Mona Dash
When did you know you had a story in you that you wanted to share? Many years ago, when my baby boy became
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AuthorFarhana Shaikh
Hanif Kureishi’s film My Beautiful Laundrette to be made into play
Curve, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Leeds Playhouse are joining forces to co-produce a new stage production of Hanif Kureishi’s screenplay My Beautiful Laundrette. This bold new
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Asian writers shortlisted in Saboteur Awards
Talented Asian writers have been shortlisted in this year’s Saboteur Awards. Short story writer, Susmita Bhattacharya has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Short
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Nikesh Shukla & Mahsuda Snaith
Earlier this year, Cultural eXchanges Festival welcomed authors Nikesh Shukla and Mahsuda Snaith for an in conversation event. Held in association with The
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Books to read in 2019
2019 seems to be the year we’ve all been waiting for. And dare I say, with its generous mix of books by emerging
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Copyright: the basics for writers
What is copyright? Copyright protects your creative work and prevents others from using it without your permission. Copyright protection applies to: Original literary,
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Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam
It’s that time of year when self-help books promising to help us get fit, get healthy, be happy dominate the bestseller lists and
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10 reasons to attend The Asian Writer Festival 2018
We’re book-ending our tenth birthday with an all-day festival on Saturday October 20th 2018 at The Wesley in London. The Asian Writer will once again
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Joanne Burn: Why I chose to make my main character Asian
Quite early on when planning my novel, I imagined Uma as Asian, and I guess the question isn’t why, but why not? Overwhelmingly, protagonists
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Harder than ever for authors to make a living from writing, study finds
In June this year, the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)* published the initial findings of a new survey into UK author earnings.
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