Annapurna Sharma is the author of three books – Melodic Melange, 2018, When Jaya met Jaggu and Other Stories, 2022 and Silver Peacock Feather, 2023. She is a research scholar, short story writer, poet, editor, nutritionist, academic and reviewer. Her maiden book of poems Melodic Melange – Tales in Verse was awarded for excellence, 2019 (Pulitzer Books). Her short story Waiting… was published in an anthology on Domestic Violence by IHRAF (International Human Rights Art Festival), in 2021. An Assistant Professor (Food Science & Technology), she is currently on the board of editors of Muse India, a literary e-journal (www.museindia.com/MuseIndia/Team), and Advisor, Science Shore e-magazine. She is a recipient of Savitribai Phule National Women Achiever Award-2018, awarded by the Phule Trust, Nellore. Her poem about the rivers of the world, Divine Confluence was read by Dr. Varsha Das, an eminent writer at a conference collaborated by South Asian University and Dhaka University on Hydro Diplomacy. Her works are available in www.annapurnasharma.co.in , and she can be reached at aannapurnasharma@gmail.com
