The South Asian Literature Festival, organised by Bhavit Mehta and Jon Slack of Amphora Arts, will be taking a year-long break. The festival, held across 10 days in London is set to return in 2015. Since its inception in 2010, SALF has hosted prominent authors at more than 200 events across London, with a range …
Five Degrees Anthology Launch
The Asian Writer Short Story Prize set out to discover and recognise the best writing talent emerging from the UK and beyond. The Five Degrees anthology launch took place last Saturday at this year’s South Asian Literature Festival at Bush Theatre. Eight writers long listed in this year’s collection (Deepa Anappara, Mahsuda Snaith, Jocelyn Watson, …
South Asian Literature Festival Exclusive
The third South Asian Literature Festival takes place from the 1-11 November 2012. The opening weekend of the Festival will be held at Bush Theatre with four days of talks, theatre, workshops, comedy and live cooking. Here are a few of my favourite events: The Taliban Cricket Club, 4 Nov, 5.15pm, Timeri Murari talks about …
Jaffrey to launch new curry title
Madhur Jaffrey will launch her new cook book, Curry Nation at the Bishopsgate Institute this month (October 17). In her only London event this year, the Queen of Curry will share stories about her journey taken across Britain, as part of a major new series with the Good Food Channel. Jaffrey explores her native cuisine …