Welcome to the ultimate literary challenge: co-ordinating a group of experienced writers in two major cities – London and Delhi – to write and edit a new South Asian-themed story from scratch in just 24 hours.

Once upon a time…
In 2009 a crack commando unit of writers and editors were locked in a London office tasked with publishing a book in 24 hours. These men and women promptly produced a unique work of fiction – A Vauxhall Chorus – before returning to the publishing underworld.
Today, still writing, proofing and editing books, they survive as publishers of fortune, now tasked with their biggest literary challenge yet… the difficult second book.

Their mission:
To co-ordinate a group of experienced writers and publishers across two major international cities – London and Delhi – working together to write and edit a new South Asian-themed story from scratch in just 24 hours.

On Saturday 15th October, writers armed with their bare imaginations, a lot of digital ink, and an industrial quantity of coffee, will commence the writing process. Then, on Sunday 16th October, a group of volunteer editors will move in to make the story ready for publication in the final 12 hours. The book will be printed using the latest print-on-demand technology and published under a Creative Commons license.

Available to buy online and during the DSC South Asian Literature Festival, with all proceeds to Room to Read, a charity that encourages literacy and access to reading material by distributing books throughout the world.

Sounds like fun, right?
If you would like to get involved with making book, and are an experienced writer, proofreader, copy-editor or typesetter (or a combination of the above), we want to hear from you! Details on how to get involved will be posted very soon.

In partnership with The Literary Consultancy, the Society of Young Publishers, CompletelyNovel, if:book, German Book Office New Delhi and the Young Indian Publishers.