Jessica Faleiro
Jessica Faleiro | |
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Faleiro in 2025 | |
| Born | Goa, India |
| Occupation | Author, novelist, editor |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai New York University |
| Notable works | Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2014) The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018) |
Jessica Faleiro is an Indian author and novelist from Goa.[1] She is known for her books Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2012), and The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018).[2][3]
Career
Faleiro previously worked in advertising.[4] Her first book, Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa, a collection of 13 inter-linked ghost stories set in modern Goa, was published in 2014.[2]
Her second book, a literary novel titled The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018),[1] explores the lives of four women in a Goan village and the family secrets that connect them.[3]
Faleiro served as the editor for the creative writing anthology The Spaces In Between (2016).[5] Her work has also appeared in other anthologies, including Goa Remembered and Inside Out: New Writing from Goa.[1] In 2018, she co-edited, with R. Benedito Ferrão, a special issue of the João Roque Literary Journal that focuses on Goan diasporic writing and is titled "Goa and its Worlds: A Literary Journey."[6]
Faleiro is also a creative writing mentor and conducts writing workshops.[5] Additionally, she writes about travel, stating that it helps "unlock creativity,"[7] and maintained a blog titled "The Faleiro Dynamic".[8]
Personal life
Faleiro was born in Goa and brought up in Kuwait.[1] She studied at University of Nottingham, Lancaster University and Kingston University, UK.[4] She has lived and worked in various countries, including Kuwait, India, the USA, the United Kingdom and France.[7][4]
Works
- Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2012)
- The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018)
- The Greatest Goan Stories Ever Told (2022)
- 100 Indian Stories: A Feast of Remarkable Short Fiction from the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries (2025)
References
- ^ a b c d "The Lounge Chair Interview: 10 Questions with Jessica Faleiro". Kitaab. 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b "The ghost writer". The Goan. 15 November 2014.
- ^ a b "The delicate balance of little lives". The Goan. 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "NAW Interview with Jessica Faleiro". New Asian Writing. 19 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Write-it right". The Goan. 2 February 2019.
- ^ Ferrão, R. Benedito (1 January 2018). "Goa and its Worlds: A Literary Journey". João Roque Literary Journal.
- ^ a b "Using travel to unlock creativity". O Heraldo. 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Jessica Faleiro spends her time on her two passions". The Asian Age. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2025.