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Natasha Sharma is the winner of the inaugural Asian Prize for Short Stories (2024) for her hauntingly lyrical piece, The White Noise of Lullaby. Her debut novel, Beneath Divided Skies (2024), was selected for the prestigious MAMI Word-to-Screen Market 2024, won Best Historical Fiction at the Authoropod Literary Awards, and was longlisted for the Wise Owl Literary Awards. By day, she helms an IT firm; by night, she writes fiction and essays that have appeared on platforms like Moneycontrol, Youth Ki Awaaz, and eShe. Nine of her short stories have been featured in international anthologies. She also co-runs BookItUp, a popular author-led club where she interviews writers and champions literary voices. Natasha lives in Pune with her family—and a Labrador named Biscuit, who takes his role as emotional support and manuscript napper very seriously.