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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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‘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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‘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
The French Prize- book cover

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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‘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
The Steradian Trail_Book Cover

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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