My second novel: Louisiana Catch
Louisiana Catch, my debut U.S. novel, is about Ahana, a 33-year-old grieving daughter and sexual abuse survivor from New Delhi who must summon
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AuthorFarhana Shaikh
Thrilling exploration of Karachi wins Portobello Prize
The inaugural Portobello Prize has been awarded to Samira Shackle for Karachi Vice. A fresh and thrilling exploration of Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi
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Applications open for Belgrade’s playwriting workshops
Applications are now open to join a free playwriting programme running this autumn. Critical Mass, at the Belgrade Theatre, is for writers aged
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New prize invites scripts
The Lancaster Playwriting Prize is a new partnership initiative between Lancaster University and The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster; it is supported by Lucy Briers,
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Kandasamy and Shamsie shortlisted for Women’s Prize
Meena Kandasamy and Kamila Shamsie have both been shortlisted for this year’s Women’s Prize. Kandasamy’s second novel, When I Hit You is a
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Taneja’s debut We That Are Young shortlisted for Desmond Elliot Prize
Preti Taneja’s debut novel, We That Are Young has been shortlisted for this year’s Desmond Elliot Prize. It is one of three novels
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Bally Gill
Coventry born, Bally Gill is currently playing the lead role of Romeo in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Directed
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“In a thriller, nowhere is safe” – Sanjida Kay on the importance of setting
There’s a thin band of cream silhouetting the cranes that hover over the half-built office blocks in the city centre. I head home,
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Formations – The Asian Writer Short Story Prize 1st prize
Rukmini wills herself to stay lying on the sofa. Om, Om Shanti, she chants. The ghosts dance, screaming in a frenzy, wild shapes
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Savour the Moment – The Asian Writer Short Story Prize 2018 Runner Up
Ever since the email went out at the end of November, food was all anyone could talk about. From: Culture Comms Subject: Important Staff Event
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