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Happy Birthday to Me : a collection of contemporary Asian writing
Foreword by Claire Chambers A beautiful collection of contemporary new voices from across the South Asian diaspora. The Asian Writer was launched in 2007 as a new online literary magazine to showcase...
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Bombay Baby
“an engaging, upbeat piece of popular fiction.” Scotland on Sunday UPDATE: Kindle edition out now for just £1.95 buy from Amazon here. Tina is torn between her Scottish parents and her Indian...
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Inspector Bucket and the Beast
UPDATE: Kindle edition out now for just £2.50 buy from Amazon here. London, 1851. The mortuaries are full with victims of a brutal child killer and the city is in a state of alarm. The newspapers...
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Five Degrees: The Asian Writer Short Story Prize 2012 anthology
Launched in 2012 The Asian Writer Short Story Prize set out to discover and recognise the very best new writing emerging from Asian writers. Five Degrees presents fourteen short stories short-listed...
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Finding Takri
Launching August 15th, 2013 My Grandmother Takri was the only person who remembered the date I was born. ‘She said it was the fifteenth of the Punjabi month of Chet,’ my mother told me. ‘It was...
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Beyond the Border
NEW WRITING FROM BRITISH ASIAN WOMEN featuring some of the sharpest writing from new and emerging talent An anxious new mother contemplates life without the baby; a young brides watches the love of...
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When Ali Met Honour
Ali’s a Muslim. Honour’s an atheist. When Ali and Honour meet on a student night out, they fall head over heels in love. But Ali’s a Muslim and his parents want him to marry a girl in Pakistan. And...
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Flying Goats in Agadir
Set against the backdrop of post-colonial Morocco, three couples – Susan and Daoud, Elizabeth and Mahmoud, our narrator and her beloved, share their stories of life and love, at home and abroad. Susan...
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Love across a broken map
From London to Goa, Manchester to Mumbai, tales that span start-ups, girl crushes, virtual gigolos, obsessive fans and astrological mishaps. This eclectic mix of short stories from The Whole Kahani...
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Lost and Found
Lost and Found Stories of home by Leicestershire writers Here is an anthology of original and diverse stories on the theme of home by Leicestershire writers – with contributions from authors such as...
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Welcome to Leicester
Welcome to Leicester Poems about the city Taking inspiration from the city of Leicester, this new anthology brings together poems which celebrate the city. Like a much-loved family member, Leicester’s...
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Dividing Lines
Dividing Lines DESCRIPTION: Launched at the Birmingham Literature Festival Spring Edition, Dividing Lines is wonderful collection of stories shortlisted for The Asian Writer Short Story Prize which...
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Leicester Writes Short Story Prize Anthology
Leicester Writes Short Story Prize Anthology DESCRIPTION: The Leicester Writes Short Story Prize was set up to celebrate the short story form. The prize, open to writers all over the world, invites...
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Dahlia Publishing is a small independent publishing press based in Leicester. We publish contemporary, original fiction and champion regional and diverse voices. Dahlia Publishing was established by...
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Subjunctive Moods
Subjunctive Moods DESCRIPTION: In Malaysia, a young girl discovers the seeds of friendship turning into love. A ghostly aunt causes more trouble than she’s worth, and a sea-monster yearns for her...
View ArticleLeicester Writes Short Story Prize Vol. 2
Leicester Writes Short Story Prize Vol. 2 DESCRIPTION: The Leicester Writes Short Story Prize was set up to celebrate the short story form. The prize, open to writers all over the world, invites short...
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Table Manners
Table Manners DESCRIPTION: A parrot takes on the voice of a dead husband. Two women in search of god and marriage learn what it means to love. A man living in exile writes home. From Mumbai to Venice,...
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Table Manners wins Best Short Story Collection at Saboteur Awards Susmita Bhattacharya’s debut short story collection, Table Manners has been named the winner of The Best Short Story Collection in...
View ArticleReading Short Stories by Amira Richards
Writing short stories can be hard and surprisingly reading them can require the same kind of effort. From a personal perspective, knowing what to look for, what works about a story and what doesn’t is...
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