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Sowmya Rajendran is an Indian author with more than 25 books to her credit. She has worked with publishers such as Tulika, Pratham, Penguin, Harpercollins, Scholastic and Rupa Publications. She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 2015 for her novel Mayil Will Not Be Quiet. Her nonfiction book on gender Big Hero Size Zero: Gender Talk was chosen as an Honour Book at The Hindu Young World Goodbooks Awards in 2016. Sowmya has written extensively for the XSEED program in schools. 

Currently, Sowmya works as an independent journalist for Film Companion, The News Minute and Moneycontrol.

She was previously Features Editor with The News Minute, writing on gender, culture and cinema. She was also Associate Editor with Chandamama children’s magazine. She is a gold medalist from Stella Maris College, Chennai, where she did her BA in English. She went on to obtain a Merit degree in MA Gender Studies from the University of Sussex, UK. She is currently based in Pune. She blogs at sowmyarajendran.substack.com.

What are you looking for?

• Creative writing for children
• Creative writing for adults
• Editing and writing services
• Gender sensitization training
• Books

*All artwork by Adhira

Sowmya Rajendran’s published work:

Picture books

Aana and Chena, Tulika Publishers

The Snow King’s Daughter, Tulika Publishers

Monday to Sunday, Tulika Publishers

Power Cut, Tulika Publishers

School is Cool, Tulika Publishers

The Pleasant Rakshasa, Tulika Publishers

Wings to Fly, Tulika Publishers

Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why, Tulika Publishers

Suddenly Cow, Ms Moochie Books

The Weightlifting Princess, Pratham Books

Kalpana’s Cycle, Pratham Books

Ammu’s Puppy, Pratham Books

Mouse in the House, Pratham Books

My Ammamma is Now a Cat, Tulika

Middle grade readers

Mayil Will Not Be Quiet, Tulika Publishers

Mostly Madly Mayil, Tulika Publishers

The Dog Who Wanted More, Penguin Random House

The Ghost Who Wasn’t There, Penguin Random House

Ashwathy and the Boot of God, Penguin Random House

Girls to the Rescue, Tulika Publishers

Myths and Legends from Around the World, Rupa Publications

Young adults

Nirmala and Normala, Penguin Random House

Big Hero Size Zero: Gender Talk, Tulika Publishers

This is Me, Mayil, Tulika Publishers

Adults

The Lesson, Harpercollins India

Aparna’s Year of the Elephant, KDP

Anthologies

Being Boys, Tulika Publishers

Water Stories from Around the World, Tulika Publishers

Flipped: Funny Stories/Scary Stories, Scholastic India

Whoopee 30, Young World, The Hindu

Yomu Asian Literature Project, Japan Foundation

Adaptations

The Incredible History of India’s Geography, Penguin Random House