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‘A Killer On A Coconut Tree’ by Shruthi Rao

by New Asian Writing • 09/11/2014 • 0 Comments
Shruthi - Rao

Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Ramayya rolled up the shutters of his tiny shop with an eardrum-shattering noise. He stepped in, touched the cash register and pressed his fingers to his eyes. He…

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‘Shona’ by Sarah George Thengungal

by New Asian Writing • 06/11/2014 • 1 Comment
Sarah George Thengungal

Poet’s Bio- Sarah George Thengungal lives and works in London and steals every moment away from her day job as a lawyer to write poetry, fiction and travel writing. Winning ‘The Guardian’ travel writing prize in 2011 inspired her to become a…

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‘The Sad Demise Of Manpreet Singh’ (Book Excerpt) by Patrick Bryson

by New Asian Writing • 25/10/2014 • 0 Comments
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Patrick Bryson is a fiction writer and essayist. His work has appeared in Southerly,  Tehelka, The Lifted Brow, The Times Of India, Motherland, Out of Print,The Shillong Times and Mascara Literary Review. He was awarded his PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2009.…

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‘Forbidden’ (Book Excerpt) by Kimberley Griffiths Little

by New Asian Writing • 23/10/2014 • 0 Comments
Forbidden book cover

Kimberley Griffiths Little grew up in San Francisco, but now lives in an adobe house on the banks of the Rio Grande with her chaotic, messy family. She thinks she has drunk so much Land of Enchantment water that some of…

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Book Review- Rhythm of Love, Rahul Prasad Kanu

by New Asian Writing • 23/10/2014 • 0 Comments
Rhythm of Love

  The story of Rhythm of Love starts with a man lying unconsciousness who is then taken to a rehabilitation centre where he is looked after by a nurse named Indu. He comes out of his comma and narrates his…

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‘The Steradian Trail’ (Book Excerpt) by M N Krish

by New Asian Writing • 11/10/2014 • 0 Comments
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M N Krish holds a BTech degree from IIT and Masters’ degrees from MIT. He has lived in India, US and Asia and has spent a good part of his life teasing stories out of numbers to do anything from scheduling…

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2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Open for Entry

by New Asian Writing • 09/10/2014 • 0 Comments
Commonwealth Short Story Prize

The 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is now Open for Entry. Its a great platform to showcase your talents and is a fantastic opportunity for writers across the Commonwealth. Plus, there is no entry fee. Writers have until 15 November 2014…

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‘Where Love Lies’ (Book Excerpt) by Julie Cohen

by New Asian Writing • 08/10/2014 • 0 Comments
Where Love Lies book cover

Julie Cohen studied at Brown University, earning a summa cum laude degree with honours in English. She followed it up with a postgraduate degree in English literature from the University of Reading. She has penned twenty books to date, published under…

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‘Taken With You’ (Book Excerpt) by Shannon Stacey

by New Asian Writing • 04/10/2014 • 0 Comments
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Shannon Stacey is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author. She lives with her husband and two sons in New England, where her two favorite activities are writing stories of happily ever after and riding her four-wheeler. She prefers writing to laundry, however, and…

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‘The Roots Of The Olive Tree’ (Book Excerpt) by Courtney Miller Santo

by New Asian Writing • 24/09/2014 • 0 Comments
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Courtney Miller Santo has dual degrees in Journalism and Russian Studies at Washington and Lee University. She teaches creative writing at the University of Memphis. Her debut novel THE ROOTS OF THE OLIVE TREE was published by William Morrow. Read her interview here. Below…

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‘Chasing the Monk’s Shadow’ and other Excerpts by Mishi Saran

by New Asian Writing • 05/09/2014 • 0 Comments
Mishi Saran

Mishi Saran was born in India and spent the first ten years of her life in New Delhi. Since then, she has lived in Switzerland, Indonesia, the United States, China, Hong Kong and Korea. She is the author of the travel…

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