About.
Bhavika Govil is a writer from India with an MSc in Creative Writing from The University of Edinburgh. Her debut novel Hot Water is forthcoming with HarperCollins India in April 2025 and is being translated into the French by Éditions de la Martinière.
Her short fiction and other works have been published in international publications such asWasafiri, A Case of Indian Marvels, Extra Teeth, Gutter, From Arthur’s Seat, Hillfire Anthology, Outlook Traveller, Vogue, Little Black Book, and The New Indian Express.
Awards:
Winner of the 2021 Pontas & JJ Bola Emerging Writers Prize for her novel-in-progress
Finalist for the DHA New Writers’ Open Week 2021
Shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Winner of the Bound Short Story Contest 2019
Longlisted for the Toto Awards for Creative Writing (English) 2021, 2022 & 2023
Mentioned as a Notable Contender for the Bristol Short Story Prize 2020