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Books to read in 2021

Jasbinder Bilan on winning the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition

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All Stories Mentorship – now open for applications

22 May 202122 May 2021guest

by Catherine Coe I’ve been a children’s book editor for twenty years, and a freelancer for the last ten. As well as working [...]

Stories of 71: Journeying Back project at Toynbee Hall

8 April 2021Farhana Shaikh

26th March 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Bangladesh war, struggle and subsequent Independence. East London is home to a vibrant and dynamic [...]

Bhanu Kapil’s “radical and arresting” collection wins TS Eliot Prize

8 February 20218 February 2021Farhana Shaikh

Bhanu Kapil has won the 2020 T. S. Eliot Prize for her collection How to Wash a Heart (24 January). Judges Lavinia Greenlaw, Mona [...]

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Ajay Chowdhury: I could murder a biryani

28 May 202112 September 2021Farhana Shaikh

In the kitchen, Maya and the three under-chefs were busy with the night’s dinner. The smell of fried onions, garlic and ginger filled [...]

Writing for children: AM Dassu

25 February 202128 May 2021

Writing for children: Hiba Noor Khan

25 February 202128 May 2021

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