Synopsis Contemporary Fiction: An Anthology of Female Writers focuses only on one particular genre of literature-fiction. It analyzes various issues related with socio-cultural dimensions of patriarchy, religious confrontation and identity, sexual diversity, transculturalism, immigrant and diasporic sensibilities, socio-psycho-political-historical representations, economic ramifications and globalization, eco-critical perspective, and female quest for identity. The highlight of the anthology is Manju Kapur's long and exhaustive interview. It would provide a new sense of direction to research scholars and would be of great interest to all literature lovers, students and teachers alike. The papers in the anthology can serve as reference points to all those who are interested in an indepth study of contemporary female fiction writers underlining the space they have created for themselves and reveal various aspects, nuances, and shades of women writing's in English.