16 March 2012
South Korean Novelist Announced as First Woman to Win Man Asian Literary Prize
Kyung-sook Shin has tonight become the first woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize, Asia’s most prestigious award for writers, for her novel ‘Please Look After Mom’.
The South Korean novelist attended the black tie Prize Dinner at The Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong to receive the award of US$30,000. The translator of the novel, Chi-Young Kim also received US$5,000.
The win is the first for a South Korean writer, and ‘Please Look After Mom’ is the first novel by a South Korean to make it to the Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist in the Prize’s five year history.
‘Please Look After Mom’ is a deeply moving story of a family’s search for their mother, who goes missing one afternoon amid the crowds of the Seoul Station subway. It offers the reader an insight into traditional family life in contemporary South Korea and has already sold 1.93m copies in South Korea alone – a country with a population of just under 50m people. Following the shortlisting, the novel is now set to be published in 32 countries.
90 books were submitted for the Prize in 2011 with a longlist of twelve being announced in October 2011 and an unprecedented shortlist of seven revealed in January – owing to the strength of Asian literature.
Chair of Judges, Razia Iqbal said, “Please Look After Mom’ is an incredibly moving portrait of what it means to be a mother, but also of the tradition and modernity of the family in South Korea. The novel is a sensitive exploration of the inner life of the family with a very dynamic narrative structure. The story is surprising in its complexity yet has a beating heart at the centre of it.”
Prof. David Parker, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Man Asian Literary Prize said, “’Please Look After Mom’ is a deeply moving, humane and intricately wrought book, at once culturally specific and universal. It is a book that will be loved everywhere.”
Kyung-sook Shin is the author of numerous works of fiction and is one of South Korea’s most widely read and acclaimed novelists. She has been honored with the Manhae Literature Prize, the Dong-in Literature Prize, and the Yi Sang Literary Prize, as well as France’s Prix de l’Inaperçu. ‘Please Look After Mom’ is her first book to appear in English.
A spokesperson for Weidenfeld & Nicolson, the UK Publishers of ‘Please Look After Mom’ reported that “Being shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize provided a large boost to our sales, especially in export territories, as well as renewed publicity at home and abroad.”
Kyung-sook Shin’s agent, Joseph Lee of Korea Literary Management, reports that, while prior to the announcement of the 2011 Shortlist most Korean readers were unfamiliar with the Man Asian Literary Prize, it has since “become a well-known and important literary award” in Korea.
Nominations for the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize will open at the end of May to publishers of novels by Asian writers from 35 countries.
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The South Korean novelist attended the black tie Prize Dinner at The Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong to receive the award of US$30,000. The translator of the novel, Chi-Young Kim also received US$5,000.
The win is the first for a South Korean writer, and ‘Please Look After Mom’ is the first novel by a South Korean to make it to the Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist in the Prize’s five year history.
‘Please Look After Mom’ is a deeply moving story of a family’s search for their mother, who goes missing one afternoon amid the crowds of the Seoul Station subway. It offers the reader an insight into traditional family life in contemporary South Korea and has already sold 1.93m copies in South Korea alone – a country with a population of just under 50m people. Following the shortlisting, the novel is now set to be published in 32 countries.
90 books were submitted for the Prize in 2011 with a longlist of twelve being announced in October 2011 and an unprecedented shortlist of seven revealed in January – owing to the strength of Asian literature.
Chair of Judges, Razia Iqbal said, “Please Look After Mom’ is an incredibly moving portrait of what it means to be a mother, but also of the tradition and modernity of the family in South Korea. The novel is a sensitive exploration of the inner life of the family with a very dynamic narrative structure. The story is surprising in its complexity yet has a beating heart at the centre of it.”
Prof. David Parker, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Man Asian Literary Prize said, “’Please Look After Mom’ is a deeply moving, humane and intricately wrought book, at once culturally specific and universal. It is a book that will be loved everywhere.”
Kyung-sook Shin is the author of numerous works of fiction and is one of South Korea’s most widely read and acclaimed novelists. She has been honored with the Manhae Literature Prize, the Dong-in Literature Prize, and the Yi Sang Literary Prize, as well as France’s Prix de l’Inaperçu. ‘Please Look After Mom’ is her first book to appear in English.
A spokesperson for Weidenfeld & Nicolson, the UK Publishers of ‘Please Look After Mom’ reported that “Being shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize provided a large boost to our sales, especially in export territories, as well as renewed publicity at home and abroad.”
Kyung-sook Shin’s agent, Joseph Lee of Korea Literary Management, reports that, while prior to the announcement of the 2011 Shortlist most Korean readers were unfamiliar with the Man Asian Literary Prize, it has since “become a well-known and important literary award” in Korea.
Nominations for the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize will open at the end of May to publishers of novels by Asian writers from 35 countries.
10 February 2012
Sri Lankan debut novelist wins prestigious US $50,000 prize for his book Chinaman
The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 was awarded to Singapore based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka for his book Chinaman (Random House, India), a novel that explores cricket as a metaphor to uncover a lost life and a lost history. Chinaman skilfully uses sport and the notion of fair play to look at Sri Lanka in a fresh and exciting way.
The US $50,000 DSC Prize 2012 was awarded to Shehan Karunatilaka at a ceremony attended by eminent literary figures, renowned authors, international media and a diverse literary audience. The event took place at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, one of the biggest literary festivals in the region. The DSC Prize was awarded to Shehan Karunatilaka by Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, Queen Mother of Bhutan.
A total of six authors were part of the Shortlist for the DSC Prize 2012 from which the winner was announced. The other shortlisted authors were U.R. Ananthamurthy: Bharathipura (Oxford University Press, India, Translated by Susheela Punitha), Chandrakanta: A Street in Srinagar (Zubaan Books, India, Translated by Manisha Chaudhry), Usha K.R: Monkey-man (Penguin/Penguin India), Tabish Khair: The Thing About Thugs (Fourth Estate/HarperCollins-India), and Kavery Nambisan: The Story that Must Not Be Told (Viking/Penguin India)
The DSC Prize was judged by a distinguished Jury chaired by Ira Pande along with Dr. Alastair Niven, Dr. Fakrul Alam , Faiza S Khan and Marie Brenner. The Shortlist was announced in October 2011 at the DSC South Asian Literature Festival in UK.
Commenting on the occasion Ira Pande, Jury chairperson said:
“The jury unanimously chose this year’s winner. While this fact in itself is a historic one for book juries are notorious for spirited battles over lists and winners, let me add that this year’s winner is also important for several other reasons. The winning title is a brilliant narration of all that is both great and sad about South Asia and in that sense it brings a world to the reader that needs to be seen outside this region. No longer are novelists who write of violence, breakdown of communities and the old way of life able to speak the whole truth about our world.”
Speaking further about the winning book, she said, “The speech rhythms of smaller towns and indigent characters, so seldom seen and heard, are brought alive by a writer who handles character and speech with consummate ease. That world has long needed a suitable metaphor and he has discovered it: Cricket. Set in Sri Lanka, as an epic search for a lost player, Chinaman by Shehan Karunatilake is both a portrait of a lost way of life and a glimpse into the future this vast and vivid region is fated to occupy.”
Shehan Karunatilaka’s debut novel Chinaman (Random House, India) was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012, recognizing it as the best work of fiction pertaining to the South Asian region, published in the last year in English, including translations into English.
