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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The Middle Way Mentoring project now open for applications
A new mentoring scheme for Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic writers based in the Midlands is open for applications. The Middle Way Mentoring project
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Spotlight: A golden moment for short stories
The short story has traditionally been an American love affair. Hemingway, Carver and Vonnegut are often cited among the ‘greatest’ of all time.
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Abir Mukherjee: British Asian writers to look out for
It’s been an interesting few years for British crime fiction. The market for crime novels has been growing steadily, and last year it
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Iman Qureshi wins 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize
Iman Qureshi has won the 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize for her play, The Funeral Director. The Funeral Director was chosen from 1384
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Preti Taneja wins Desmond Elliott Prize
Preti Taneja has won the eleventh annual Desmond Elliott Prize, the UK’s most prestigious award for first-time novelists, (20th June). Taneja takes home
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Kali launches ‘Discovery programme’ across the regions
Kali Theatre and Curve has launched a new initiative to search for South Asian women writers across 3 UK cities. Its mission is
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Shamsie wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
British Pakistani writer, Kamila Shamsie has won the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her seventh novel, Home Fire. (June 6, 2018) At
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