The Asian Writer aims to inspire the next generation of British Asian writers and raise the profile of talented emerging writers.

Launched in August 2007  by Leicester born writer, Farhana Shaikh The Asian Writer features the very best of Brit Asian Literature, South Asian literature and the artists that write under the genre. Our regularly updated website lists forthcoming events, opportunities, prizes and information on creative writing courses as well as literary festival, the latest news, resources and links that no writer should be without.

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Mission Statement

The Asian Writers Project aims to inspire the next generation of British Asian writers; it hopes to promote the profile of published writers while giving new writers a platform to showcase their work. Our objectives are:

• to provide a platform to promote Asian writers and their works.
• to host a network
• to discuss and review Asian writers, their works and the art of writing.
• to host events, bringing together new and established writers
• to organise a mentoring programme supporting both new and emerging talent
• to launch a literary prize
• to help, support and fund writers and their works
• to publish new writing by British Asian writers, online and in print