Arcx: Shweta Taneja

Author and editor, Shweta Taneja is best known for her #urbanfantasy Innate Tantrist series, but has also received recognition for her work in #childrensbooks. Her #nonfictionbook-They Found What?/ They Made What?- was a national best-seller. She also recently published a new sci-fi novel for kids called Kungfu Aunty vs Garbage Monsters.
Additionally, Shweta’s short story, The Daughter That Bleeds, was nominated for the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire in France in 2020. She also won the Editor’s Choice Award for Best Asian Science Fiction (2018) in Singapore for the piece.
Her book They Made What? They Found What? Earned her the Publishing Next Award in 2021 and nominations for the Valley of Words Awards and the AutHer awards. She was also honoured with the Best Writer Award at ComicCon India in 2013 for her graphic novel, The Skull Rosary.
In this episode, we discuss #worldbuilding, dark humour, writing urban fantasy for an Indian audience, #Tantrism, patriarchal power structures, and forging your own destiny.
You can follow Shweta on Twitter @shwetawrites