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Ira Mathur

Ira Mathur is an Indian born Trinidadian journalist and columnist. She won the 2023 OCM prize for Caribbean literature for her memoir Love The Dark Days (Peepal Tree Press), which was listed as one of the UK Guardians' top memoirs of 2023. Mathur gained diplomas in creative writing at the University of East Anglia/Guardian & The Faber Academy.

Articles by Ira Mathur

Black Man on the Run by Ira Mathur
This exclusive extract from Ira Mathur's pacy and piercing short story, 'Black Man on the Run', first published in Wasafiri 114: Windrush: Writing the Scandal, opens with a feeling, and a homecoming, one that’s stopped short at the border.
Penguin Press - October 2024
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