Shabnam Minwalla is a Mumbaiholic, an ardent saree shopper, a murder mystery buff and an occasionally frazzled mother of three. She has spent all of her life with words -- working as a journalist with The Times of India, writing columns and features in various publications and non-fiction books about facets of Mumbai. What she most enjoys, though, is writing books for children and young adults.
Shabnam’s popular books include Zen, The Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street, What Maya Saw, Saira Zariwala is Afraid and the rib-tickling Nimmi series. She has won numerous awards, including the Author Award, the Neev Book Award and the Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Prize.
Shabnam teaches creative writing in a Mumbai college and has conducted workshops in schools around the country. Her new book, `The Body in the Swimming Pool’ is an entertaining murder mystery set in a Mumbai high-rise.
