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Short story

Where writers can find support – financial and editorial
Where writers can find support – financial and editorial...
Ordinary extraordinary
Ordinary extraordinary
Telling Tales
Telling Tales
The V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize 2015
The V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize 2015
Arts Council England must treat literature more fairly
Arts Council England must treat literature more fairly...
Penelope Lively and Helen Simpson on literary brevity
Penelope Lively and Helen Simpson on literary brevity...
Adam Foulds & Rose Tremain at the V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize 2011
Adam Foulds & Rose Tremain at the V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize 2011...
Jane Gardam & Adam Mars-Jones at the V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize 2010
Jane Gardam & Adam Mars-Jones at the V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize 2010...
Commitment to the Short Story
Commitment to the Short Story
Roddy Doyle at the 2013 V.S Pritchett Memorial Prize
Roddy Doyle at the 2013 V.S Pritchett Memorial Prize...

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Nikesh Shukla

Nikesh Shukla

Nikesh Shukla is the author of three novels. Most recently, he authored the critically acclaimed The One Who Wrote Destiny (2018). His debut novel, Coconut Unlimited, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2010. His second novel Meatspace was …


Nikesh Shukla recommends Good Talk, Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions, Partition Voices, How To Lose A Country: From Democracy To Dictatorship in Seven Steps, Lowborn.

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