{"product_id":"whats-wrong-with-us-kali-women","title":"What’s wrong with us Kali women?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnita Nahal,\u003c\/strong\u003e Ph.D., is a professor, poet, flash fictionist, children's book writer, recent novelist, and very recent short film maker. Finalist, Tagore Literary Prize, 2023, for her poetry book, \u003cem\u003eKisses at the espresso bar\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2022),\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize (2022, 2023), Anita won the Nissim Prize for Excellence in Literature for her poetry-prose novel, \u003cem\u003edrenched thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e in 2024. Her third poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eWhat’s wrong with us Kali women?\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2021), is mandatory reading at Utrecht University. \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita has one novel, four poetry collections, one of flash fiction, four for children, and six edited anthologies published. Anita’s poems have appeared in numerous journals in the US, UK, Asia, and Australia and anthologized in many collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe Polaris Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003e(2024), \u003ci\u003eThe Best Asian Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2021-2022), \u003ci\u003eYearbook of Indian Poetry in English \u003c\/i\u003e(2021) and in the \u003ci\u003eTwenty Contemporary Indian English Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, released by India’s Academy of Letters—the Sahitya Akademi (2023). \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently Anita ventured into short filmmaking on her poems, and her first short, “Clubs my sinful dance muse,” was awarded the Best Super Short Film Award by the Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela (August, 2024). It was also screened at the Alibag and Goa Short Film Festivals, India, 2024. \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita has worked in higher education, both in teaching and administration, at various universities for over thirty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She's been a Fulbright scholar and an NEH fellowship awardee among other laurels in her academic career. She teaches at a university in Washington DC.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita is the secretary of the Montgomery Chapter, Maryland Writers Association, and former editor of the newsletter, Poetry Society of Virginia. She is also an active member of the Northern Virginia Writers Club and the Poetry Society of Virginia. Anita is the daughter of Sahitya Akademi award-winning Indian novelist and professor, Late Dr. Chaman Nahal, and educationist Late Dr. Sudarshna Nahal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind her at:\u003cbr\u003ewww.anitanahal.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b0b0b;\"\u003ePaperback: 94 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (August 9, 2021) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on Kindle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b0b0b;\"\u003eReviews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b0b0b;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoloji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBookBuzz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConfluence (August 2021 Issue)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEast India Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFemAsia Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJournal of Expressive Writing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMadhumita Sinha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMegha’s World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamyukta Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSetu Mag\u003cbr\u003eThe Pioneer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Statesman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a1a1c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b0b0b;\"\u003eAwards:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBest Super Short Film at the 2024 Five Continents International Film Festival (Based on poem \"Babylon, my sinful dance muse\")\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b0b0b;\"\u003e2021 Best Poetry Book of the Year: Ars Notoria \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47665535615147,"sku":"csw1787286924222","price":11.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4930\/0651\/files\/whats-wrong-with-us-kali-women_1.jpg?v=1787286929","url":"https:\/\/trendedgefashion.shop\/products\/whats-wrong-with-us-kali-women","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}