The Asian Writer talks to prize winning author Qaisra Shahraz
Renita D’Silva
Q. Firstly could you tell me about how came to writing and discovering your voice? I have always wanted to write. Some people count sheep to fall asleep at night, I craft stories, elaborate tales with characters whom I encounter every night as I settle into bed. But I only ever treated it as a …
AR Quar
Q. What inspired you to write …And then she opened a can of worms! ? When I decided that I wanted more than just make my friends laugh at my witty anecdotes or get multiple likes for the funny status updates I posted on Facebook. This is going to sound very clichéd but it is …
Prajwal Parajuly
Touted as ‘The Next Big Thing in South Asian Fiction’ Prajwal Parajuly, talks to us about his debut novel, Land Where I Flee.
Sharmila Chauhan
Sharmila Chauhan talks about her new play, The Husbands, a thought provoking production, directed by Janet Steel
Minoli Salgado, SI Leeds Literary Prize winner 2012
The SI Leeds Literary Prize is now open for entries. The biennial award is for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women residing in the UK and has a prize fund over £3,000. In its inaugural year, the £2000 first prize was awarded to Sri Lankan writer, Minoli Salgado, who heard about the prize …
Amish Tripathi
Best selling author Amish Tripath talks to The Asian Writer
Sathnam Sanghera
Sathnam Sanghera talks about his debut novel, Marriage Material
Nikesh Shukla
The Asian Writer caught up with Nikesh Shukla to talk about his new food novella, The Time Machine
Palo Stickland
Author, Palo Stickland answers five questions about her first novel, Finding Takri