Manhad Narula, Director DSC Limited and Founder of the DSC Prize, commented on the occasion saying:
“Congratulations to Shehan Karunatilaka for a book that represents the best South Asian writing and winning the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012. I thank the jury members who’ve had the difficult task of choosing a winner among several exceptional works submitted this year. Now in its second year running, the DSC Prize has built a strong and engaging platform for the recognition of South Asian writing. We are committed to showcasing the best writing in the region and bringing it to a larger global audience”
The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature was instituted in January 2010 to celebrate writing that highlights the South Asian region, its people, culture and diaspora. The DSC Prize, which has been envisioned as a unique and prestigious award, recognizes the literary works of authors across the globe writing on South Asia, transcending the origin or ethnicity of the author. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is one-of-its-kind in the region and aims at recognizing literary work that is redefining the understanding of South Asia across the globe. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2011 was awarded to HM Naqvi for his debut novel Home Boy (HarperCollins India). The DSC Prize is guided by an international Advisory Committee of eminent literary personalities comprising MJ Akbar, Urvashi Butalia, Tina Brown, William Dalrymple, Lord Meghnad Desai, David Godwin, Surina Narula, Senath Walter Perera, Nayantara Sehgal and Michael Worton.
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Website: http://dscprize.com
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The US $50,000 DSC Prize 2012 was awarded to Shehan Karunatilaka at a ceremony attended by eminent literary figures, renowned authors, international media and a diverse literary audience. The event took place at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, one of the biggest literary festivals in the region. The DSC Prize was awarded to Shehan Karunatilaka by Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, Queen Mother of Bhutan.
A total of six authors were part of the Shortlist for the DSC Prize 2012 from which the winner was announced. The other shortlisted authors were U.R. Ananthamurthy: Bharathipura (Oxford University Press, India, Translated by Susheela Punitha), Chandrakanta: A Street in Srinagar (Zubaan Books, India, Translated by Manisha Chaudhry), Usha K.R: Monkey-man (Penguin/Penguin India), Tabish Khair: The Thing About Thugs (Fourth Estate/HarperCollins-India), and Kavery Nambisan: The Story that Must Not Be Told (Viking/Penguin India)
The DSC Prize was judged by a distinguished Jury chaired by Ira Pande along with Dr. Alastair Niven, Dr. Fakrul Alam , Faiza S Khan and Marie Brenner. The Shortlist was announced in October 2011 at the DSC South Asian Literature Festival in UK.
Commenting on the occasion Ira Pande, Jury chairperson said:
“The jury unanimously chose this year’s winner. While this fact in itself is a historic one for book juries are notorious for spirited battles over lists and winners, let me add that this year’s winner is also important for several other reasons. The winning title is a brilliant narration of all that is both great and sad about South Asia and in that sense it brings a world to the reader that needs to be seen outside this region. No longer are novelists who write of violence, breakdown of communities and the old way of life able to speak the whole truth about our world.”
Speaking further about the winning book, she said, “The speech rhythms of smaller towns and indigent characters, so seldom seen and heard, are brought alive by a writer who handles character and speech with consummate ease. That world has long needed a suitable metaphor and he has discovered it: Cricket. Set in Sri Lanka, as an epic search for a lost player, Chinaman by Shehan Karunatilake is both a portrait of a lost way of life and a glimpse into the future this vast and vivid region is fated to occupy.”
Shehan Karunatilaka’s debut novel Chinaman (Random House, India) was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012, recognizing it as the best work of fiction pertaining to the South Asian region, published in the last year in English, including translations into English.
Manhad Narula, Director DSC Limited and Founder of the DSC Prize, commented on the occasion saying:
“Congratulations to Shehan Karunatilaka for a book that represents the best South Asian writing and winning the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012. I thank the jury members who’ve had the difficult task of choosing a winner among several exceptional works submitted this year. Now in its second year running, the DSC Prize has built a strong and engaging platform for the recognition of South Asian writing. We are committed to showcasing the best writing in the region and bringing it to a larger global audience”
The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature was instituted in January 2010 to celebrate writing that highlights the South Asian region, its people, culture and diaspora. The DSC Prize, which has been envisioned as a unique and prestigious award, recognizes the literary works of authors across the globe writing on South Asia, transcending the origin or ethnicity of the author. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is one-of-its-kind in the region and aims at recognizing literary work that is redefining the understanding of South Asia across the globe. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2011 was awarded to HM Naqvi for his debut novel Home Boy (HarperCollins India). The DSC Prize is guided by an international Advisory Committee of eminent literary personalities comprising MJ Akbar, Urvashi Butalia, Tina Brown, William Dalrymple, Lord Meghnad Desai, David Godwin, Surina Narula, Senath Walter Perera, Nayantara Sehgal and Michael Worton.
Contact Information:
Website: http://dscprize.com
13 June 2011
Zinc Bar Reading Series: Timothy Liu
Timothy Liu (Liu Ti Mo) was born in 1965 in San Jose, California. He is the author of eight books of poems, including Of Thee I Sing (2004), a Publishers Weekly 2004 Book-of-the-Year, and Vox Angelica (1992), awarded the Poetry Society of America's Norma Farber First Book Award. Translated into ten languages, Liu’s poems have appeared in such places as Best American Poetry, Bomb, Grand Street, Kenyon Review, The Nation, New American Writing, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, The Pushcart Prize, Virginia Quarterly Review and The Yale Review. His journals and papers are archived in the Berg Collection at the New York Public Library. Liu is a Professor of English at William Paterson University and a member of the Core Faculty at Bennington College’s Writing Seminars; he lives in Manhattan.
The photo here (courtesy of Lawrence Schwartzwald) was taken at Zinc Bar in New York.
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The photo here (courtesy of Lawrence Schwartzwald) was taken at Zinc Bar in New York.
03 June 2011
Sweta Vikram and June Nandy Win Taj Mahal Review Azsacra International Poetry Award
Asia Writes's featured writers Sweta Srivastava Vikram and June Nandy won the Taj Mahal Review Azsacra International Poetry Award for the journal's June 2011 issue. The award is given to selected poets published in Taj Mahal Review. It is sponsored by Azsacra Zarathustra, a Russian philosopher and Editorial Advisor for the international journal of poetry and art Harvests of New Millennium (India).
See the list of winners here.
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See the list of winners here.
24 May 2011
Youths Turn to Community Theater & Digital Story Telling to Address Domestic Violence and Trafficking
Young people in Olongapo and Angeles City are tapping their creative talents to combat serious issues that have plagued their communities: domestic violence and trafficking. Using community theater and digital story telling as tools, they have shared their first-hand experiences, raising awareness about violence against women and youth.
These innovative methods are a direct result of WeDpro’s European Union (EU)-supported project called The Red AVP (Anti-Violence Project), short for Private and Public Faces of Violence Against Women: Addressing Domestic Violence and Trafficking In the Urban Poor Communities and Entertainment Centers of Angeles City and Olongapo City.
According to Aida Santos-Maranan, Chairperson of WeDpro and Project Manager of The Red AVP, the sites were chosen because of the prevalence of abuse in the said areas.
“The dust left behind by the US military bases in Subic and Clark, even if it was more than decades ago, has filtered into all aspects of lives in Angeles and Olongapo. The greatest tragedies of prostitution, domestic violence, sexual exploitation and trafficking in the red light districts of Angeles City and Olongapo City are the consequences it has done for the youth and children,” she said.
