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The Daily Digest: Local Literary Excellence

Saras Manickam, regional winner for Asia in 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

09-May-19 14:00

The Daily Digest: Local Literary Excellence

Today, we are going to talk about the regional winner for Asia in the world’s most global literary prize. We speak to Saras Manickam a regional winner for Asia in 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize to find out more.

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