For his mother, Jaya, it means saying goodbye to the house that has been her home for decades. They must take only what they can carry, give up their money and never return.įor Asha and Pran, married a matter of months, it means abandoning the family business that Pran has worked so hard to save. When you’re left with nothing but your secrets, how do you start again?Ī devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. Neema has a Law LLB degree and is a Chartered Institute of Marketing qualified marketer.įind Nemma on Twitter here: image © Alexander James She mentors writers including those from under-represented backgrounds and is passionate about building a more diverse publishing industry. Neema developed her writing through the University of East Anglia Writing Fiction course and Jericho Writers Self Edit Your Novel course among others. Her flash fiction won the Curtis Brown #WriteCBC competition and came second prize in the Casket of Fictional Delights, judged by Kit de Waal. Kololo Hill was also longlisted for the Retreat West Novel Prize, Exeter Novel Prize, SI Leeds Literary Prize and York Festival of Writing Pitch Perfect awards. Neema’s work won the Literary Consultancy Pen Factor Live and was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award, First Novel Prize and York Festival of Writing Best Opening Chapter competitions. Her debut novel Kololo Hill was published in 2021 by Picador and has featured in The Independent, The Irish Times, Marie Claire and Daily Mail among others. Neema Shah is an award-winning author and marketer.
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