Who Is Sona Charaipotra? 10 Things To Know About The Author Of 'Tiny Pretty Things'

The recently released series Tiny Pretty Things is doing pretty well on Netflix. With an entwining story around elite fictional ballet, the series is able to gather the attention of the audience. Tiny Pretty things is based on the book by  Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. While the world is busy watching the lives of the young ballet dancers, let us delve deeper into the life of Sona Charaipotra.

Sona Charaipotra is an Indian- American who was born to pediatrician parents. She has an interesting career and journey to know about. There are multiple things to dig into about Charaipotra. Here are ten of them-

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10 Things To Know About Sona Charaipotra

1.  Sona is a writer and journalist. She has worked as a freelance journalist for Cosmopolitan, The New York Times, Bustle.com, Teen Vogue, Parade.com, Vulture.com, and various other US media.
2. Initially, Charaipotra used to work as a celebrity reporter at People and TeenPeople magazines.
3. She did her Masters in screenwriting from NYU and her MFA in creative writing from the New School,
4. Charaipotra co-authored Tiny Pretty Things with Dhonielle Clayton. The two met while they were studying for an MFA at the New School. Charaipotra has also co-authored another dance drama Shiny Broken Pieces. Moreover, she has authored the psychological thriller Rumor Game.
5. Charaipotra and Clayton together started Cake Literary, a book packaging company for diverse teen books.
6. Back in 2015, in an interview, she revealed that she liked to watch Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars.
7. Charaipotra has also authored Symptoms of a Heartbreak, a YA dramedy.
8. The American journalist Charaipotra is a former We Need Diverse Books board member. Along with Dhonielle Clayton, she has volunteered for the #WeNeedDIverseBooks campaign.
9. Along with her sister Meena Charaipotra, she also writes screenplays.
10. Her favourite childhood classics are-  Little Women and Anne of Green Gables and Bridge to Terabithia and Lord of the Flies.

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Sanskriti Tiwari is an intern with SheThePeople.TV.