Untold Narratives
@WritersUntold
A development programme for writers marginalised by community or conflict. Currently working with writers in Afghanistan and NE India.
Words Without Borders published A Chapan the Height of Noorjan, a short story by Paranda writer Zaheda, translated from Dari by Abdul Bacet. In this piece, a boy’s playful defiance collides with the weight of war, leaving a family forever changed. wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2…
My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird, New Fiction by Afghan Women (@MacLehosePress, 2022) has been published in South Korea by Pacho Publishing. Buy the English edition: bit.ly/4f12NUY
In Reading, We Resist, by Paranda writer Marie Bamyani, was published by The Markaz Review @TheMarkazReview this month. Marie talks about the importance of the Paranda book club, where Afghan women writers select and discuss a variety of books. themarkaz.org/in-reading-we-…
Tongueless Speaker, a short story by Paranda writer Tamanna Easar, translated from Dari by Abdul Bacet, was published in Words Without Borders. The story follows a woman from Afghanistan as she attempts to adjust to her life in exile. wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2…
Join Paranda writer Tamanna Easar on 24 June at Exiled Lit Cafe (@ExiledWriters) panel ‘Step into my Shoes’, exploring the conflicting sense of self in exile. Get tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/exiled-write…
Read the full correspondence between Kate Mosse and Parand for free for a limited time using this gift link 🎁 With thanks to @WritersUntold @LucyHannah19 @Martin_Hemming ✨ thetimes.com/article/5a3a45…
A great team effort between Untold and @thetimes today. Online and in the mag
NEW: Letters between author Kate Mosse and Afghan writer Parand provide insight into women's lives under gender apartheid ✍️ Brought to life with illustrations by Nina Krause and the all-female team @christinalamb @CsiTomb and myself @thetimes 👇 thetimes.com/world/asia/art…
Manya Wilkinson has won the Royal Society of Literature's (@RSLiterature) £15,000 Encore Award for the best second novel, for her book Lublin (@andothertweets) 👇 thebookseller.com/news/manya-wil…
You can now read International-Booker-Prize-Winner Banu Mushtaq’s acceptance speech, in full, over on our Ampersand blog: andotherstories.org/2025/05/21/ban…
Join us at Brixton Library @lamlibs on 2 June to hear My Dear Kabul (Coronet, 2024) contributor @haidari_batool, co-translator @negeen9 , and one of the book’s editors, Sunila Galappatti, talking about this collective diary by Afghan women writers. eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-dear-kabu…
Congratulations Carys!
“Beautifully written, with an even more beautiful message, about human connection that’s so needed in the world right now.” We’re delighted to award Clear by Carys Davies the 2025 Ondaatje Prize, recognising the best literary work which evokes the spirit of a place.
A series of film screenings and panel discussions will take place in London on 16th, 19th and 20th May. A world premier for two of the films and a very exciting set of speakers await visitors. The challenges of bringing about accountability and democracy in the new Bangladesh.
Freemuse’s State of Artistic Freedom 2025 report is out. Across the globe, artists are being silenced, through arrest, threats, and censorship. Even in democracies, self-censorship is rising. The report reveals an alarming trend in political repression and moral policing in 2024.…