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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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‘Sparrow’ by Karishma Khanna

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

Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Anshu sat on the footpath and cried. Back then, it seemed like a good idea. Soon, people at the streets looked at her and pointed her out to…

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‘The Bitch’ by Ritika Pathak

by New Asian Writing • 05/07/2014 • 0 Comments

Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology She was labelled a bitch. Of course, after two divorces, both initiated by her, she was viewed with suspicion. There is nothing more annoying than being a lowly…

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‘On Dating a Virtual African Woman’ by Rahul Sharma

by New Asian Writing • 05/07/2014 • 0 Comments
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Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology I’m Roshan. After my third break-up, I was bitter and alone. As a working professional, I didn’t have much time to invest in clubs, discos or other places…

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