“These children and youth grew up amidst a seemingly endless cycle of violence and aggression, and are largely deprived of the kind of environment that allows them a safe space in which to play, experiment and develop a healthy and meaningful sense of themselves and their surroundings,” she added.
Through The Red AVP, WeDpro established two community theaters--”Salamin” in Angeles City and “Maskara” in Olongapo City. The theater program has provided opportunities for the youth participants to develop the skills, self-knowledge, and confidence which would empower them to challenge present realities and to take control of their future.
The theater scholars attended various workshops, undergoing theater exercises and group dynamic processes and activities that tackled basic improvisation techniques, acting exercises, mime, visual arts, voice lessons, dance and creative movements. These exercises and activities enable the scholars to harness and maximize their creativity.
After a series of workshops and with the guidance of The Red AVP Community-based Theater Development Director and Lead Trainer Joel Saracho, who completed the crucial last quarter activities, “Salamin” and “Maskara” were able to perform in public their own plays that relate to the challenges that they face in their communities, including domestic violence and trafficking.
Some members of the theater groups also created their own digital stories in WeDpro’s project called The Youth Tell Their Stories: Breaking Silences, Using ICT as a Form of Healing. Supported by the Association for Progressive Communications and the Foundation for Media Alternatives, in collaboration with Isis International-Manila, the project enabled survivors of violence and sex trafficking to tell their stories and experiences using digital media.
Among the stories were -883440246 Pagnanasa, where Allen narrates with pain his experience of sexual abuse from his stepfather; Bakit Ganun, a young man’s tale of violence that he experienced from his own parents; and Hubog ng Aking Kabataan, where a youth tells her story about being victimized by child trafficking at the age of 12.
“We use art as a social forum and as a balm for wounded spirits,” Santos-Maranan said. “Our daily witness of their enthusiasm and the seeds of their transformation into self-confident and healthy individuals, is what gives us the conviction and motivation to go on.”
The digital stories can be viewed in full on www.youtube.com/user/wedprophils.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: call (632) 4267479
Website: http://www.wedprophils.org
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These innovative methods are a direct result of WeDpro’s European Union (EU)-supported project called The Red AVP (Anti-Violence Project), short for Private and Public Faces of Violence Against Women: Addressing Domestic Violence and Trafficking In the Urban Poor Communities and Entertainment Centers of Angeles City and Olongapo City.
According to Aida Santos-Maranan, Chairperson of WeDpro and Project Manager of The Red AVP, the sites were chosen because of the prevalence of abuse in the said areas.
“The dust left behind by the US military bases in Subic and Clark, even if it was more than decades ago, has filtered into all aspects of lives in Angeles and Olongapo. The greatest tragedies of prostitution, domestic violence, sexual exploitation and trafficking in the red light districts of Angeles City and Olongapo City are the consequences it has done for the youth and children,” she said.
“These children and youth grew up amidst a seemingly endless cycle of violence and aggression, and are largely deprived of the kind of environment that allows them a safe space in which to play, experiment and develop a healthy and meaningful sense of themselves and their surroundings,” she added.
Through The Red AVP, WeDpro established two community theaters--”Salamin” in Angeles City and “Maskara” in Olongapo City. The theater program has provided opportunities for the youth participants to develop the skills, self-knowledge, and confidence which would empower them to challenge present realities and to take control of their future.
The theater scholars attended various workshops, undergoing theater exercises and group dynamic processes and activities that tackled basic improvisation techniques, acting exercises, mime, visual arts, voice lessons, dance and creative movements. These exercises and activities enable the scholars to harness and maximize their creativity.
After a series of workshops and with the guidance of The Red AVP Community-based Theater Development Director and Lead Trainer Joel Saracho, who completed the crucial last quarter activities, “Salamin” and “Maskara” were able to perform in public their own plays that relate to the challenges that they face in their communities, including domestic violence and trafficking.
Some members of the theater groups also created their own digital stories in WeDpro’s project called The Youth Tell Their Stories: Breaking Silences, Using ICT as a Form of Healing. Supported by the Association for Progressive Communications and the Foundation for Media Alternatives, in collaboration with Isis International-Manila, the project enabled survivors of violence and sex trafficking to tell their stories and experiences using digital media.
Among the stories were -883440246 Pagnanasa, where Allen narrates with pain his experience of sexual abuse from his stepfather; Bakit Ganun, a young man’s tale of violence that he experienced from his own parents; and Hubog ng Aking Kabataan, where a youth tells her story about being victimized by child trafficking at the age of 12.
“We use art as a social forum and as a balm for wounded spirits,” Santos-Maranan said. “Our daily witness of their enthusiasm and the seeds of their transformation into self-confident and healthy individuals, is what gives us the conviction and motivation to go on.”
The digital stories can be viewed in full on www.youtube.com/user/wedprophils.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: call (632) 4267479
Website: http://www.wedprophils.org
21 May 2011
Filipino Filmmaker Sheron Dayoc Selected for Sundance Screenwriters Lab
Sundance Institute recently announced the 14 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah May 30 – June 30, 2011. Under the leadership of Michelle Satter, Director of the Sundance Feature Film Program, and the artistic direction of Gyula Gazdag, the projects selected for this year's program include emerging filmmakers and projects from the United States, Israel, Romania, Mexico, the Philippines and Algeria. Sundance Institute is marking the 30th anniversary of its first Directors Lab, led by Robert Redford and Satter in 1981.
Over the course of the Directors Lab, Fellows work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors, professional actors, and production crews, shooting and editing key scenes from their screenplays. Through this intense, hands-on process, the Fellows workshop text, collaborate with actors, and find a visual storytelling language for their films in an atmosphere where experimentation and risk-taking is encouraged. Fellows also join in the weeklong Screenwriters Lab with six additional projects to participate in individualized story sessions under the guidance of established screenwriters.
The projects and participants selection for the 30th Anniversary of the Sundance Institute June Directors Lab from May 30 – June 23 are:
Sundance Institute Executive Director Keri Putnam added, “All of the Institute’s work to date was born out of the original idea of bringing artists to the mountains, away from commercial pressures, to be nurtured by nature and encouraged by creative leaders in the film world. It is our distinct pleasure to welcome this latest class of fellows who join our amazing, supportive group of alumni around the world.”
Gyula Gazdag returns as Artistic Director of the Directors Lab. This year's Creative Advisors for the Directors and Screenwriters Labs include Robert Redford, Michael Almereyda, John August, Scott Burns, Scott Cooper, Sebastian Cordero, Joan Darling, Suzy Elmiger, Robert Elswit, Sally Field, John Gatins, Michael Goldenberg, William Goldenberg, Deena Goldstone, Keith Gordon, Randa Haines, Catherine Hardwicke, Azazel Jacobs, Jeremy Kagan, Kasi Lemmons, Denis Lenoir, Peter Medak, Walter Mosley, Jessie Nelson, Tim Blake Nelson, Billy Ray, Howard Rodman, Susan Shilliday, Brad Silberling, Dana Stevens, Joan Tewkesbury, Barbara Tulliver,
Audrey Wells, and Doug Wright.
