Prajwala Dixit is a first-generation Indian-Canadian journalist, playwright and documentary filmmaker based in St. John’s, NL. Although she trained as an engineer, Dixit is a storyteller at heart and is committed to promoting diversity and telling immigrant stories. Dixit also has a base in Bengaluru, India.
Fiction (Juvenile, Folklore)
The Tales of Dwipa
Illustrations by Duncan Major.
St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 2022.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Through a framework of traditional tales, fantastic creatures struggle with issues of marginalization, opening discussion for parents and children in an accessible form.
The Tales Of Dwipa is a collection of short stories adapted from the Panchatantra, a collection of simple, engaging, and interrelated animal tales penned by Pandit Vishnu Sharma in the hopes of awakening the dim intelligence of a powerful Indian king’s idle sons. The ancient stories of the Panchatantra still find meaning in today’s world despite originating in India before 300 BCE. These stories are set in a Canadian context with topical themes, bringing together two distinct cultures—Indian and Canadian—for the most impressionable minds of our society.
Anthology (Short story)
Hard Ticket: New Writing Made in Newfoundland
Dixit, Prajwala. “Ekatra.” In Hard Ticket: New Writing Made in Newfoundland, edited by Lisa Moore. St. John’s: Breakwater, 2022, 151-174.
Anthology (Short story)
Us, Now: Stories from the Quilted Collective
Dixit, Prajwala. “Ondu Nenapu.” In Us, Now: Stories from the Quilted Collective, edited by Lisa Moore. St. John’s: Breakwater, 2021, 35-52.