GALLEY BEGGAR PRESS SHORT STORY PRIZE 2023/24
RABIA KAPOOR is a writer from Mumbai, India. Her stories and ‘non-poems’, which often dwell on themes of insecurity, belonging, and hope, have been featured on platforms such as Buzzfeed India, The Quint, and Homegrown. Having completed the prose fiction MA from the University of East Anglia, she’s now working on a novel that’s deeply rooted in the geography and vivid characteristics of Mumbai. She is primarily interested in the quiet intimacy and tenderness of female relationships with their surroundings, with each other, and with themselves. Through her work she is looking for the generous potential of the world.