About the participants:
Zero Motivation/Talya Lavie (writer/director), Israel: A tragicomic look at the power struggles of three female clerks over one year in an administrative office at a remote army base in the Israeli desert. Talya Lavie writes and directs for various television dramas in Israel. After studying animation at the Bezalel Art Academy, she graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem. Her short film, Sliding Flora, screened at MoMA, as well as at over 40 film festivals worldwide, among them the Berlinale. Lavie’s thesis film, The Substitute, received numerous international awards, including the Audience Award in the Berlinale, and first prize at the Munich International Short Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Satra/Sheron Dayoc (writer/director), Philippines: Swept up in the ethnic conflict of war-torn Mindanao, Satra, a tribal fabric weaver, hovers between the spiritual and real worlds, wrestling with the uncertain fate of her village and loved ones. Sheron Dayoc hails from Zamboanga City, located in the southern region of the Philippines. His award-winning short films and documentaries tackle issues from Mindanao. Halaw, his first feature film, received a NETPAC
Special Mention award at the Berlin International Film Festival as well as the award for Best Picture at the 2010 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival (known as the “Sundance of the Philippines.”)
About the program
Since 1981, the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program (FFP) has supported more than 450 independent filmmakers whose distinctive, singular work has engaged audiences worldwide. The program’s approach to the discovery and development of independent artists has become a model for creative development programs internationally. Program staff fully embrace the unique vision of each filmmaker, encouraging a rigorous creative process with a focus on original and deeply personal storytelling. Each year, up to 25 emerging filmmakers from the U.S. and around the world participate in a year-round continuum of support which can include the Screenwriters and Directors Labs, Creative Producing Fellowship and Lab, Composers Lab, Creative Producing Summit, ongoing creative and strategic advice, significant production and postproduction resources, a Rough-Cut Screening Initiative, a Screenplay Reading Series, and direct financial support through project-specific grants and artist fellowships. In many cases, the Institute has helped the Program’s fellows attach producers and talent, secure financing, and assemble other significant resources to move their projects toward production and presentation. In addition, the FFP is providing strategic resources to completed Lab films in distribution and
marketing across all platforms to support and expand their connection to audiences worldwide.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: Brooks_addicott@sundance.org
Website: http://www.sundance.org
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Over the course of the Directors Lab, Fellows work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors, professional actors, and production crews, shooting and editing key scenes from their screenplays. Through this intense, hands-on process, the Fellows workshop text, collaborate with actors, and find a visual storytelling language for their films in an atmosphere where experimentation and risk-taking is encouraged. Fellows also join in the weeklong Screenwriters Lab with six additional projects to participate in individualized story sessions under the guidance of established screenwriters.
The projects and participants selection for the 30th Anniversary of the Sundance Institute June Directors Lab from May 30 – June 23 are:
- Adelaide/Liliana Greenfield-Sanders (writer/director), U.S.A.
- Adelyne/Holden Abigail Osborne (writer/director), U.S.A.
- The American People/Keith Davis (writer/director), U.S.A.
- La Raya/Yolanda Cruz (writer/director), Mexico/U.S.A.
- Little Accidents/Sara Colangelo (writer/director), U.S.A.
- The Storm King/Carlo Mirabella-Davis (writer/director), U.S.A.
- Wolf/Bodgan Mustata (writer/director), Romania
- Zero Motivation/Talya Lavie (writer/director), Israel
- Ajax/Carson Mell (writer/director), U.S.A.
- Hurt Village/Katori Hall (writer), U.S.A.
- Red Olive Tree/Karim Bensalah (writer/director), Algeria/France
- Satra/Sheron Dayoc (writer/director), Philippines
- What He Did/Kyle Burns (writer/director), U.S.A.
- Ad Inexplorata/Mark Elijah Rosenberg (writer/director), U.S.A.
Sundance Institute Executive Director Keri Putnam added, “All of the Institute’s work to date was born out of the original idea of bringing artists to the mountains, away from commercial pressures, to be nurtured by nature and encouraged by creative leaders in the film world. It is our distinct pleasure to welcome this latest class of fellows who join our amazing, supportive group of alumni around the world.”
Gyula Gazdag returns as Artistic Director of the Directors Lab. This year's Creative Advisors for the Directors and Screenwriters Labs include Robert Redford, Michael Almereyda, John August, Scott Burns, Scott Cooper, Sebastian Cordero, Joan Darling, Suzy Elmiger, Robert Elswit, Sally Field, John Gatins, Michael Goldenberg, William Goldenberg, Deena Goldstone, Keith Gordon, Randa Haines, Catherine Hardwicke, Azazel Jacobs, Jeremy Kagan, Kasi Lemmons, Denis Lenoir, Peter Medak, Walter Mosley, Jessie Nelson, Tim Blake Nelson, Billy Ray, Howard Rodman, Susan Shilliday, Brad Silberling, Dana Stevens, Joan Tewkesbury, Barbara Tulliver,
Audrey Wells, and Doug Wright.
About the participants:
Zero Motivation/Talya Lavie (writer/director), Israel: A tragicomic look at the power struggles of three female clerks over one year in an administrative office at a remote army base in the Israeli desert. Talya Lavie writes and directs for various television dramas in Israel. After studying animation at the Bezalel Art Academy, she graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem. Her short film, Sliding Flora, screened at MoMA, as well as at over 40 film festivals worldwide, among them the Berlinale. Lavie’s thesis film, The Substitute, received numerous international awards, including the Audience Award in the Berlinale, and first prize at the Munich International Short Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Satra/Sheron Dayoc (writer/director), Philippines: Swept up in the ethnic conflict of war-torn Mindanao, Satra, a tribal fabric weaver, hovers between the spiritual and real worlds, wrestling with the uncertain fate of her village and loved ones. Sheron Dayoc hails from Zamboanga City, located in the southern region of the Philippines. His award-winning short films and documentaries tackle issues from Mindanao. Halaw, his first feature film, received a NETPAC
Special Mention award at the Berlin International Film Festival as well as the award for Best Picture at the 2010 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival (known as the “Sundance of the Philippines.”)
About the program
Since 1981, the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program (FFP) has supported more than 450 independent filmmakers whose distinctive, singular work has engaged audiences worldwide. The program’s approach to the discovery and development of independent artists has become a model for creative development programs internationally. Program staff fully embrace the unique vision of each filmmaker, encouraging a rigorous creative process with a focus on original and deeply personal storytelling. Each year, up to 25 emerging filmmakers from the U.S. and around the world participate in a year-round continuum of support which can include the Screenwriters and Directors Labs, Creative Producing Fellowship and Lab, Composers Lab, Creative Producing Summit, ongoing creative and strategic advice, significant production and postproduction resources, a Rough-Cut Screening Initiative, a Screenplay Reading Series, and direct financial support through project-specific grants and artist fellowships. In many cases, the Institute has helped the Program’s fellows attach producers and talent, secure financing, and assemble other significant resources to move their projects toward production and presentation. In addition, the FFP is providing strategic resources to completed Lab films in distribution and
marketing across all platforms to support and expand their connection to audiences worldwide.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: Brooks_addicott@sundance.org
Website: http://www.sundance.org
15 May 2011
15 Writing Fellows Chosen for 4th Palihang Rogelio Sicat (Philippines)
Dates: 26 - 29 May 2011
From over 100 applicants, 15 writing fellows have been chosen for the 4th Rogelio Sicat Writing Workshop.
