Mitali Perkins Explained

Mitali Bose Perkins
Occupation:Writer
Genre:children's and young adult literature

Mitali Bose Perkins is an Indian American writer of children's and young adult literature.

Early life

Mitali was born in Kolkata, India and moved to the United States when she was seven.[1] As a child she lived in India, Ghana, Cameroon, London, New York City, and Mexico City.[2]

Education

Mitali Perkins earned a BA in Political Science at Stanford University and a Masters of Public Policy at UC Berkeley.[3]

Career

Perkins has taught middle school, high school, and college students. Perkins was an Adjunct Associate Professor at Saint Mary’s College of California. A film based on Perkins book, Rickshaw Girl, was produced in 2021. It was directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury.[4]

Published works

fiction)

Awards and recognition

References

  1. Web site: Coughlan . Marjorie . 2015-04-02 . Interview: Author Mitali Perkins ~ . 2022-09-24 . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Author Mitali Perkins . 2022-09-24 . Charlesbridge . en.
  3. Web site: 2021-12-06 . Mitali Perkins › Antioch University . 2022-09-24 . en-US . 2022-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924195724/https://www.antioch.edu/faculty/mitali-perkins/ . live .
  4. Web site: 'Rickshaw Girl' to premiere in New York on May 5. - Document - Gale Power Search . 2022-09-24 . go.gale.com.
  5. Web site: Mitali Perkins: Rickshaw Girl - Document - Gale Power Search . 2022-09-24 . go.gale.com . 2022-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924220926/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=vol_m31b&id=GALE%7CA165235795&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=8ea83b03 . live .
  6. Web site: Perkins, Mitali: BAMBOO PEOPLE - Document - Gale Power Search . 2022-09-24 . go.gale.com . 2022-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924220926/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=vol_m31b&id=GALE%7CA256560174&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=665150fe . live .
  7. Web site: Perkins, Mitali: YOU BRING THE DISTANT NEAR - Document - Gale Power Search . 2022-09-24 . go.gale.com . 2022-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924220927/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=vol_m31b&id=GALE%7CA500364634&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=71f0272c . live .
  8. Web site: Perkins, Mitali: FORWARD ME BACK TO YOU - Document - Gale Power Search . 2022-09-24 . go.gale.com.
  9. Web site: Between Us and Abuela . 2022-09-24 . Macmillan . en-US.
  10. Web site: All Books Jane Addams Children's Book Award JAPA . 2022-09-24 . Jane Addams Peace Association . 26 August 2020 . en-US.
  11. Web site: admin . 2010-12-27 . 2011 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults . 2022-09-24 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  12. Web site: Past Awards – South Asia Book Award . 2022-09-23 . southasiabookaward.wisc.edu . 2022-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923215748/https://southasiabookaward.wisc.edu/past-awards/ . live .
  13. Web site: Mitali Perkins . 2022-09-23 . National Book Foundation . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2021-01-22 . The Walter Awards > Past Winners and Honorees . 2022-09-24 . We Need Diverse Books . en-US . 2024-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315033956/https://diversebooks.org/walter-awards-past/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2020 RISE: A FEMINIST BOOK PROJECT COMMITTEE INTRODUCES NEW NAME AND TOP TEN FEMINIST BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS. - Document - Gale Power Search . 2022-09-23 . go.gale.com.
  16. Web site: Award Winners @ CLASP, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs . 2022-09-24 . claspprograms.org . 2022-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819200637/http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/68/Award-Winners . live .

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