Five Degrees: The Asian Writer Short Story Prize 2012

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Five Degrees: The Asian Writer Short Story Prize 2012

Written by Farhana Shaikh
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Launched this year [2012], The Asian Writer Short Story Prize set out to discover and recognise the very best new writing emerging from Asian writers. Five Degress presents fourteen short stories short-listed in this year's competitionThe published short stories reflect not only the depth and quality of writing being produced by new and emerging voices in Britain today but also go some way to challenge the perpetuated myth that Asian writers only produce a certain kind of fiction.

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Pages 165
Language Eng
Publisher Dahlia Publishing Ltd
Published January 1, 2012
ISBN 25692995
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Farhana Shaikh

After spending years working in the corporate world, Farhana Shaikh finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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