This year, the participants of the only national creative writing workshop in the Filipino language are the following:
(POETRY)
“The number of workshop applicants for this year is record-breaking. There were many well-written entires. Unfortunately, we only have 15 slots for the workshop,” says Dr. Jimmuel Naval, chairperson of the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature (Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikang Pilipino, DFPP) of the University of the Philippines, and workshop director.
The Fourth Palihang Rogelio Sicat is handled by both the DFPP and the Cavite Young Writers’ Association. This year’s writing workshop will be held at Alfonso, Cavite this 26 – 29 of May.
“From more than 100 submissions, many came from outside of Metro Manila. Some came all the way from Cagayan de Oro and Davao, Iloilo and Negros, Bikol and Northern Luzon,” adds Professor Reuel Molina Aguila, workshop director.
Via: palihangrogeliosicat.wordpress.com
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From over 100 applicants, 15 writing fellows have been chosen for the 4th Rogelio Sicat Writing Workshop.
This year, the participants of the only national creative writing workshop in the Filipino language are the following:
(POETRY)- Philip Anorico (Angono, Rizal)
- Joshua Diokno (Quezon City)
- Lolito Go (Olongapo City, Zambales)
- Ram Hernandez (San Mateo, Rizal)
- Louie Jon Sanchez (Caloocan City)
- Randel Urbano (Quezon City)
- Jenny Whil Mesiera Valenzuela (Lucena City, Quezon)
- Patricia Ruth B. Cailao (Quezon City)
- Mary Deane Camua (Guiguinto, Bulacan)
- Jesus Catigan Insilada (Calinog, Iloilo)
- Pia Montalban (Quezon City)
- Anna Christina G. Nadora (Meycauayan City, Bulacan)
- Renato R. Santillan (Dagupan City, Pangasinan)
- Karl Ivan Dan V. Orit (Bacoor, Cavite)
- Ipelineo Soco (Valenzuela City)
“The number of workshop applicants for this year is record-breaking. There were many well-written entires. Unfortunately, we only have 15 slots for the workshop,” says Dr. Jimmuel Naval, chairperson of the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature (Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikang Pilipino, DFPP) of the University of the Philippines, and workshop director.
The Fourth Palihang Rogelio Sicat is handled by both the DFPP and the Cavite Young Writers’ Association. This year’s writing workshop will be held at Alfonso, Cavite this 26 – 29 of May.
“From more than 100 submissions, many came from outside of Metro Manila. Some came all the way from Cagayan de Oro and Davao, Iloilo and Negros, Bikol and Northern Luzon,” adds Professor Reuel Molina Aguila, workshop director.
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08 May 2011
Longlist for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award Released
The Vodafone Crossword Book Award recognises and rewards the best of Indian writing and ensures that works of merit reach a wider audience. Crossword and Vodafone are committed to promoting books and the reading habit.
The organizers have recently released their longlist of 326 titles for the awards:
Fiction
1. A Break in the Circle, Sharmila Kantha, Harper Collins
2. Aftertaste, Namita Devidayal, Random House
3. All and Nothing, Raksha Bharadia, Rupa & Co.
4. An American Boy, Nilanjana Sanyal, Sanbun
5. Balloonists, Rajorshi Chakraborti, Westland
6. Benaami, Anish Sarkar, Amaryllis
7. Black Light, Rimi B Chatterjee , Harper Collins
8. Blowback, Mukul Deva, Harper Collins
9. Bottom of the Heap, Reeti Gadekar, Harper Collins
10. Broken News, Amrita Tripathi, Westland
11. Buddha's Orphans, Samrat Upadhyay, Rupa & Co.
12. Call Me Dan, Anish Trivedi, Penguin
13. Can't Die for Size Zero, Vrushali Telang, Rupa & Co.
14. Chanakya's Chant, Ashwin Sanghi, Westland
15. Chef: A Novel, Jaspreet Singh, Penguin
16. Chinese Whiskers, Pallavi Aiyar, Harper Collins
17. Close Call in Kashmir, Bharat Wakhlu, Penguin
18. Corporate Atyaachaar, Abhay Nagarajan, Srishti
19. Crowded Rooms: Stories, Prem Nath, Penguin
20. Dancing with Kali, MS LALITA DAS, Niyogi Books
21. Day Scholar, SIDHARTH CHOWDHURY, Picador
22. Delhi Calm, Vishwajyoti Ghosh , Harper Collins
23. Delhi Durbar, Krishan Partap Singh, Hachette
24. Delhi on the roads, Supriya Sahai, Harper Collins
25. Dhanu Road, Anosh Irani, Harper Collins
26. Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robin 'Einstein' Varghese, Sidin Vadukut, Penguin
