The short story entry of Hema Raman, who won the regional Commonwealth Short Story Competition in 2007, was chosen as the winner of India Current's Katha Short Story Contest for 2010. Hema Raman has been published in anthologies and magazines in India. She is writing her first novel. You may read the winning short story here.
FIRST PLACE (cash award $300):
Burning the Moringa by HEMA S. RAMAN,
Chennai, India
SECOND PLACE (cash award $200):
Don’t Call Us a Girl Band by JAYINEE BASU, San Diego Calif.
THIRD PLACE (cash award $100):
Cross Dressing by VRINDA BALIGA,
Hyderabad, India.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Mango Tree by JAYA PADMANABHAN,
Los Altos Hills, Calif.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Green or Brown by PERVIN C,
Pune, India.
More information here.
FIRST PLACE (cash award $300):
Burning the Moringa by HEMA S. RAMAN,
Chennai, India
SECOND PLACE (cash award $200):
Don’t Call Us a Girl Band by JAYINEE BASU, San Diego Calif.
THIRD PLACE (cash award $100):
Cross Dressing by VRINDA BALIGA,
Hyderabad, India.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Mango Tree by JAYA PADMANABHAN,
Los Altos Hills, Calif.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Green or Brown by PERVIN C,
Pune, India.
More information here.
