Reshma Ruia
The characters in your short story collection Mrs Pinto Drives to Happiness come from widely ranging backgrounds and ethnicities. Was it difficult to
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Features
Interviews, reviews and first person pieces on South Asian literature and writing.
Shazia J Altaf on winning the Creative Future Writers’ Award
Why did you enter the Creative Future Writers’ Awards? I have been on a strange journey with writing and life up until this
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Sarah M Jasat on The Mismatch by Sara Jafari
The Mismatch by Sara Jafari is relatable, honest and romantic. One family, two women and a secret that threatens to ruin them both.
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All Stories Mentorship – now open for applications
by Catherine Coe I’ve been a children’s book editor for twenty years, and a freelancer for the last ten. As well as working
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Stories of 71: Journeying Back project at Toynbee Hall
26th March 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Bangladesh war, struggle and subsequent Independence. East London is home to a vibrant and dynamic
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A Suitable Watch? Asha Krishna reviews the BBC adaptation
When the BBC televised its first episode of A Suitable Boy, I recalled reading it as a 15-year-old but retained nothing except the
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Amanthi Harris
Tell us about your novel, Beautiful Place and what inspired you to write it? Beautiful Place is set in a villa by a
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Learning to master Mughal Miniature Art
by Alia Raffia It was during a family trip to the magical city of Lahore aged fourteen that I fell in love with
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Deepa Anappara
When did you have the initial idea for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line? When I was working as a reporter in India,
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Book review: A Cure for a Crime by Roopa Farooki
The cover A Summary The Cure For a Crime is about the twins, Ali and Tulip, whose Mum has got a strange new
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