The Asian Writer speaks to Bilal Tanweer, author of The Scatter Here is too Great.
Sudha Bhuchar on My Name is…
My Name is….tells the real story of Molly Campbell, who hit headlines in 2006 after running away to Pakistan to live with her father. Initially Molly was thought to have been abducted by her father and taken to Pakistan. Days later, a happy Molly was seen in Pakistan declaring her name is Misbah and that …
SI Leeds Prize shortlist
The SI Leeds Literary Prize, a groundbreaking award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women writers based in the UK have announced their shortlist for this year’s prize. The shortlist includes: The Constellation of Ravine Roy – Mahsauda Snaith Hanging From The Hammer of The Bell – Season Butler Blue in Green – Kit de Waal …
Review: Fragments of Riversong
by Susmita Bhattacharya After a long wait, short stories have finally found a place of their own in the literary world. Alice Munro winning the Nobel Prize for Literature champions the short story form. Lydia Davis upholds the Man Booker International Prize for her short fiction. At last, there is recognition and importance given to …
MOOC’s for writers
Massive Open Online Courses or MOOC’s are university short courses taught by leading academics. Many MOOC’s use a host platform to teach a course, such as edx.org and are delivered across a number of media, including video, textbooks, workshops and social media. For writers, MOOC’s can inspire, teach and inform. They can give writers an …
Nikesh Shukla
Q. Your second novel is out, it’s called Meatspace – congratulations – what’s the journey been like? It’s been quite awful, thanks very much. Really hard work. Ultimately rewarding. But it’s been hard work. The week Coconut Unlimited came out, my mum passed away, and I suddenly had to try and manage the best thing …
Arjun Basu
The Asian Writer talks to Arjun Basu, author of Waiting for the Man.
First Novel Competition – update
Our announcement for the First Novel Competition result is long overdue. It was no easy task to judge. There were a number of super novels on the list which I loved for different reasons. Many congratulations to our finalists and winner. Here they are: Shortlist of the First Novel Competition Barsa Ray A Son to Eclipse …
Reading South Asian Literature and Why Diverse Books Really Do Matter
It wasn’t until university that I read a single book by an Asian writer – it was my final year and I had signed up to an Introduction to South Asian Literature, partly out of some sense of loyalty (I had spent the last two years being the only Asian person on my course, at …
Roopa Farooki
The Asian Writer catches up with Roopa Farooki to talk about her latest novel, The Good Children