Tasha Suri

Tasha Suri is a British author and former academic librarian. Her debut novel Empire of Sand won the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award at the 2019 British Fantasy Awards and was listed by Time as one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time in 2020. In 2022, her novel The Jasmine Throne won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Suri's most recent novel, The Isle in the Silver Sea (2025) was listed as one of The New York Times ' Best Romance Novels of 2025.

Personal life Suri was born in Harrow, London to Punjabi parents; they often returned to India on holiday. She lives in London with her family and identifies as queer.

Education and career She studied English and creative writing at University of Warwick. Formerly an academic librarian at Imperial College London, she is now a full-time writer and is represented by Catherine Cho at Paper Literary.