finalist in Rabindranath Tagore Prize 2023
‘chronicles of entering my body’ has been shortlisted in the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize. This prize is a literary honor in India conferred annually to published works of Indian authors (residing in India or abroad) in novel, short stories, poetry and...
three poems in Oxford Magazine Issue 459
Three poems from Rupam’s forthcoming collection ‘decolonising the broken heart’ featured in Oxford Magazine Issue 459 edited by Jane Griffiths.and you say she’s gone for good (for Jane Kenyon) the cyclonetook your home and yourwits last monsoon butthat’s not true –...
before the anointing
The poem ‘before the anointing’ from Rupam’s forthcoming collection ‘decolonising the broken heart’ published in Wasafiri Volume 38, Issue 3 “Politically conscious in a different way, Rupam Baoni’s poem ‘before the anointing’ is a claustrophobically layered...
longlisted in the 4th Estate Short Story Prize 2022
The short story ‘Anatomy of Separation’ longlisted in the Guardian and 4th Estate Short Story Prize 2022. ‘Anatomy of Separation’ is the title story from Rupam’s forthcoming short story collection. Based on real friends’ lives, it is a story about a transgender...
poetry reading at the National Poetry Library
Southbank Centre, National Poetry Library, Level 5, Blue Side, Royal Festival Hall.Wednesday 3 August 2022, 8pm.www.southbankcentre.co.uk A poetry and dance performance organised in collaboration with The Hypatia Trust and Makina Books. In performances interspersed...
Melissa Hardie-Budden Tribute Night
‘chronicles of entering my body’ book launch (in-person)
The launch of ‘chronicles of entering my body’ at The Hypatia Trust with a Q&A hosted by Linda Cleary.
shortlisted in Wasafiri Queen Mary New Writing Prize 2020
‘bone journey’ from ‘chronicles of entering my body’ in the top five finalists of the Wasafiri Queen Mary New Writing Prize.
shortlisted in Bridport Poetry Prize 2020
‘bone island’ from ‘chronicles of entering my body’ shortlisted in the Bridport Poetry Prize 2020.
World Poetry Day 2021 Poetry Cafe in Eastbourne
featured in Invisible Borders
Two of Rupam Baoni’s poems featured in the poetry anthology “Invisible Borders, New Women’s Writing from Cornwall”
Sky-burial published in Wasafiri
‘Sky Burial’ from Rupam Baoni’s forthcoming short story collection was published in Wasafiri Volume 33, Issue 3.Our readers loved Sky-burial, and we received many emails this year about how it moved our audience. It was published in Issue 95, which is available to...
The Hypatia Trust’s Iconic Women’s Series
Rupam Baoni has been nominated in The Hypatia Trust's Iconic Women’s Series, 2018.