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Alice Albinia (born 1976) is an English journalist and author whose first book, Empires of the Indus, won several awards.
Albinia was born in London and read English Literature at Cambridge University and South Asian History at SOAS. In between, she worked for two years in Delhi as a journalist and editor. While in Delhi, she worked for the Centre for Science and Environment, the literary journal Biblio, and Outlook Traveller.[1] Since 2012, she has taught writing at secondary schools with the support of the nonprofit First Story.
She was one of the three judges for the 2008 Jerwood Awards.[2] Her debut novel, Leela's Book, is a modern story inspired by the Mahabharata.[3]
Albinia was awarded a grant from the Society of Authors' K. Blundell Trust during the writing of her book The Britannias.[3] This trust supports authors aged under 40 whose work "aims to increase social awareness".[4]
Albinia is a cousin of the historian William Dalrymple.[5]
- ^ "Interview: Alice Albinia". Newsline. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Jerwood Annual Report, 2008". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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rlfwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Authors' Foundation: Grants for work in progress: K Blundell Trust". The Society of Authors. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Maclean, Rory (4 December 2008). "Travel books of the year". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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