Becoming a Writer

Forget about the authors and their books who claim that writing is impossible, that getting through the slush pile is impossible and getting published is impossible! There needs to be positivity to enable creativity and Dorothea Brande’s Becoming a Writer is a reassuring and comforting friend. Full of good, sensible and practical advice. Brande’s advice is over seventy years old …

Desi DNA – Asian Brit Lit

If you missed Desi DNA when it was on first time round then now is the time to play catch up! Nikki Bedi talks to Sarfraz Manzoor, Greetings from Bury Park (2007), the controversial Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal, Tourism (2006) and Gautam Malkani, Londonstani (2006) to discuss Asian writers and authenticity. Should we play the race card …