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Shannon Chakraborty is the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Daevabad Trilogy and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages and nominated for the Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Crawford, and Astounding awards. You can find her online at www.sachakraborty.com or on Instagram at @SAChakrabooks.
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Note for event managers: I prefer to go by Shannon during panels and interviews. My pronouns are she/her.

Shannon is represented by Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associates. Her film/tv agent is Kim Yau at Echo Lake Entertainment.

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**In regards to identity, Shannon is a white convert to Islam; a faith and community in which she's found great solace and one that has significantly influenced her work. At this point in her career, she prefers to keep her personal and family life private, but if you're interested in reading more, you can do so here. She should not be considered for lists of BIPOC writers.**