writers
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‘Bibi’s Room’ is a crucial step towards acknowledging Urdu women writers of 20th century Hyderabad
Saloni Sharma
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From the diaspora: Fifteen recent books by writers of Indian origin published abroad
Sayari Debnath
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The 11th edition of the New India Foundation book fellowships opens for applications
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Japanese cafe for writers on deadlines does not let them leave until they meet their goals
Scroll Staff
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‘Dear Pankaj...Yours, Amit’: An email chat between novelists Pankaj Mishra and Amit Chaudhuri
Amit Chaudhuri
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Does Salman Rushdie’s decision to publish on Substack signal a threat to book publishing?
Julian Novitz, The Conversation
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‘Goodreads’ readers #ReadWomen. Why English departments should do the same
Karen Bourrier, The Conversation
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Before the pandemic and (maybe) after: A catalogue of what cities lose
Parimal Bhattacharya
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Akwaeke Emezi: Ignore the noise, pay attention to the conversation
Aretha Phiri, The Conversation
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Mulk Raj Anand’s short stories provide a taste of what made his novels so powerful in their times
Oindrila Mukherjee
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Why has Chimamanda Adichie’s essay on social media culture sparked a controversy?
Akanksha Mishra
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‘Of her time, yet timeless’: Why Mannu Bhandari’s stories must be read now and always
Namita Gokhale
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‘An obscene law’: How Tamil writer Sundara Ramaswamy argued against the death penalty in 1999
Sundara Ramaswamy
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How a squeeze on living and writing spaces in Delhi is thwarting aspiring fiction writers
Ipshita Nath
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Things are stacked against women’s writing. Can a new prize for women writers really change things?
Shashi Deshpande
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Eight must-read novels: The enduring contributions of African American women writers
Nancy Kang, The Conversation
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How to get published during the pandemic and afterwards (warning: it will not be easy)
Meghna Pant
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Why the Booker Prize is problematic: Its entry criteria tend to overlook small publishers
Jamie Harris, The Conversation
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Some writers’ retreats have pivoted to online communities during the pandemic. Can it work?
Tara Khandelwal
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How systemic racial bias in the UK’s publishing industry disadvantages black writers
Catherine Harris, The Conversation Bernadette Stiell, The Conversation