Interviews, reviews and first person pieces on South Asian literature and writing.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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