Bhavika Govil

Bhavika Govil is a writer from New Delhi who dreams of the sea. Her short fiction has appeared in Granta and Wasafiri, and has been shortlisted for the 2026 ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award and the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize. She holds a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh and teaches writing workshops.

Hot Water is her debut novel. First published in India by Fourth Estate, HarperCollins, it was shortlisted for the Godrej Literature Live! First Book Award and appeared on national bestseller lists. An extract won the Pontas & JJ Bola Emerging Writers Prize. The novel is being translated into other languages.