The organizing body noted a surge of entries from Asia this year, accounting to a fifth of all titles. Among the 50 books longlisted for the award, these are the 10 books from Asian writers:
1. Temsula Ao (India), Laburnum, Penguin
2. O Thiam Chin (Singapore), Never Been Better, MPH Publishing
3. Venita Coelho (India), The Washer of the Dead, Zubaan – Penguin
4. Dhruba Hazarika (India), Luck, Penguin
5. Manoj Kumar Panda (India), The Bone Garden and Other Stories, Rupantar
6. Wena Poon (Singapore), The Proper Care of Foxes, Ethos Books
7. Mahmud Rahman (Bangladesh), Killing the Water, Penguin
8. Bubul Sharma (India), Eating Women, Telling Tales: Stories about Food, Zubaan - Penguin
9. Kalpana Swaminathan (India), Venus Crossing, Penguin
10. David T. K. Wong (China), Chinese Stories in Times of Change, Asian Stories - Muse
A shortlist of six will be announced at the beginning of July. The winner will be chosen in September and receive the award at the close of the world’s oldest annual short story festival in Cork.
(More information HERE.)
1. Temsula Ao (India), Laburnum, Penguin
2. O Thiam Chin (Singapore), Never Been Better, MPH Publishing
3. Venita Coelho (India), The Washer of the Dead, Zubaan – Penguin
4. Dhruba Hazarika (India), Luck, Penguin
5. Manoj Kumar Panda (India), The Bone Garden and Other Stories, Rupantar
6. Wena Poon (Singapore), The Proper Care of Foxes, Ethos Books
7. Mahmud Rahman (Bangladesh), Killing the Water, Penguin
8. Bubul Sharma (India), Eating Women, Telling Tales: Stories about Food, Zubaan - Penguin
9. Kalpana Swaminathan (India), Venus Crossing, Penguin
10. David T. K. Wong (China), Chinese Stories in Times of Change, Asian Stories - Muse
A shortlist of six will be announced at the beginning of July. The winner will be chosen in September and receive the award at the close of the world’s oldest annual short story festival in Cork.
(More information HERE.)
