Shankari Chandran has won the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award (2023) for her novel, Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, published by Ultimo Press. Shankari Chandran
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Confluence November 2019 issue
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Confluence August 2019 Issue
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Confluence is now 15 years old!
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