Winners of Golden Quill's Monsoon Writing Contest Announced

28 August 2010
Winners of Golden Quill's Monsoon Writing Contest Announced
Here are the results of Golden Quill's Monsoon Writing Contest:

Category 1 (Age Group 12-18): Short Story
First Prize: Ravitej Singh Rekhi, Student
Second Prize: Sukhanpreet Kaur, Student
Third Prize: Riwa Singh, Student

Category 1 (Age Group 12-18): Poetry
First Prize: Sidhant Gaur, Student
Second Prize: Asha Poorna B. , Student
Third Prize: Aakanksha Gupta, Student
Fourth Prize: Varalika Sharma, Student
Fifth Prize: Samar Khan, Student and Golden Quill Member

Category 2 (18 onwards): Short Story
First Prize: Sumana Khan, Homemaker
Second Prize: Kshama Chhapakhanawalla, Student, pursuing an MBA in Design Management from Welingkar College
Third Prize: Joysree Das, Associate professor

Category 2 (18 onwards): Poetry
First Prize: Chinmayi Bali, Student (M.A. Sociology, University of Rajasthan)
Second Prize: Sneha S. Kanta, Freelance writer, Special Educator
Third Prize: Kshama Chhapakhanawalla, Student, pursuing an MBA in Design Management from Welingkar College

Judges:

Mr. Mukul Deva, writer, entrepreneur and assists aspiring writers through process of crafting & completing book.

Mr. Manish Thakur, professor of English Literature and Humanities, quiz master and writer.

Ms. Divya Dubey, Publisher, Gyaana Books, New Delhi

Ms. Kishwar Desai, now full-time writer and Chair, London's Asian Film Festival and on the Advisory Committee to the International Film Festival of India, thirty years experience in media (print and broadcast).

The list of winner is available on the Hall Of Fame section of Golden Quill's main website, where it will remain until the next Monsoon Writing Contest.

More information here.
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