Tahmima Anam has become the first Bangladeshi writer to win the Overall First Book Award at The Commonwealth Writers Prize 2008. The winners were announced at the Franschhoek Literary Festival in South Africa on May 18. The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, an increasingly valued and sought-after award for fiction, is presented annually by the Commonwealth Foundation. …
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2008
Europe and South Asia Region Winners Announced: Indra Sinha wins Best Book Award for Animal’s People Tahmima Anam wins Best First Book Award for A Golden Age An international judging panel has awarded the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best Book Award, Europe and South Asia Region, to Animal’s People by Indra Sinha (India). The Best …
The Writing Industries Conference – A Review
Over a hundred aspiring writers attended the first ever Writing Industries Conference held at Loughborough University on Saturday 9th February 2008.Keynote speaker, Stephen Booth, delivered an inspiring and original speech reminding writers of their fundamental right – and that is, to be paid for what they do! Writing is a business, which generates £60 billion …
Asian authors make Man Booker Prize shortlist
Two Asian authors have made the shortlist for The Man Booker Prize 2007. Mohsin Hamid, who spoke to TAWP last month and Indra Sinha are two of the final six authors to have made it on to this year’s shortlist. Following the announcement made on September 7, Howard Davies, Chair of Judges commented: “Selecting a shortlist this year …
Asian Writer scoops top prize in awards
Asian writer Azma Dar has been awarded the prize for Fiction in the New Writing Ventures Awards 2007. (September 12) Her entry, The Secret Arts, is a colourful first chapter of a novel set in Muree, a hill town in Pakistan, where a wedding is about to take place. The story introduces us to …