Education

2022 – Present

Honours Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto

Specialist: English Literature, Minor: Creative Writing

Creative Writing Workshops

Member, Literary Journalism w/ Jessica Johnson, 2025.

Member, “The Novel and Long Prose Writing” w/ David Chariandy, 2024.

Member, Short Fiction Workshop w/ Noor Naga, 2024.

Member, Literary Journalism w/ Simon Lewsen, 2024.

Academic Interests

Contemporary South Asian Writing, Ecological Fiction, The Novel, Contemporary American Fiction, Contemporary British Fiction and Non-Fiction, Literary Journalism, Creative Writing

Thesis/Research Projects

Cultural Theory: Women and Children Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things w/ Doctor Rijuta Mehta, 2025.

Autofiction Theory and the Bildungsroman: A Critical Study of Elif Batuman’s The Idiot w/ Doctor Adam Hammond, 2025.

Appearances/Features

University of Toronto, Department of English: Devarya Singhania, Creative Writer Showcase – November 19, 2024

“No. 3 in the Creative Writing Showcase series is someone who is everywhere, all the time, all at once: Devarya Singhania. With extensive involvement in campus publications, both as a contributor and team member, Devarya is an exemplar of a literary citizen.“

Prose

  • Adelaide Literary Magazine (Creative Non Fiction)

  • Trinity Times (Creative Non Fiction) - Runner Up of the Trinity Times Prize

Poetry

  • The Spectatorial (Poem)

    • Title: On Mudcourts During July (*link not made public yet)

    • Publication Year: 2023

  • Cyril and Methodius Review (Poem)

  • LiveWire India (Poem)

  • LiveWire India (Poem)

  • LiveWire India (Poem)

  • LiveWire India (Poem)