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‘The Dynamite Room’ (Book Excerpt) by Jason Hewitt

by New Asian Writing • 15/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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Jason Hewitt is a playwright, actor and author. He was born in Oxford and lives in London. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English from the University of Winchester and an MA with distinction in Creative Writing…

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Book Review- Losing My Religion, Vishwas Mudagal

by New Asian Writing • 14/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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Vishwas Mudagal is an author and entrepreneur. Losing My Religion is his debut novel. Mudagal was born in Karnataka, India and received a Bachelor of Engineering from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore. Read his interview here. Vishwas Mudagal’s Losing My Religion can be read and perceived…

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Short stories, South Asia

‘Sleeping Around’ by Abdul Sulamal

by New Asian Writing • 13/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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 Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology  Translated from Pashto to English by N. Atal As soon as Amir walked through the door, he started shouting and cursing, “where are you!? You honour-less scum!” His…

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‘The Half Life of Molly Pierce’ (Book Excerpt) by Katrina Leno

by New Asian Writing • 11/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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Katrina Leno’s debut novel The Half Life of Molly Pierce was published by Harper Collins. She is currently living in Los Angeles. Read her interview here. Below, you can read an excerpt from her book, The Half Life of Molly Pierce. Courtesy: Katrina Leno. The…

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‘The Separation’ (Book Excerpt) by Dinah Jefferies

by New Asian Writing • 10/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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Dinah Jefferies was born in Melaka, Malaya before coming to England when her parents returned to Solihull, Warwickshire. She studied at Birmingham College of Art and the University of Ulster, Coleraine. Read her interview here. Below, you can read an excerpt from…

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‘Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong’ (Book Excerpt) by Jessica Bacal

by New Asian Writing • 09/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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Jessica Bacal is the Director of the Wurtele Center for Work & Life at Smith College, an independent women’s college in Massachusetts with students from every state and from 60 countries around the world. Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women…

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‘The Impossible Exile’ (Book Excerpt) by George Prochnik

by New Asian Writing • 07/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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George Prochnik is the author of The Impossible Exile (Other Press, 2014). He has taught English and American literature at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is editor-at-large for Cabinet magazine, and is the author of In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise and Putnam Camp:…

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‘Maid’ by Ritika Pathak

by New Asian Writing • 06/07/2014 • 0 Comments

Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Everyone called me Angoori and the name has stuck; I never questioned its origin. I can still remember the day when my life changed completely. My uncle Rajgopal…

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‘Wasted Lines’ by Tina Mukerji Mehta

by New Asian Writing • 06/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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Poet’s Bio: Tina Mukerji Mehta has been a screenwriter and content writer for nearly a decade,  and has also been a juror in numerous Film Festivals and Screenwriting Competitions, Endas Screenplay Competition and JNU Filmfest. She has worked with auteurs like…

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‘Ontological Musings’ by Tina Mukerji Mehta

by New Asian Writing • 06/07/2014 • 0 Comments
Tina Mukherjee Mehta

Poet’s Bio: Tina Mukerji Mehta has been a screenwriter and content writer for nearly a decade,  and has also been a juror in numerous Film Festivals and Screenwriting Competitions, Endas Screenplay Competition and JNU Filmfest. She has worked with auteurs like…

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‘The World is Dreams’ by Tina Mukerji Mehta

by New Asian Writing • 06/07/2014 • 0 Comments
Tina Mukherjee Mehta

Poet’s Bio: Tina Mukerji Mehta has been a screenwriter and content writer for nearly a decade,  and has also been a juror in numerous Film Festivals and Screenwriting Competitions, Endas Screenplay Competition and JNU Filmfest. She has worked with auteurs like…

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