{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 7 Part 1 of 2 Own Voices with Maha Kamal","description":"Description: Part 1 of 2: South Asian writer and attorney, Maha Kamal talks about the short story collection she is working on. Including, what led her to write speculative fiction and the themes and characters in her stories. Other topics in this episode are: autofiction, historical figures in India and Pakistan, what it is like to be a south Asian writer submitting to contests. We wrap up Part 1 with the necessity of researching when writing about identities other than your own. Remember to check out Part 2 for the rest of my conversation with Maha. Check out some of Maha Kamal\u2019s writing and visual art here: www.mahakamal.com Links: NPR, \u201cBack When I was Older\u201d More information about Muhammad Ali Jinna and his wife, Ratanbai Jinnah White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India by William \u00adDalrymple Fun fact- &quot;autofiction\u201d was the term Truman Capote used to describe his novel, In Cold Blood The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer Black Mirror The Friday 500 events at Lighthouse Writer\u2019s Workshop (currently on hiatus due to Covid-19) You can read \u201cThe Story of Your Life\u201d by Ted Chiang here NYC Midnight short story competition Latinx criticism of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummings More info about the #Ownvoices movement Maha Kamal\u2019s writing and visual art here: www.mahakamal.com More info about this podcast and Sydney's sensitivity reading services: Website: www.sensitivityreader.com Email: sensitivityreader@gmail.com Social Media: Facebook and Twitter Music arrangement and podcast editing by Cara Tucker https:\/\/caratucker.com\/ Logo design by Leonard Pollard, commissions open: leonard.pollard@colorado.edu Seriously, he\u2019s amazing. You should see what he can do with embroidery floss. Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor. ","author_name":"The Sensitivity Reader Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sensitivityreader.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14970251\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/76744124"}