Raising the profile of South Asian writers since 2007
Three Poems By Ruth V. Mostrales 1. Pentatonic One. “The music box will go,” said Mother, impatient. She was speaking to the child in me who will never part with it. Two. I closed my eyes and thought of the days when promises were spoken in melodious haste, but there’s no time to bask in …
It was supposed to be a joke. After so many years I bumped into my best friend from childhood, Kelly in the local launderette. We greeted each other with a big hug and wished each other a Happy New 2011. She introduced me to her 14 year old daughter Tilly. I couldn’t believe that time …
A survey conducted by the DSC South Asian Literature Festival, in association with The Bookseller suggests that the industry is failing South Asian readers. A small proportion of just 2% of South Asian respondents stated there were sufficient books in the South Asian category suggesting that there needs to be a diverse range of books …
Asian authors dominate this year’s Costa First Book Award (November 16, 2010). Nikesh Shukla’s Coconut Unlimited, Kishwar Desai’s Witness of the Night and Aatish Taseer’s The Temple Goers join Simon Thirsk’s Not Quite White in the First Book Award Shortlist 2010. The Costa Book Awards recognise the most enjoyable books in five categories – First …
Curry enthusiasts will be delighted by TV Chef Anjum Anand’s latest book treat, I Love Curry. Amongst the 50 easy to follow curry recipes are mouth watering images – enough to tempt anyone to have a go! If you’re a fan of Madhu Jaffrey’s fine cookery books you will find this a joy! It has an …
Could you please tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into writing? I am a writer one way or the other. I worked as a magazine journalist under Singapore editors, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for several years in the Nineties before I gave up mainstream life to travel to obscure places. I …
The Asian Writer meets Hema Macherla
Tell us a bit about yourself and how you landed the position of literary agent? I graduated from St Andrews University in Scotland in 2004 and headed straight to Germany on a European Training Services scheme where I worked for a small independent publisher called Trojan Books. I spent most of my time researching the …
You’re the youngest published writer to be featured on The Asian Writer – do you consider yourself as a young writer? And what perception do people have of you? Of course I do. I think it’s a bit of a shock for whoever has heard of the book. Also they assume that I’m really smart which is …
Tell us a bit about your journey as a writer so far? I was born in Bombay into quite a bookish environment and with many fervent adults around. I grew up there for a few years and then in England, and always wrote stories and other things. When I was fourteen I had a …