” I would say when you write regularly and read widely, you slowly develop your voice.” Says Vikas Prakash Joshi.
“My Name Is Cinnamon” let’s listen to Vikas Prakash Joshi
In conversation with Charu Nivedita about his latest novel “Conversations with Aurangzeb”
All my works of fiction, in my perspective, involve a dialogue with my readers as well as with the Creator. As a postmodern writer, I intentionally avoid creating closed texts.
A preview of the Ceylon Literary Festival-2024, the tapestry of literature and art.
The Galle Literary Festival just concluded with a bang! And the literary excitement that ignited late last year won’t slow down as the Ceylon Literary Festival is around the corner! And Asian […]
‘Fuelled by my longing for home, I began to write these stories,’ Agnes Chew
It was in the heart of winter, in 2020. I was writing an essay for my German language class, in which I had to describe my home country, when the words slipped out of me: ewiger Sommer meiner Heimat. Eternal Summer of My Homeland reflects not only the context in which I was writing the book, but also the themes interwoven in the work.
‘To me, Narit is more than just a character,’ Pamda Bure.
The title aligns with the literary tradition of naming a book after its main character, you know, like ‘Harry Potter,’ when the narrative revolves around them. ‘Teacher Narit’ is one of those stories where the plot’s rhythm hinges on Narit – his experiences, struggles, and personal growth. To me, Narit is more than just a character.
It took me five and a half years to write the novel, Jonel Abellanosa
I wove a lot of my stories from memory. Years ago, I ditched the practice of carrying a notebook to record insights in life’s other settings. I intended to turn my subconscious and unconscious mind into a trustworthy and bottomless repository of my original thoughts and insights. I practised my intuitive perception. It took me five and a half years to write the novel.
Veins of Influence by Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra “A pioneering monograph that brings Sri Lanka into the global discourse of photography “
My affinity and love for ‘seeing’, whether it be art, built and natural environments has, in many ways, directed my vocational journey and also connected me to the various cultures and communities I have entered.
My Mother Pattu by Saras Manickam, ‘ A book that is light on the eyes but sits firmly in the heart”
Taking the high moral ground, I wanted to write stories that showed up these awful women and suitably ‘punished’ them.
From a place where the pen is kept at gunpoint, I write for the freedom of my people- Asha Ralapanawe
Asha Relapanawa is a Sri Lankan writer and won the “Kawitha” award for best fiction in 2013 for her debut novel SalapathanaMandiya. KAWITHA TALENT Awards Ceremony 2013 . Her 3rd Novel was nominated for the Godage Awards for best youth fiction in 2019.
Mombauer’s House of Drought into the shortlist of World Fantasy Awards 2023…
“Dennis Mombauer lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he works as Director: Research & Knowledge Management at SLYCAN Trust, a non-profit think tank focused on climate change. He is also a writer […]
My pen is my gun, the words are my bullets…Lena Kudaeva
By Susanna Brail It is a recurrent reality that when war hits a nation, the soldiers brush their rusted barrels and walk to the front line, the authors dip their pens in […]
Smriti Ravindra’s debut novel is a wholesome exploration of a “sense of place.”
Smriti Ravindra is a Nepali-Indian writer. Her fiction and journalism have been published globally, including in the US, India, and Nepal. She currently resides in Mumbai, India. The Woman Who Climbed Trees is her first novel and is the latest addition to internationally published Nepali diasporic literature through which she goes on a psychological journey in search of “the place”.
I began writing as a child, Paula O.M. Otukile
Paula O.M. Otukile the founder of the Mulher Forte African Literature Awards. Born in Mahalapye, Botswana, Paula is the chief executive editor of Listen to Africa magazine, editor of Diaspora Times Global, and a literature columnist for Mt. Kenya Times. Her accolades include: Nominated for Zikomo Africa Awards Zambia (Best Book of The Year, and Best Author of The Year), 2021 Global AfriCAN Author honoree award, 2021 Advocate of The Year – Gender Activist, Monrovia, Liberia, and Best Gender Activist, Lagos, Nigeria
“The translation” is wide open window to the world, Koshalee Sirichandra
Sri Lanka’s literary landscape has a very particular space for transalted work. Hundreads of translations are launched in this island nation by its relatively small publishing community which as a number is very insignificant compared with India and Bangladesh. However, as a percentation against the original work published in two main langauges spoken in the island nation, and the little the English writers in Sri Lanka do, translations into Sinhala records the majority.
Writers have the power to make incremental contributions to make the world a better place, J.E. Sibi-Okumu
.E. Sibi-Okumu is a playwright from Kenya. The socio-political evolution of his country is a constant inspiration for him. Almost all his plays involve music and dance. He also writes prose and poetry and is a regular columnist. He is a *Chevalier des Palmes Académiques.
Africa has contributed immensely to the development of global literature- Folu Agoi
Folu Agoi, President of the Nigerian Centre of PEN International (aka PEN Nigeria), erstwhile Chairman of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Lagos Branch (March 13, 2004 – October 13, 2007), winner of BBC Poetry Competition (2001) and several other awards – including Prof Wole Soyinka Award for Literature (2007), Mother Drum Golden Award for Excellence (2012), The Tutuola Palm for Poetry award (by The Delta Book Club; July 23, 2019), and SWANA 2020 Poetry Competition (Nov 7, 2020; SWANA…
I started writing in my school notebooks when I was eleven- Stanley Gazamba
Stanley Gazemba’s novel, ‘The Stone Hills of Maragoli’, published in the USA as ‘Forbidden Fruit’ (The Mantle, NY) won the Jomo Kenyatta prize for Kenyan Literature in 2003. He is also the author of ‘Khama’ (shortlisted for the Wilbur and Niso Smith Adventure Writing Prize, also published by The Mantle), ‘Ghettoboy’ (shortlisted for the Kwani? Manuscript Prize) and ‘Callused Hands’. His collection of short stories, ‘Dog Meat Samosa’ was recently published by Regal House Publishing of Raleigh, USA. His novel, ‘Footprints in the Sand’ will be published in Sweden in 2022.
I want my stories to go beyond Kenya- Cynthia Abdallah
Cynthia Abdallah is a Kenyan-born writer, poet and educator. She is the author of My Six Little Fears (poetry) and The Musunzu Tree (short stories) and The Author’s Feet (poetry). She currently lives and works in Venezuela, South America, where she teaches Language and Literature. Her work has appeared in numerous online magazines and in print. These include The Tokyo Poetry Journal (Japan), Kwani? Uchaguzi Edition(Kenya), Ake Review (Nigeria), Quailbell Magazine (USA), Kalahari Review (Kenya), Nalubaale Review(Uganda), Active Muse (India) and the Bodies and Scars anthology by Ghana Literary Journal.
“My extended stay in Sri Lanka changed my perception” -Jean-Paul Faure-Author of Return to Jaffna
worldwide, and he did not stop there. Dr Jean-Paul Faure translates Asian literature into French, especially, work of Sri Lankan authors with whom he has a particular affiliation. The country where he served over four years as a diplomat.
“Tit-Tik depicts the unbreakable bond between a man and his pet dog” Ragulan Tharmakulasingam
Sri Lanka is the birthplace of several multitalented, visionary and unconventional artists. They range from writers to performing artists who have swum across the ring of salty waters and show the world the irresistible might the island nation possesses. They are the magic coins of countries creative economies, the glue of the nation united future, and the ambassadors of Sri Lanka
The Asian Review 