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)
Title: Open Wide
Publication Year: 2024
Trinity Times (Creative Non Fiction) - Runner Up of the Trinity Times Prize
Title: Chilli Cheese Popcorn
Publication Year: 2023
Acta Victoriana (Creative Non Fiction)
Title: Say My Name, Say My Name
Publication Year: 2024
Acta Victoriana (Creative Non Fiction)
Publication Year: 2024
Acta Victoriana (Essay)
Title: A Brief Critique in Comparison: Lahiri’s Whereabouts vs Ghosh’s Gun Island
Publication Year: 2023
Acta Victoriana (Creative Non Fiction)
Publication Year: 2023
Trinity Times (Article)
Title: Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
Publication Year: 2022
Trinity Times (Article)
Publication Year: 2023
Trinity Times (Article)
Title: Wooing a Worrying Woe
Publication Year: 2023
Trinity Times (Article)
Title: Thoroughly Enjoy Reading It
Publication Year: 2023
The Varsity (Photo Essay)
Title: Winter is Lonely
Publication Year: 2023
The Varsity (Op-Ed)
Title: A peach and eggplant trifle
Publication Year: 2023
The Varsity (Op-Ed)
Publication Year: 2024
The Strand (Op-Ed)
Publication Year: 2023
The Mike (Op-Ed)
Publication Year: 2023
Poetry
UC Review (Poem)
Publication Year: 2023
The Strand (Poem)
Title: bittersweet candies
Publication Year: 2022
The Strand (Poem)
Title: A Scottish Autumn Wednesday
Publication Year: 2023
The Spectatorial (Poem)
Title: On Mudcourts During July (*link not made public yet)
Publication Year: 2023
Cyril and Methodius Review (Poem)
Title: Oh My Land
Publication Year: 2023
The Varsity Magazine (Poem)
Title: Ghar Waali Monsoon
Publication Year: 2023
LiveWire India (Poem)
Title: The Kid in Love
Publication Year: 2022
LiveWire India (Poem)
Title: Tick, Tock
Publication Year: 2022
LiveWire India (Poem)
Title: Heartache Before Heartbeat
Publication Year: 2022
LiveWire India (Poem)
Title: Is Love Overrated?
Publication Year: 2022
LiveWire India (Poem)
Title: Paradoxe
Publication Year: 2021
LiveWire India (Poem)
Title: Yours, Truly
Publication Year: 2022