27. Dreams in Prussian Blue, Paritosh Uttam, Penguin
28. Footprints in the Bajra, Nabina Das, Pustak Mahal
29. Half A Face, Nonda Chatterjee, Niyogi Books
30. History of Hate, Kanishka Gupta, Rupa & Co.
31. Hostel Room 131, R. Raj Rao, Penguin
32. In search of Shiva, Mukunda Rao, Dronequill
33. Its All About Love, Tanveer Singh, Srishti
34. Jimmy the Terrorist, Omair Ahmad, Penguin
35. Johnny Gone Down, Karan Bajaj, Harper Collins
36. Kaleidoscopic Reflections, Sindhu Rajasekaran, Leadstart
37. Kashmir Blues, Urmilla Deshpande, Westland
38. Keep the Change, Nirupama Subramanian, Harper Collins
39. Kolkata My Origin, Irena Chowdhury, Multi Books
40. Lessons in Forgetting, Anita Nair, Harper Collins
41. LICENSE TO LIVE A SEEKER'S JOURNEY TO GREATNESS, PRIYA KUMAR, Embassy
42. Life is what you make it, Preeti Shenoy, Srishti
43. Lost and Found, C P Surendran, Harper Collins
44. Love Life, Ahmed Faiyaz, Grey Oak
45. Love over Coffee, Amrit N. Shetty, Penguin
46. Lucky Everyday, Bapsy Jain, Penguin
47. Mari, Easterine Kire, Harper Collins
48. Maria's Room, Shreekumar Varma, Harper Collins
49. Mask in the Mirror, Nidhi Chawla, Pustak Mahal
50. Monkey-man, Usha K.R. , Penguin
51. Never A Disconnect, Sadhna Shanker, Niyogi Books
52. No Way Home, Amarjit Sidhu, Penguin
53. Nothing Lasts Forever, Vish Dhamija, Srishti
54. Of Love and Politics, Tuhin A Sinha, Hachette
55. One Amazing Thing, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Penguin
56. Perfect Eight, Reema Moudgil, Westland
57. Prophecy the Rise of the Sword, Priya k, Leadstart
58. Ready ForTakeoff, Sachit Jain, Rupa & Co.
59. Rear Entrance, David Barunkumar Thomas, Hachette
60. Reflections of An Uncommon man, Aminuddin Khan, Rupa & Co.
61. Return TO Almora, R K Pachauri, Rupa & Co.
62. Revolution Highway, Dilip Simeon, Penguin
63. Running on Full, Tina Sharma Tiwari, Rupa & Co.
64. Saraswati Park, Anjali Joseph, Harper Collins
65. Serious Men, Manu Joseph, Harper Collins
66. Shadow Men, Bijoya Sawian, Penguin
67. She's A Jolly Good Fellow, Sajita Nair, Hachette
68. Sinking, Not Swimming, Nalini Rajan, Penguin
69. Slayer of Kamsa, Ashok Banker, Harper Collins
70. Somewhere at Nowhere, Nikesh Rathi, Cedar Books
71. Stilletos in the Newsroom, Rashmi Kumar, Rupa & Co.
72. The Avenue of Kings, Sudeep Chakravarti,
73. The Battle of Bittora, Anuja Chauhan, Harper Collins
74. The Begum's Secret, A.K. Srikumar, Penguin
75. The Crimson Throne, Sudhir Kakar, Penguin
76. The Dead Camel and OTher Stories of Love, Parvati Sharma, Zubaan
77. The Emissary, Aniruddha Bahals , Harper Collins
78. The Eye of The Predator, Abhisar Sharma, Hachette
79. The Gamechager, Anupam Mukerji, Harper Collins
80. The Goat The Sofa and Mr Swami, R Chandrasekar, Hachette
81. The Great Depression of The 40s: A Novel, Rupa Gulab, Penguin
82. The House on Mall Road, Mohyna Srinivasan, Penguin
83. The Immortals of Meluha, Amish Tripathi, Westland
84. The Last Pretence, Sarayu Srivatsa, Harper Collins
85. The man with Enormous Wings, Esther David, Penguin
86. The Monochrome Madonna, Kalpana Swaminathan, Penguin
87. The Mythologist: A Novel, Vamsee K. Juluri, Penguin
88. The Premier Murder League, Geeta Sundar, Penguin
89. The Quarantine Papers, Kalpish Ratna,
90. The Quest for Nothing, Anurag Anand, Srishti
91. The Red Corridor, Ritu Dokania, Pustak Mahal
92. The Scalpel, H S Risaam, Rupa & Co.
93. The Scared Grove, Daman Singh, Harper Collins
94. The Sunset Club, Khushwant Singh, Penguin
95. The Temple Goers, AATISH TASEER, Picador
96. The Things About Thugs, Tabish Khair, Harper Collins
97. The Washer of The Dead: A Collection of Ghost Stories, Venita Coelho, Penguin
98. Through the Forest Darkly, Ranjan Kaul, Hachette
99. Tiger Hills, Sarita Mandanna, Penguin
100. Truly Madly Deeply, Faraaz Kazi, Pustak Mahal
101. Turbulence, Samit Basu, Hachette
102. Uttara Yogi, Arup Mitra, Niyogi Books
103. Vivek and I, Mayur Patel, Penguin
104. Way TO Go, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Penguin
105. What happened TO that Love, Kailash Srinivasan, Pustak Mahal
106. When the Marriage is made in Comedy Circus, Deepali S Basur, Expression
107. Where Girls Dare, Bhavna Chauhan, Penguin
108. Why We Don't Talk, Shinie Antony, Rupa & Co.
109. with or without you, Partha Sarathi Basu, Penguin
110. Witness the Night, Kishwar Desai, Harper Collins
111. Year of the Tiger, Sohaila Abdulali, Penguin
Non-Fiction
1. 1857 The Oral Tradition, Pankaj Rag, Rupa & Co.
2. 3 Idiots The Original Screenplay, Vinod Chopra Films Private Limited, Om Books
3. A Masterful Spirit: Homi J. Bhabha (1909–1966), Indira Chowdhury and Ananya Dasgupta (Eds),Penguin
4. A Place in the Shade the New Landscape and Other Essays, Mr Charles Correa, Penguin
5. A Place in the Shade: the New Landscape and Other Essays, Charles Correa, Penguin
6. A World of Memories, Ms Madhvi Parekh, Penguin
7. Absolute Khushwant: the Low-Down on Life, Death and Most Things In-Between, Khushwant Singh (with Humra Quraishi), Penguin
