writing at Brooklyn College.
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Career[edit]
Islam first worked in New York City as a community organizer at Make the Road New York, a non-profit organization based in Bushwick, Brooklyn to empower working class communities.[4] Later in 2006 in New Delhi, India through the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service, she started writing her first draft of her debut novel Bright Lines. The novel was named finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize[5], and the Edmund White Award for debut fiction.
While writing Bright Lines, Islam grew interest in olfaction and started her own botanically-based perfume and candle line Hi Wildflower Botanica.[6]
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Books[edit]
- 2015: Bright Lines, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0143123132
References[edit]
- ^ "Tanwi Nandini Islam Is Crafting 'Bright Lines' and 'Beautifully Universal' Scents". nbcnews.com. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Not the Usual South Asian Muslim Suspects". www.lareviewofbooks.org/. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "From Bangladesh to Brooklyn: Tanwi Nandini Islam's 'Bright Lines'". wnyc.org. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Two Bangladeshi Entrepreneurs, a Generation Apart". www.nycitylens.com/. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize Shortlists Announced". www.bklynlibrary.org/. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Get To Know New York-based Author Tanwi Nandini Islam". www.nylon.com/. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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