Asian Women Writers Collective (AWWC) (1984 - 1997)
The Asian Women Writers' Collective (AWWC) was the first of its kind in England and was formed in 1984. The AWWC's main objective was to encourage and promote creative writing by Asian women. It was active for about 10 years and explored diverse themes in stories and poetry, such as marriage, domestic violence, racism, exile and sexuality. The AWWC's publications include the anthologies Right of Way and Flaming Spirit. View collection >>
Gunesekera, Romesh (1954 - )
Critically acclaimed Sri Lankan-born fiction writer and poet, Romesh Gunesekera, has lived and worked in Britain since 1971. His stories, which have been translated into ten languages, are located within Sri Lanka's political turmoil, and geographical splendour. Gunesekera's most recent novel, Heaven's Edge was published in 2003. View collection >>
Namjoshi, Suniti (1941 - )
The work of writer, poet and fabulist Suniti Namjoshi's work draws several cultural traditions together. Her work is touched by autobiographical elements such as her gender, sexual orientation, politics, and her Hindu background, and is steeped in the traditions of story-telling and oral traditions. She has worked as an officer in the Indian Administrative Service and lectured in the Department of English at the University of Toronto. View collection >>
Hosain, Attia (1913 - 1998)
Writer and journalist Attia Hosain's works are intimate and delicate portrayals of her own experience growing up in a feudal or taluqdar household in Lucknow, India. She moved to England in 1947 and published two books, Pheonix Fled (1953), a collection of short stories and the novel Sunlight on a Broken Column (1961). View collection >>
Hussein, Aamer (1955 - )
Aamer Hussein was born and brought up in Karachi, Pakistan in 1955. His father, Ahmed Hussein settled in Karachi, his family home, at the Partition of India and creation of Pakistan in 1947... View collection >>
Sampad (1990 - )
Founded in 1990, Sampad is a development agency for South Asian Arts based in Birmingham. It promotes the appreciation and practice of the diverse art forms originating from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the West Midlands and works with youth and community audiences and participates in educational and professional artistic development. View collection >>
Randhawa, Ravinder (1952 - )
Writer Ravinder Randhawa was born in the Punjab, India in 1952. In 1959, at the age of seven, she moved with her family to England where she grew up in Warwickshire. View collection >>
