Vanitha Sankaran, PhD

Author of Watermark: A Novel of the Middle Ages
Writer. Scientist. Traveler. Everything fuels my dreams.
She/Her

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@vickyweberbooks Saraswati by G. Johal

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@jociewrites I had the same thing happen. Truly strange.

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@KathrynHAuthor Very generous, thank you for offering this!

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@betancourtlit Le Pensionnat de Jeunes Filles stood in the heart of Pondicherry’s French Quarter like a tigress preening before a queen.

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@laurenspieller Congratulations!

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Phasing this account out. Let's connect elsewhere: https://t.co/V360h0NcVS

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@shardai_smithh Brown woman here, feel exactly the same. Dull, no anger, just calm resignation.

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Love #histfic? Enter into the @writers_paper giveaway to win one of a bunch of prizes, including a tote bag full of books! https://t.co/tadapUPRUw #amreading

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Frances Glessner Lee handcrafted miniature dolls and houses. But she didn't make them to play with, she made them for the police. Frances’ CLEVER & CRAFTY teaching methods helped officers better observe and changed forensics forever! #NF #PitchMe 4 PB

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A young paper-plane extraordinaire’s imagination soars when he uncovers a way to reach the moon—fold a piece of paper in half 42 times! His ho-hum town comes together to attempt the impossible: fold their way to space with a bit of math and a pile of paper. #STEM #PitchMe 7 PB

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A family in need harvests leftover onions from a farm, but ends up with more than they can use. Emery tries everything, from school gifts to the food pantry, and discovers how even small, discarded crops can make a big difference for those in need. #OWN #PitchMe 6 PB

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MERRYN ICEFALL AND THE DEEP: On the brink of losing her town to rising seas and the legendary Kraken, 12yo Merryn searches for answers across a treacherous glacier. But in the dazzling metropolis she finds—and loves—she risks abandoning her home forever. #PitchMe 10 MG #MH #STEAM

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12yo Davy stows away to escape his abusive da and the Depression-era slums of Liverpool. When a mighty hurricane traps the ship for six days, Davy must overcome Da’s critical voice to help save all and prove he's the sailor he always wanted to be. #PitchMe 11 MG #AC #AD #HF

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BUFFY x EMILY IN PARIS

A 17yo influencer must uncover why she was turned into a vampire during her Parisian summer vacay—before her newly minted vampire hunter BFF discovers her blood-drinking secret first. Friendship breakups sure do suck. #PitchMe 17 YA

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ONE OF US IS NEXT x SEX EDUCATION
Kass has her reasons for using the boys bathroom. There she learns HS boys are bullying MS girls to send n*des. Adults just make things worse, so Kass has to fix this. But can she, without betraying herself? Based on #NC true story #PitchMe 21 YA

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MEXICAN GOTHIC x KAIKEYI When Chandana enrolls in her local Franco-Indian dance school, she is targeted by her fiery headmistress, a dark goddess reincarnated to restore India’s precolonial glory through a forced breeding program. Will Chandana become breeder #1? #PitchMe 18 YA

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The future of colonial India, Chandana’s mother had always told her, was never going to lie in the dancing arts of their ancestors. #1stLinePit #SPEC #HF #YA #NA

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@1stlinepit #HF=historical fiction?

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@DelandJessica I know how you feel. While I am a finalist today, this is the first Twitter thing I've "won" with this very same book. It's taken years and years of Halloween rocks. But you NEVER know who is going to connect with your story. Just have to keep at it.

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I am so thrilled and honored to be a #PitchMe finalist! Thank you @KristaVanDolzer for creating this opportunity. So excited to work on getting my Indian Gothic fantasy, Sandalwood & Rose, out into the world!

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#PitchMe finalists announced! https://t.co/jFWclcLO0e