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‘Priya in Heels’ (Book Excerpt) by Ayesha Patel

Book cover Priya in Heels

Ayesha Patel was born in Gujarat, India and later moved to Texas. She quickly found her footing in languages and creative writing and weaves her diverse background into her stories. She currently lives in the beautiful, though rainy, state of Washington…

NAW Interview with Ayesha Patel

AYESHA PATEL

Ayesha Patel was born in Gujarat, India and later moved to Texas. She quickly found her footing in languages and creative writing and weaves her diverse background into her stories. She currently lives in the beautiful, though rainy, state of…

‘Kings and Sons’ by Vrinda Baliga

Vrinda Baliga

Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology All eyes were on the girl when she entered.No one, however, met her gaze when she glanced timidly about the courtyard. Only Hirabai observed her frankly, noting every…

NAW Interview with Ingrid Seymour

Ingrid Seymour

Ingrid Seymour is the author of Ignite The Shadows (Harper Voyager, February 2015). When she’s not writing books, she spends her time working as a software engineer, cooking exotic recipes, hanging out with her family and working out. She writes…

NAW Interview with June Melby

June Melby

June Melby’s work has appeared in McSweeney’s, LA Weekly, and National Lampoon Magazine, among other places. In 2011 she was a Writing Fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and in 2003 received the International Artist Award and residency…

NAW Interview with Aditi Mathur Kumar

aditi mathur kumar

Aditi Mathur Kumar is the author of Soldier & Spice: An Army Wife’s Life. The book deals with Pia’s story, a young woman who leaves her past life behind, when she becomes an army wife. NAW- Tell us about your…

NAW Interview with Myke Cole

Headshots of Myke Cole taken on Saturday, 13 November 2010 in Washington, DC.Photo by Tim Lundin / Freelance / tim@TDLphoto.com - http://TDLphoto.com

As a security contractor, government civilian and military officer, Myke Cole’s career has run the gamut from Counterterrorism to Cyber Warfare to Federal Law Enforcement. He’s done three tours in Iraq and was recalled to serve during the Deepwater Horizon…

NAW Interview with Lori Rader-Day

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Lori Rader-Day is the author of the mystery The Black Hour (Seventh Street Books, 2014). Born and raised in central Indiana, she now lives in Chicago with her husband and dog. Her fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Good…

NAW Interview with Jack Hayes

Candleburn

Jack Hayes is a journalist for one of the world’s largest news companies. He has reported from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and many others. Visit him here. NAW- Tell us about your book, Candleburn. How did you…

NAW Interview with Shehan Karunatilaka

shehan karunatilaka

Shehan Karunatilaka is a Sri Lankan writer. His book Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew was published to critical acclaim and went on to win the Commonwealth Book Prize, DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and Gratiaen Prize. An advertising copywriter by trade, he currently…

‘Age of Shiva’ (Book Excerpt) by James Lovegrove

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James Lovegrove is the author of nearly 40 acclaimed novels and books for children. Straight after graduating from Oxford with a degree in English Literature, James set himself the goal of getting a novel written and sold within two years. In the event, it took…