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Kaliane Bradley is a British-Cambodian author and editor. She was the first British-Cambodian person to publish a best-selling novel. https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/11/the-ministry-of-time-author-kaliane-bradley-it-was-just-so-much-fun

Early life and education
Born to a British father and Khmer mother, Bradley grew up in Walthamstow and Essex. https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/11/the-ministry-of-time-author-kaliane-bradley-it-was-just-so-much-fun

Bradley was brought up a Buddhist. https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a60790222/kaliane-bradley-the-ministry-of-time-interview/

Bradley studied English literature at University College London - https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/11/the-ministry-of-time-author-kaliane-bradley-it-was-just-so-much-fun

Career
Bradley uses the name "Ka" Bradley often for her editing work and early published stories.https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a60790222/kaliane-bradley-the-ministry-of-time-interview/

The Ministry of Time

Bradley came up with the novel’s concept in 2021 during the UK COVID-19 lockdown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom

She watched the TV series The Terror and then read the Wikipedia page for Graham Gore. https://www.bookweb.org/news/qa-kaliane-bradley-author-may-indie-next-list-top-pick-%E2%80%9C-ministry-time%E2%80%9D-1630499 and https://www.wpr.org/culture/kaliane-bradleys-the-ministry-of-time-travel-novel

It took 11 weeks for Bradley to write the first draft, which she finished in late 2021. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94065-avid-reader-bets-big-on-the-ministry-of-time.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_ministerio_del_tiempo#International_adaptations

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/02/28/bbcs-new-series-the-ministry-of-time-faces-allegations-of-plagiarising-spanish-drama

Awards and nominations

 * 2022: Harper's Bazaar Short Story Prize, winner ("Golden Years") https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a40731433/short-story-competition-2022/
 * 2022: Royal Society of Literature’s V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize, winner ("Doggerland") https://www.thebookseller.com/news/bradley-wins-1000-v-s-pritchett-short-story-prize-for-seductive-puzzle-of-a-story and https://locusmag.com/2023/04/2022-pritchett-prize/ and https://rsliterature.org/kaliane-bradley-wins-the-1000-v-s-pritchett-short-story-prize-2022-with-doggerland/
 * 2024: Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, shortlist ("The Ministry of Time") https://locusmag.com/2024/06/bradley-shortlisted-for-waterstones-debut-fiction-prize/#:~:text=The%20Ministry%20of%20Time%20by,%2Dof%2Dmouth%20recommendation.%E2%80%9D

Category:British people of Cambodian descent Category:British Asian writers