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ArchnaSharmarelaunched N eem Tree Press in late 20 18 after returning to the U K from many years living in the U S and the M iddle East The press is a vibrant, independent publishing house producing books that change and broaden perspectives. D edicated to the enthusiastic discovery of both British and international literature, the press is global in scope, with titles under contract from across the world N eem Tree Press books have been showcased at BBC Radio, Vogue, H arper?s Bazaar, The Independent, N ew York City?s Smithsonian D esign M useum, among others Two of our translated YA books by A hlam Bsharat,Code N ame: Butterfly and Trees for the A bsentee shave been shortlisted for many awards, including the 20 20 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for A rabic Literary Translation, the Palestine Book A wards and the Global Literature In Libraries YA Prize The press was also awarded a PEN translate grant for The D jinn's A pple, to be translated by Sawad H ussain and a grant by the Romanian Cultural Institute forThe Book of Perilous D ishes, a book by the best-selling author, D oina Rusti. A rchna studied medicine at Cambridge U niversity and worked in investment banking in London and N ew York. In addition to running N eem Tree Press, she provides strategic and financial advice to healthcare companies. She had never worked in publishing prior to starting N eem Tree Press