Fiction

Read the latest most exciting fiction from emerging writers. Poems, short stories and much more.

Formations – The Asian Writer Short Story Prize 1st prize

14 April 201815 April 2018Farhana Shaikh

Rukmini wills herself to stay lying on the sofa. Om, Om Shanti, she chants. The ghosts dance, screaming in a frenzy, wild shapes [...]

Savour the Moment – The Asian Writer Short Story Prize 2018 Runner Up

13 April 201813 April 2018Farhana Shaikh

Ever since the email went out at the end of November, food was all anyone could talk about. From: Culture Comms Subject: Important Staff Event [...]

Yellow Daffodils

22 September 201730 September 2017guest

“I’m in the department till twelve. You can come by eleven.” When I had texted Dr Verma the previous night, I knew this [...]

Too Soon

30 October 201530 October 2015Farhana Shaikh

by Farhana Khalique She bit into the peppermint too soon. And then she knew. Her eyes widened, darting around the carriage. A suit, [...]

The Asian Writer Short Story Competition Winner – Seascapes

28 April 201530 October 2015Farhana Shaikh

by CG Menon It isn’t until she gets to the bus stop that Malathy knows her feet are wrong. They’re aching a little [...]

The Asian Writer Short Story Competition Runner Up – A Cup of Tea

27 April 201530 October 2015Farhana Shaikh

by Shibani Lal Revathi makes herself a cup of tea. She rarely drinks tea nowadays, preferring the bitter hit of an espresso each [...]

The Gardener – Jocelyn Watson

21 January 201427 January 2015Farhana Shaikh

Never in a sari. On Sundays she’d always change first. Back from mass, she’d unwind the six yards of silk or chiffon, replacing it with her baggy black cotton tracksuit and her brown pumps. Even in those unflattering clothes, her black eyes and quiet grace shone through. Read more of The Gardener by Jocelyn Watson, The Asian Writer Short Story Prize 2013 Winner [...]