{"id":13,"date":"2024-01-30T12:53:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T12:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-01-20T07:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:05:03","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TheLandBelowWater.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TheLandBelowWater.jpeg 318w, https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TheLandBelowWater-191x300.jpeg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-heading-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">In 2016 I was awarded the RL Poetry Award in the National Category. A collection of poems was published and launched the same year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AMapCalledHome.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68\" style=\"width:413px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AMapCalledHome.jpg 644w, https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AMapCalledHome-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-heading-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2\">In 2018, I co-edited the poetry anthology &#8216;A Map Called Home&#8217; for Kitaab(Singapore).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I was runner-up of the Open Road Poetry Prize 2015. My poems and photography has been published in journals and publications across the world in digital and print. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/writing-from-the-solitary-9788198907738_xlg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" style=\"width:413px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/writing-from-the-solitary-9788198907738_xlg.jpg 583w, https:\/\/manik-sharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/writing-from-the-solitary-9788198907738_xlg-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>In 2025, I&#8217;ve made a reluctant long-form debut with an essay, in an anthology (Simon &amp; Schuster and Yoda Press). An anthology, I believe all of us need. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016 I was awarded the RL Poetry Award in the National Category. A collection of poems was published and launched the same year. In 2018, I co-edited the poetry anthology &#8216;A Map Called Home&#8217; for Kitaab(Singapore). I was runner-up of the Open Road Poetry Prize 2015. 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