Shankari Chandran

Shankari Chandran is the author of Unfinished Business, Safe Haven, Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (Miles Franklin winner, 2023), The Barrier and Song of the Sun God.

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Shankari Chandran

Shankari Chandran is an Australian Tamil lawyer and the author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, which won the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2023. Her other novels are Safe Haven, Unfinished Business, The Barrier and Song of the Sun God. Her short stories have been published in various Sweatshop anthologies. Shankari is also the deputy chair of Writing NSW.

 

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The Power of Place

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Unfinished Business

Newcastle Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the festival takes place, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to all First Nations people attending our festival.

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