Society & Culture
Episode 12: Farhana Shaikh (Publisher & Writer) For over a decade Farhana Shaikh has given South Asian Writers a platform to showcase their work through website ‘The Asian Writer' (www.theasianwriter.co.uk (http://www.theasianwriter.co.uk/) ), championing their successes and sharing and creating opportunities for up and coming and existing writing talent. Realising that there was a need for more opportunities she set up publishing company Dahlia Books In the season finale of 'The Desi Woman Podcast' I chat to Farhana about the changing perception of South Asian writers and how we can change existing narratives and representations. Plus in 'The Desi Woman Reading List' Literary Expert Obie Matin reviews former guest from Episode 5, Kia Abdullah’s novel Take It Back. Get in contact with the show: Email: Momtazbh@hotmail.com (mailto:Momtazbh@hotmail.com) Twitter: @TheCraftCafe Instagram: @The_CraftCafe Farhana’s website is: www.theasianwriter.co.uk (http://www.theasianwriter.co.uk/) Find out more about Kia Abdullah: www.kiaabdullah.com The show samples the track Indra by the Thievery Corporation.