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Writing During The Covid-19 Pandemic 2020

by Raj K Lal | Aug 15, 2020 | 2020, Blog, Diversity in Writing, Inspirations, My Writing, News, Pandemic, Poetry, Writing group

It has been difficult to write and I’m sure a lot of people have had to change many things in their lives during this strange time of Corona Virus, Covid-19, lockdown and other such words that have become so familiar so early on into this new decade. These past...
Alex As Well by Alyssa Brugman

Alex As Well by Alyssa Brugman

by Raj K Lal | Feb 22, 2016 | Book Reviews by Raj, Diversity in Writing, YA Books, YA Writing

I’ve just finished reading Alex As Well by Alyssa Brugman (New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2015, originally published in Australia by Text Publishing Company) for a YA Writing Course I’m on at the moment, run by Keris Stainton. Alex As Well is a novel about the...
Jaipur Literature Festival 2015 #JLFSOUTHBANK

Jaipur Literature Festival 2015 #JLFSOUTHBANK

by Raj K Lal | May 21, 2015 | Blog, Diversity in Writing, Inspirations, Media, Southbank Centre

I attended the Jaipur Literature Festival 2015 at the Southbank Centre, London on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May. It was a busy weekend packed with talks, panels, lively debate, a Foyles book stall, book signings, a multitude of writers, activists, politicians,...
Music at Jaipur Literature Festival #JLFSOUTHBANK

Music at Jaipur Literature Festival #JLFSOUTHBANK

by Raj K Lal | May 21, 2015 | Blog, Diversity in Writing, Jaipur Literature Festival 2015 at Southbank Centre, Photo Gallery

I’ve never before been to a literature festival that began each day with live music, or one that ended with a massive musical bang! Both Saturday and Sunday began with the beautiful voice of Saberi Misra, accompanied by Dhanraj Persaud on tabla and Prabhat Rao on...

My Guest Blog for Leila Rasheed, Writer Children’s Books

by Raj K Lal | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Book Reviews by Raj, Diversity in Writing, My Writing, Reviews

I wrote a guest blog about finding a character I could relate to for Leila Rasheed, who writes books for children. It’s about finding a character we can relate to, and one which stays in our memory long after reading the book. I first met her when I was on the MA in...

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