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C.G. Salamander
BornAndrew Prashanth
PeriodContemporary
Notable worksRamya’s Snack box (2016)
Frank Goes to the Market (2017)
Puu (2018)
Yamini and the 7PM Ghosts (2020)
Moo Dunnit (2020)
Website
cgsalamander.com

C.G. Salamander is a writer, editor and comic journalist. He has been published by publishers such as Penguin Books,[1] Scholastic India, and Pratham Books. Some of the books written by him are Moodunnit,[2][3] Puu,[4] Yamini and the 7 PM Ghosts,[5] Frank Goes to the Market,[6] and City of Rubble.[7]

Early life

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C.G. Salamander is the pen-name of Andrew Prashanth[8] who grew up in Chennai, India. He worked as a tour guide to save enough money to publish his first book, Palms Foster Home for Peculiar Stories, which he self published at age 24.[9][10]

Awards and recognition

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C G Salamander has received several grants and awards for his writing. Some of them include:

  • Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Prize (December, 2022)
  • Gender Bender Grant, Sandbox Collective and the Goethe Institute (September, 2020)[11][12][13]
  • India Foundation for Arts IFA 25x25 Grant (September, 2020)[8]
  • Oxford Bookstore, Book Cover Prize, Shortlist (January, 2020)[14][15]
  • Manipal Book Completion Fellowship (March, 2018)[16][17]
  • Children Understand More, Goethe Institute (December, 2016)[10][18]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Palms Foster Home for Peculiar Stories (2015) - Self Published. Cover Illustration by Sandhya Prabhat.[9]
  • Tara’s Elephant (2016) - MsMoochie, India. Illustrated by Satwik Gade.[19]
  • Ramya’s Snack box (2016) - MsMoochie, India. Illustrated by Chetan sharma.[20]
  • City of Rubble (2017) - MsMoochie, India. Illustrated by Sahitya Rani.[7]
  • Frank Goes to the Market (August 2017, Ms Moochi). Illustrated by Chetan Sharma.[6]
  • Puu (2018) - Scholastic India. Illustrated by Samidha Gunjal.[21][18]
  • Yamini and the 7 PM Ghosts - Scholastic India. Illustrated by Sahitya Rani.[5]
  • Moodunnit - Duckbill India. Illustrated by Anindri C.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "C.G. Salamander". Penguin Random House India. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  2. ^ a b Salamander, C.G. (2020). Moodunnit. India: Duckbill. ISBN 978-0143451716.
  3. ^ a b Krithika, R. (2020-04-17). "A hook into reading". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. ^ Salamander, C.G. (2018). Puu. India: Scholastic. ISBN 978-9352755608.
  5. ^ a b Salamander, C.G. (2020). Yamini and the 7 P.M. Ghosts. India: Scholastic India. ISBN 978-9389823691.
  6. ^ a b Salamander, C.G. (2017). Frank Goes To The Market. MsMoochie. ISBN 978-9385290190.
  7. ^ a b Salamander, C.G. (2017). City of Rubble. MsMoochie. ISBN 978-9385290237.
  8. ^ a b "Andrew Prashanth | India Foundation for the Arts". indiaifa.org. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  9. ^ a b Datta, Sravasti (2015-04-21). "Exploring comic fantasy". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  10. ^ a b NANDI, DEBANJOLI (2019-04-24). "Children's book puts focus on manual scavenging". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  11. ^ "Blurring boundaries". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  12. ^ "15 projects that cast a fresh look at gender and art during the pandemic". Mintlounge. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  13. ^ "Gender Bender 2020 takes on topics like toxic masculinity, queer Muslims artists and Bangla oral traditions". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  14. ^ "Russian supply ship lifts off to International Space Station". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  15. ^ "Science fiction to biographies: 2019 Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize is a mixed bag". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  16. ^ "Book Completion Fellowship". Dr TMA Pai Chair in Indian Literature. 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  17. ^ "C.G. Salamander discusses the relevance of comic journalism in talk". The Manipal Journal. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  18. ^ a b "Puu, a children's book on manual scavenging, was born of 'anger'". The Indian Express. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  19. ^ Salamander, C.G. (2016). Tara's Elephant. MsMoochie. ISBN 978-9385290091.
  20. ^ Salamander, C.G. (2016). Ramya's Snack Box. MsMoochie. ISBN 978-9385290107.
  21. ^ S, Gowri (2019-04-23). "This children's book weaves a story around manual scavenging". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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