Arjun Basu
BIO
Biography

Arjun Basu has written two books. His first book, a collection of short stories, Squishy (DC Books, 2008) was shortlisted for the ReLit Award. His first novel, Waiting for the Man (2014, ECW) was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize (and though an honour, being longlisted for anything is akin to being Pluto before the astronomers decide you are no longer a planet). His most recent novel, The Reeds (ECW) was just published and was called a "sharp, big-hearted book...grown up, attentive, and full of love" by Sean Michaels. He has worked as a magazine editor, a content strategist and creator, and is the owner of arbaStrategies, a marketing and branding consultancy. He sits on the board of Access Copyright and is a past President of the National Magazine Award Foundation. He also hosts a podcast, The Full-Bleed, about the future of magazines. He lives in Montreal.

ADDRESS
City: Montreal, Province/Territory: Quebec
EMAIL
GENRE
Fiction. Do I have to dive deeper here? I hate the idea of "genre."
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Squishy
Publisher
DC Books
Year
2008
Title
Waiting for the Man
Publisher
ECW
Year
2014
LINKS
Links
My website, not updated too often, but there you go. My "presence."
A tree of links to all of my other "presences."
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
no limits
Presentation Genre
Fiction, business of writing/publishing
Workshop details
Audience Size
up to 8
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
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Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
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