8. Across the LoC: Inside Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir, Luv Puri, Penguin
9. Adoor Gopalakrishnan: A Life in Cinema, Gautaman Bhaskaran, Penguin
10. Akriti TO Sanskriti, Harsha V Dehejia , Niyogi Books
11. Anna The Life and Times of C N Annadurai , Mr R Kannan , Penguin
12. Awakening, Subrata Dasgupta, Random House
13. Beautiful Thing, Sonia Faleiro, Penguin
14. Becoming Indian: the Unfinished Revolution of Culture and Identity, Pavan K. Varma, Penguin
15. Bengali Cinema An Other Nation, Sharmistha Gooptu, Roli
16. Besieged: Voices from Delhi 1857, Mahmood Farooqui (Tr), Penguin
17. Braking News, Sunetra Choudhury, Hachette
18. Building A World Class Civil Service for Twentyfirst Century India, S K Das, OUP
19. Cinema Bhojpuri, Avijit Ghosh, Penguin
20. Connect the Dots, MS RASHMI BANSAL, Eklavya
21. Corporate Chanakya, Radhakrishnan Pillai, Jaico
22. Dayanita Singh, Dayanita Singh, Penguin
23. Diaspora Development and Democracy, Devesh Kapur, OUP
24. Don't Regret Later , Navneet Dhawan,
25. Don't Sprint the Marathon, Dr V Raghunathan, Harper Collins
26. Dowry Murder: Reinvestigating A Cultural Whodunnit, Veena Talwar Oldenburg, Penguin
27. East of the Sun A Nearly Stoned Walk Down the Road in A Different Land, Soddhartha Sarma, Westland
28. Encircling the Seamless India Climate Change and the Global Commons, A Damodaran, OUP
29. Eternal Romantic My Father Gemini Ganesan, Narayani Ganesh, Roli
30. Evidence of Suspicion, AMITAVA KUMAR, Picador
31. Fault Lines the Hidden Fractures that Still Threaten the World Economy, Raghuram G Rajan, Harper Collins
32. First Draft Witness TO the Making of Modern India, B G Verghese, Westland
33. Following Fish: Travels around the Indian Coast, Samanth Subramanian , Penguin
34. Forging A Region, Dr Samira Sheikh, OUP
35. Forgotten, Bilkees I. Latif, Penguin
36. Forts and Palaces of India, Amita Baig, Om Books
37. From Me To You, Sathya Saran, Westland
38. Great Indians, Balraj Krishna, Rupa & Co.
39. Grit, Guts and Gumption: Driving Change in a State-owned Giant , Rajesh Chakrabarti , Penguin
40. Hampi Discover the Splendours of Vijaynagar, Subhadra Sen Gupta, Niyogi Books
41. Have Pen Will Travel, M J Akbar, Roli
42. Headcount Memoirs of A Demographer, Mr Ashish Bose, Penguin
43. His Words Preachings and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, Mr Amiya P Sen, Penguin
44. History on A Banner, Nana Chudasama, Rupa & Co.
45. Historya and Heritage of Indian Game Hunting, Sudipta Mitra, Rupa & Co.
46. In search of A Better World, Jolly Mohan Kaul, Samya
47. India and China the Battle Between Soft and Hard Power, Prem Shankar Jha, Penguin
48. India Pakistan and the Bomb Debating Nuclear Stability in South Asia, Sumit Ganguly and S Paul Kapur ,Penguin
49. Innovate 90 Days to Transform Your Business, Ms Rekha Shetty, Penguin
50. Inspired India Ideas TO transform A Nation, Neelesh Misra, Penguin
51. Into the Diaspora Wilderness, Selma Carvalho, Goa 1156
52. Jaane Bhi do Yaaro, Jai Arjun Singh, Harper Collins
53. Jawaharlal Nehru: Civilizing A Savage World, Nayantara Sahgal, Penguin
54. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, Devdutt Pattanaik, Penguin
55. Kasab: The Face of 26/11, Rommel Rodrigues, Penguin
56. Keeping the Faith Memoirs of A Parliamentarian, Somnath Chaterjee, Harper Collins
57. Knowing Dil DAS: Stories of A Himalayan Hunter, Joseph S. Alter , Penguin
58. Known Turf, Annie Zaidi, Westland
59. Krishna, Dev Prasad, Jaico
60. Leading Ladies, Sudha Menon, Fortytwo Bookz Galaxy
61. Looking for America, Avirook Sen, Harper Collins
62. made in India Adventures of A Lifetime, Biddu, Harper Collins
63. Makers of Modern India, Ramachandra Guha, Penguin
64. Manage time Manage Life, H S Gopalan, Expression
65. Mango Mood, Sharmila Kamat, Rupa & Co.
66. Mansion of Glass the GKB Story, KG Gupta, Goa 1556
67. Maoist and Other Armed Conflicts, Anuradha M. Chenoy and Kamal Mitra Chenoy , Penguin
68. May I Hebb your Attention Pliss, Arnab Ray, Harper Collins
69. Memories of A Rolling Stone, Vina Mazumdar, Zubaan
70. Mother Pious Lady Making Sense of Everyday India, Santosh Desai, Harper Collins
71. Mumbai Fables, Gyan Prakash, Harper Collins
72. Mumbai Where Dreams Don't Die by , Raghu Rai and Vir Sanghvi, Om Books
73. Mussoorie Medley Tales of Yester Year, Ganesh Saili, Niyogi Books
74. My name is Gauhar Jaan the Life and Times of A musician, Vikram Sampath, Rupa & Co.
75. Narrative of a Journey Overland from England by the continent of Europe Egypt and the Red Sea to India 2 Vols, Colonel Elwood, Asian Educational Services
76. Notes froman Indian Conservative, Jaithirth Rao, Rupa & Co.
77. One Little Finger, Malini Chib, Sage
78. Open Source Leader: the Future of Organizations, Sangeeth Varghese, Penguin
79. Opening Doors: the Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji, Reformer, Lawyer and Champion of Women’s Rights in India, Richard Sorabji, Penguin
80. Operation Red Lotus, Parag Tope, Rupa & Co.
81. Patriotism in Action Goans in India's Defence Services, Valmiki Faleiro, Goa 1556
82. Performing Women Performing Womanhood, Dr Nandi Bhatia, OUP
83. Power Pranayama, Renu Mahtani , Jaico
84. Ramakrishna Paramhamsa the Sadhaka of Dakshineswar, Mr Amiya P Sen, Penguin
85. Road TO Commonwealth Games, Sunil Yash Kalra, Penguin
86. Romancing the Balance Sheet, Anil Lamba , NETWORK 18
87. Royalty in Transition, Sharad Rathore, Rupa & Co.
88. Rukmini Devi A Life, Ms Leela Samson, Penguin
89. Sadhguru: More Than A Life, Arundhathi Subramaniam, Penguin
90. Sellotape Legacy, Boria Majumdar, Harper Collins
91. Siachen Glacier the Battle of Roses, Harish Kapadia, Rupa & Co.
92. Simply Fly, Captain G R Gopinath , Harper Collins
93. Skin Deep An Inside out Approach TO Looking Good Naturally, Aparna Santhanam, Harper Collins
94. Soap Writing and Surviving television in India, Venita Coelho, Harper Collins
95. Superpower? The Amazing Race between China's Hare and India's Tortoise, Raghav Bahl, Penguin
96. Surviving the Storm: India and the Global Financial Crisis, Dhiraj Nayyar , Penguin
97. Tales from the Bench and the Bar, Mr Vicaji J Taraporevala , Penguin
98. Text and Context, Arif Mohammed Khan, Rupa & Co.
99. Thanjavur A Cultural History, Pradeep Chakravarthy, Niyogi Books
100. The Absent State, Neelesh Misra, Hachette
101. The Art of Healing Pranayama The breath of Life, Francois Gautier, Harper Collins
102. The Biology of Enlightenment, Mukunda Rao,
103. The Children of Nature, Susan Visvanathan, Roli
104. The China Syndrome, Harsh V Pant, Harper Collins
105. The Complete Mahabharata Adi Parva, Ramesh Menon, Rupa & Co.
106. The Corruption Conundrum and OTher Paradoxes and Dilemmas, V. Raghunathan, Penguin
107. The Edge of Reason: Dispatches from The Frontiers of Cosmology, Anil Ananthaswamy, Penguin
108. The F Word, Mita Kapur, Harper Collins
109. The Fabric of Our Lives: The Story of Fabindia, Radhika Singh, Penguin
110. The Groaning Shelf, Pradeep Sebastian, Hachette
111. The Himalayan Wonderland: Travels in Lahaul and Spiti, M.S. Gill, Penguin
112. The Indian Parliament, Dr B L Shankar, OUP
113. The Indians: Portraits from My Album, Raghu Rai, Penguin
114. The Long Road TO Siachen, Shiv Kunal Verma and Rajiv Williams, Rupa & Co.
115. The Lost River: on The Trail of The Sarasvati, Michel Danino, Penguin
116. The Maruti Story how A Public Sector Put India on Wheels, R C Bhargava, Harper Collins
117. The Power of Gender and The Gender of Power, Professor Kumkum Roy, OUP
118. The Scientific Indian A Twenty First Century Guide TO The World around Us, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and Y S Rajan, Penguin
119. The Tell Tale Brain, VS Ramachandran, Random House
120. The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story, A. Revathi, Penguin
121. The Tryst Betrayed Reflections on Diplomacy and Development, Mr Jagat Singh Mehta , Penguin
122. The Upside Down Book of Nuclear Power, Saurav Jha, Harper Collins
123. Unbound: Indian Women @ Work, Gita Aravamudan, Penguin
124. Voterfiles A Political Travelogue, Manoj Kewalramani, Leadstart
125. Way beyond the Three Rs: India’s Education Challenge in the 21st Century , YS Rajan (Foreowrd by APJ Abdul Kalam), Penguin
126. When the Curtains Rise Understanding Goa's vibrant Konkani theatre, Dr Andre Rafael Fernandes, Goa 1556
127. When the Penny Drops: Learning What's Not Taught, R. Gopalakrishnan, Penguin
128. You Can Sell, Shiv Khera, Rupa & Co.
Translation
1. A Journey Forever, GURUNATH ABAJI KULKARNI, translated by Vilas Salunke, Leadstart
2. ANITYA Halfway TO Nowhere, MRIDULA GARG, translated by SEEMA SEGAL, OUP
3. Apradhini Women without Men, Shivani Singh, translated by Ira Pande, Harper Collins
4. BHARATHIPURA, U R ANANTHAMURTHY, translated by SUSHEELA PUNITHA, OUP
5. Captive Imagination: Letters from Prison, Varavara Rao , translated by Foreword by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Penguin
6. CHANGIYA RUKH Against the Night, BALBIR MADHOPURI, translated by TRIPTI JAIN, OUP
7. Children of A Better God, Susmita Bagchi , translated by Bikram Das, Penguin
8. Days and Nights in the Forest, Sunil Gangopadhyay, translated by Rani Ray , Penguin
9. Deliverance, Late Gauri Deshpande, translated by Shashi Deshpande , Women Unlimited
10. Durgeshnandini, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, translated by Arunava Sinha, Random House
11. Illicit, Dibyendu Palit, translated by Arunava Sinha, Penguin
12. Jangalnama: Travels in A Maoist Guerilla Zone, Satnam, translated by Vishav Bharti, Penguin
13. Jihad Peace and Inter Community Relations in Islam, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, translated by Yoginder Sikand, Rupa & Co.
