Devyani Saltzman was born in Toronto, Canada. She received a degree in Human Sciences from Oxford University, specializing in Sociology and Anthropology. She grew up on film and television sets, and was the recipient of the Young Professionals International Internship grant to work on a feature-length documentary in India.

In addition to Shooting Water (Publisher's Weekly, starred review) her writing has appeared in The Globe & Mail, Marie Claire, and The Walrus Magazine.

Her subjects include an interview with travel writer Pico Iyer, Indian Culture through cinema, Japan, Croatia, Daniel Libeskind and the ROM's new architecture, and the work of music video director Floria Sigismondi.


Interviews can be found at:

Winnipeg International Writers Festival (Sept. 2006) *download the podcast

The Telegraph, India (August 2006)

The Mimi Geerges Show on XM public radio (June 2006)

San Francisco Chronicle (May 2006)

The Sunday Tribune, India (April 2006)

Hour.ca (November 2005)

Curled Up With a Good Book

EngagingTheWord.net