ANJALI JAIKARRAN

I am applying for the editorial position at Harlequin to garner the skills necessary to work in publishing, a career I've always aspired to while continuing to foster my love of books and reading.

Best MRP (Major Research Paper), Toronto Metropolitan University, Awarded annually to the student who has written the best Major Research Paper in a given year in the Literatures of Modernity Program. Essays are nominated by the supervising professors (with the student's approval) and vetted by the Graduate Committee - October 2024

My Mother Once Told Me, A short story detailing the fraught relationship between a young brown woman and her mother through the years; published in Toronto Metropolitan University's literary magazine, White Wall Review; online and print - February 2024 to November 2024

Home is Where the Heart Tries to Be: Exploring Intergenerational Trauma, Violence, and Home-Making in the Indo-Caribbean Community, A Master's thesis discussing how violence and trauma play a role in one's ability to feel at home or create home when hailing from a diasporic community. Written in partial fulfillment of an MA in English - June 2024 to August 2024