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Metro.co.uk has championed the Space To Write Project – a competition designed for budding writers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who are writing commercial fiction that has the potential to be the next smash-hit novel.
Our four winners were announced, so now it’s time to get to know Abilasha Ramanan, author of Prophet.
Sareeta Domingo, editorial director at Trapeze, said this about her story: ‘We were all extremely impressed by this submission – the idea felt brilliantly original, but supported by a really assured execution; the sample writing laid out the concepts efficiently and engrossingly from the outset, and with characterisation that felt immediate and well thought-through.
‘This story has real commercial appeal, and we’re all keen to see how it develops.’
Here’s our exclusive interview with the new writer.