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Short stories, South Asia

‘Water on a Hot Plate’ by Murli Melwani

by New Asian Writing • 28/12/2014 • 0 Comments
Murli Melwani

Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology One of the first persons I phoned when I came to spend the summer with my son, Anand, in Toronto was Vivek. Vivek was in the wholesale trade…

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Novel abstracts

‘Sita’s Sister’ (Book Excerpt) by Kavita Kane

by New Asian Writing • 26/12/2014 • 0 Comments
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Kavita Kane, a senior journalist with a career of over two decades, which includes working for Magna publication and DNA, she quit her job as Assistant Editor of Times of India to devote herself as a full time author. A…

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‘State of Honour’ (Book Excerpt) by Gary Haynes

by New Asian Writing • 04/12/2014 • 0 Comments
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Gary studied law at Warwick University and completed his postgraduate training at the College of Law. As a lawyer, he specializes in commercial dispute resolution. Gary writes cinematic-style, fast-paced, action-packed political/military/spy thrillers. His debut work, State of Honour, Tom Dupree…

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‘Stones Data’ (Book Excerpt) by Jacob Whaler

by New Asian Writing • 03/12/2014 • 0 Comments
Jacob Whaler

Jacob Whaler is the author of Stones Series. In his professional life, he has used words to build meaning into arcane corporate documents that control the flow of hundreds of millions of dollars around the globe. He has lived in New York…

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‘The Second Captive’ (Book Excerpt) by Maggie James

by New Asian Writing • 25/11/2014 • 0 Comments
SecondCaptive book cover

Maggie James is a British author who lives in Bristol. She writes psychological suspense novels.Before turning her hand to writing, Maggie worked mainly as an accountant, with a diversion into practising as a nutritional therapist. Diet and health remain high…

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Short stories, South Asia

‘The Last Time It Ticked’ by Darshi Ranmuthu

by New Asian Writing • 20/11/2014 • 0 Comments
Darshi Ranmuthu

Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology If you peer in to the exact depth of my eyes you will see it, the reflection. The destination where my heart has tiptoed is reflected in the…

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Novel abstracts

‘Kamadeva: The God Of Desire’ (Book Excerpt) by Anuja Chandramouli

by New Asian Writing • 17/11/2014 • 0 Comments
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Anuja Chandramouli is the author of Kamadeva: The God of Desire. Her first book Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava was named by Amazon India as one of the top 5 books in Indian writing for the year 2013. Read her…

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‘The French Prize’ (Book Excerpt) by Cathryn Hein

by New Asian Writing • 09/11/2014 • 0 Comments
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Cathryn Hein was born in South Australia’s rural south-east. With three generations of jockeys in the family it was little wonder she grew up horse mad, finally obtaining her first horse at age 10. So began years of pony club, eventing,…

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Short stories, South Asia

‘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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NAW Poetry

‘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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