This collection of essays celebrates 10 years of the SI Leeds Literary prize for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women writers. These are important words spoken by important women about the lives they have lived, their experiences, and all the things they've really wanted to write about but have had trouble getting commissioned, due to narrow expectations of the publishing industry. Essays include: Why I Write, Discouragement and Courage, The Versions of Me You Do Not See, Three Wise Women, Writing, Race and Sex. Contributing writers include Suad Kamardeen, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Gail Boland, Irenosen Okojie, Wenyan Lu, Amita Murray, Mahsuda Snaith, Shereen Tadros, Winnie M Li, Fiona Goh, Saima Mir, Huma Qureshi.

This collection of essays celebrates 10 years of Leeds-based national literary award SI Leeds Literary Prize for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women

About the Author
Editor Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist and writer. She was born in London and raised in Yorkshire. Her debut novel, The Khan, was Times Bestseller and Times and Sunday Times Book of The Year. Described as 'genre-busting,' The Khan was shortlisted for The Crimefest Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award, and Longlisted for the Jhalak and Portico Prize.


Book Information
ISBN 9781845235802
Author Saima Mir
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Publisher Peepal Tree Press Ltd