Megaphone scheme opens for children’s writers
A talent development programme, for writers of colour who are writing for children, is open for applications until the end of the month.
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AuthorFarhana Shaikh
New prize hopes to discover ‘sorely underrepresented’ crime fiction writers
HarperFiction has launched a new competition to encourage submissions from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic writers. Killing It: The Killer Reads Competition for
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New prize launches for fiction writers of colour
Avon Books UK has partnered with Silé Edwards at Mushens Entertainment to launch a competition exclusively open to un-agented, unpublished writers of colour.
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Review: Just So You Know
Just So You Know, a collection of essays by underrepresented writers from Wales, instantly transports you to a world different to your own.
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Extract: Of Necessity and Wanting ~ Sascha A. Akhtar
Of Necessity & Wanting is a collection of lyrical, atmospheric stories of varying lengths set in urban Pakistan. At its forefront are the
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Amanthi Harris
Tell us about your novel, Beautiful Place and what inspired you to write it? Beautiful Place is set in a villa by a
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Learning to master Mughal Miniature Art
by Alia Raffia It was during a family trip to the magical city of Lahore aged fourteen that I fell in love with
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Bookouture partners with The Asian Writer for exclusive call out
Bookouture and Dahlia Books join forces on an exclusive call-out for writers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds – open Bookouture, in
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Vikram Seth’s epic novel makes screen debut
Set in vibrant 1950s India, A Suitable Boy, an epic tale of life and love based on the classic novel of the same
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Deepa Anappara
When did you have the initial idea for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line? When I was working as a reporter in India,
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