Rimi B. Chatterjee

Rimi B. Chatterjee is an Indian writer of science fiction, screenwriter, translator, comics creator and former professor of English literature at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Her first novel ''Signal Red'' was published in 2005 by Penguin India, followed by ''City of Love'' ( Penguin India 2007) and ''Black Light'' (Harper Collins India 2010). She is known for near-future dystopian and climate fiction and historical fantasy. Most of her recent stories are set in the Antisense Universe, a climate-positive alternate future world. She was active in the 2014 Jadavpur University Protests.

In 2024 she won the [https://roommagazine.com/whats-new/announcement/short-forms-contest-2023-the-winners/ Short Forms contest by Room magazine] for ‘Zigsa Tells Her Story’. In 2023 she won the [https://locusmag.com/2023/10/2023-utopia-awards/ Utopia Award for best utopian novellette] for ‘A Question of Choice’ in Reckoning magazine’s special issue "Our Beautiful Reward'. Her novella "Arisudan' featured on the [https://locusmag.com/2022/02/2021-recommended-reading-list/ Locus Reading List for 2021] In 2022 she was a finalist at the [https://www.hollywoodclimatesummit.com/pitchfest Writing Climate Pitchfest], an initiative by the Hollywood Climate Summit. Provided by Wikipedia