Welcome to Indo-Pacific Literature from Australia and South Asia.
Indo-Australian anthologies of short fiction, online fiction, literary projects, festivals and events feature in these pages.
Coming soon: the latest collection of Short Fiction from Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle
Relatively True, Stories of Truth, Deception, Post-Truth from the Indian Subcontinent and Australia
Edited by Meenakshi Bharat & Sharon Rundle. Orient BlackSwan, India, 2022.
Contributing authors: Shirley Hazzard, Eugen Bacon, Gulzar, Meenakshi Bharat, Alex Cothran, Tony Birch, Devika Brendon, Sharon Rundle, Cate Kennedy, Anne Benjamin, Sujata Sankranti, Kate Grenville, Priya Sarrukai Chabria, Andrew Kwong, Mitra Phukan, Bashabi Fraser, Yasmine Gooneratne, Rashida Murphy, Sunil Badami, Niharika Chibber Joe, Matt Lupton, Susanne Gervay, Janhavi Acharekar, Gayatri Gill, Julia Prendergast. Proem by Dr Roanna Gonsalves. Foreword by His Excellency, The Australian High Commissioner to India, The Honourable Mr Barry O’Farrell AO.
This fifth in our series of Indo-Pacific literature follows Glass Walls: Stories of Tolerance and Intolerance; Only Connect; Alien Shores; and Fear Factor Terror Incognito.
Read here now: a Constellation of new illustrated stories awaits your enjoyment! Keep reading.
Agathokakological Aussie Summer illustrated story mosaic
A South Asian – Australian short story collection. Choose a star and read an illustrated story.
Authors: Amit Dasgupta, Sydney Srinivas, Avijit Sarkar. Sonali Sharma, Susanne Gervay, Julia Booth, Baishakhi Taylor, Sudipto Lahiri, Indranil Halder, Partha Mazumdar, Paromita Sen Mukherjee, Saheli Mitra, Anne Benjamin, Manisha Jolie Amin, Gwen Bitti, Rashida Murphy, Malini Sarkar, Devika Brendon, Pallavi Jain, Anu Shivaram, Dannielle Seabrook, Kaushik Das Gupta, Libby Sommer, Diti Bhattacharya, Helen Whitehead, Sharon Rundle. Copyright Notice.
Foreword by the Australian High Commissioner to India, The Hon Barry O’Farrell AO.
Introduction by the Consul General of India, Sydney, Mr Manish Gupta.
Here’s a short video by Helen Whitehead to guide you through the Agathokakological Aussie Summer stars and stories.
Virtual Tour of Agathokakological Aussie Summer story mosaic by Helen Whitehead
Links to the stories are embedded in stars. Each author has their own star. Please click on the image to be transported to this constellation of stories. Choose a star, click and read an illustrated story.
The still photo image of the window was contributed by Indranil Halder. Helen Whitehead an expert in innovative technology and online story projects created the technology and a very special interface designed specifically for this mosaic. The stories are generously contributed by our authors well-known and emerging, for which we thank them. Foreword by the Australian High Commissioner to India,
The Hon Barry O’Farrell AO. Introduction by the Consul General of India, Sydney, Mr Manish Gupta.
The aim of the project… – Agathokakological Aussie Summer (facebook.com)
Video of His Excellency The Australian High Commissioner to India, Mr Barry O’Farrell AO.
Video of Launch of Agathokakological Aussie Summer
Opening song at launch “Hurt” by Flÿn, performed by Wednesday, Soundcloud.
Agathokakological Aussie Summer Story Mosaic Media Page
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