Anand Mahadevan is an Indian-Canadian writer, who was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers in 2013.[1]

Born and raised in Tamil Nadu, India,[2] Mahadevan moved to the United States at age 17 to study.[2] He moved to Canada in 2002,[3] and teaches science at the University of Toronto Schools and creative writing at the Humber School for Writers.

The Strike, his debut novel about a young Tamil man's gay sexual awakening, was published in Canada by TSAR Publications in 2006.[4] Its publication in India followed in 2009.[4]

His second novel, tentatively titled American Sufi, is slated for future publication.[3]

He has also been an active supporter of the campaign to strike down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalized homosexuality in India.[5]

He subsequently served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting Alex Leslie as that year's winner.[6]

Works

• The Strike (2006)

References