Renowned literary giant, Hanif Kureishi was presented with The Asian Achievers Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts last week (September 19). The awards celebrate individuals who are responsible for bringing the South Asian community to centre stage. Kureishi was nominated in the Media, Arts and Culture category, beating off a strong list of nominees …
Neel Mukherjee shortlisted for Man Booker Prize
Neel Mukherjee has made the shortlist of the Man Booker Prize (September 9, 2014). It’s the first year the prize has been opened to all authors writing in English, regardless of nationality. Howard Jacobson is in the running to be the first British man to win twice. Joshua Ferris, Richard Flanagan, Karen Joy Fowler, Howard …
Book Choice of the Month
curated by Mahsuda Snaith The Scatter Here is Too Great by Bilal Tanweer UK Hardback released August 14th A vivid and intricate novel-in-stories, The Scatter Here Is Too Great explores the complicated lives of ordinary people whose fates unexpectedly converge after a deadly bomb blast at the Karachi train station: an old communist poet; …
Bilal Tanweer
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The SI Leeds Literary Prize, a groundbreaking award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women writers based in the UK have announced their shortlist for this year’s prize.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.