14. KAYAKALPA the ELIXIR of EVERLASTING YOUTH, NIYOGI BOOKS, translated by , Niyogi Books
15. Litanies of Dutch Battery, N.S. Madhavan , translated by Rajesh Rajamohan, Penguin
16. Manasarovar, Ashokamitran, translated by N. Kalyan Raman, Penguin
17. Raghuvamsham, Kalidasa, translated by R K Tandon, Rupa & Co.
18. RAINBOW at NOON, Mrs Dhiruben Patel, translated by Sri Raj Supe, Leadstart
19. Soiled Clothes, Sunil Gangopadhyay, translated by Sujal Bhattacharya, Niyogi Books
20. Striker Stopper, Moti Nandy, translated by Arunava Sinha, Hachette
21. The Fakir, Sunil Gangopadhyay, translated by Monabi Mitra, Harper Collins
22. The GIRMITIYA SAGA, NIYOGI BOOKS, translated by , Niyogi Books
23. The Golden Gandhi Statue from America Early Stories, Subimal Misra, translated by V Ramaswamy, Harper Collins
24. The Great Unknown, Sankar , translated by Soma Das, Penguin
25. The House with Five Courtyards, Govind Mishra, translated by Masooma Ali, Penguin
26. The PAGES of My Life, POPATI HIRANANDANI late, translated by JYOTH PANJWANI, OUP
27. There Was No One at the Bus Stop, Sirshendu Mukhapadhyay, translated by Arunava Sinha, Penguin
28. This is Not that Dawn, Yashpal , translated by Anand, Penguin
29. Three Women by Rabindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, translated by Arunava Sinha, Random House
30. What Really happened: Stories, Banaphool , translated by Arunava Sinha, Penguin
31. Women of the Tagore Household, Chitra Deb , translated by Smita Chowdhry and Sona Roy, Penguin
Children's Books
1. All About Rockets, Mr S K Das , Penguin
2. At Least A Fish, Anushka Ravishankar, illustrated by Shilo Shiv Suleman, Scholastic
3. Atisa and His time Machine: Adventures with Hieun Tsang, Anu Kumar, Penguin
4. Bando and the water demon, Indira Ananthakrishnan, illustrated by Sabu Sarasan, Amar Chitra Katha
5. Classic Adventures: on the Run with Fotikchand, Satyajit Ray, translated by Gopa Majumdar, Penguin
6. Classic Adventures: the Yellow Bird, Lila Mazumdar, translated by Kamala Chatterjee, Penguin
7. Confessions of A Listmaniac, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan, Scholastic,,
8. Curse of Grass, Ira Saxena, Ponytale
9. Escape from Java and Other Tales of Danger, Ruskin Bond, Penguin,,
10. Faces in the water, Mr Ranjit Lal, Penguin
11. Feluda Comics A Killer in Kathmandu, Satyajit Ray, Translated by Subhadra Sen Gupta, illustrated by Tapas Guha, Penguin
12. Feluda Comics Danger in Darjeeling, Satyajit Ray, Translated by Subhadra Sen Gupta, illustrated by Tapas Guha, Penguin
13. Following My Paint Brush, Gita Wolf, illustrated by Dulari Devi, Tara
14. Funny and Funnier, Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Translated by Palash Baran Pal and Abhijit Gupta,Scholastic
15. Gajapati Kulapati, Ashok Rajagopalan, Tulika
16. Hanuman is Hungry, Gayathri Chandrasekaran, illustrated by Sabu Sarasan, Amar Chitra Katha
17. Howzzat Butterfingers, Khyrunnisa A, Penguin
18. Koni the Story of A Champion, Moti Nandy, Translated by Sumana Mukherjee, Hachette,
19. Kumari Loves A Monster, Rashmi Ruth Devadasan, illustrated by Shyam, Blaft
20. Mission Moon Exploring the Moon with Chandrayaan 1, Mr S K Das , Penguin
21. Mother Teresa, Shalini Srinivasan, illustrated by Atula Siriwardane, Amar Chitra Katha
22. Mr Oliver's Diary, Ruskin Bond, Penguin
23. My Brother Tootoo, Urmila Mahajan, Tulika
24. My Grandfather Aajoba, Taruja Parande , Tulika
25. Nippy Nipper and Others A Book of Poems, Dheera Kitchlu, Serene Woods
26. Not out Heroes from the World of Sport, Nimish Dubey, Ponytale
27. Now or Never, Ramendra Kumar, Ponytale
28. On Top of the World: My Everest Adventures, Arjun Vajpai with Anu Kumar, Penguin
29. Ouch Cried Planet Earth, Dheera Kitchlu, illustrated by Prakash Joshi, Serene Woods
30. Out of the Way out of the Way, Uma Krishnaswami, Tulika
31. Pearls of Wisdom: Hilarious Hauntings Adventure, Sonja Chandrachud, Penguin
32. Potato Chips, Anshuman Mohan, Harper Collins
33. Puffin Classics the Burmese Box Two Novellas, Lila Mazumdar, Penguin
34. Puffin Lives Mahatma Gandhi the Father of the Nation, Ms Subhadra Sen Gupta, Penguin
35. Puffin Lives: Akbar: the Mighty Emperor, Kavitha Mandana, Penguin
36. Puffin Lives: Subhas Chandra Bose, Anuradha Kumar, Penguin
37. Rhymes for Ranga, Ranga Bedi on behalf of Freda Bedi, Random House
38. Sahyadri Adventure Anirudh's Dream, Deepak Dalal, Tarini
39. Sahyadri Adventure Koleshwar's Secret, Deepak Dalal, Tarini
40. Same and Different, Manjula Padmanabhan, Tulika
41. Scholastic Yearbook 2011, Scholastic Editorial, Scholastic
42. Song of the Bookworm, Anushka Ravishankar, illustrated by Anitha Balachandran, Scholastic
43. Surjya Sen, Shalini Srinivasan, illustrated by Arijit Dutta Choudhury, Amar Chitra Katha
44. Taranauts 2 The Riddle of the Lustr Sapphires, Roopa Pai, Hachette
45. Taranauts 3 The Secret of the Sparkl Amethyst, Roopa Pai, Hachette
46. Terror on the Titanic, Samit Basu, Scholastic
47. The Churki Burki Book of Rhyme, Gita Wolf, illustrated by Arijit Dutta Choudhury, Tara
48. The Curse of The Broken Step, Bubbles Sabharwal and Anjali Raghbeer, Scholastic
49. The Dreadful Beauty, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Translated by Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee, Ponytale
50. The Fang of Summoning, Giti Chandra, Hachette
51. The Riddle of The Seventh Stone, Monideepa Sahu, illustrated by Pooja Pottenkulam, Young Zubaan
52. The Seven Hills of Christmas, Pooja Lulla, illustrated by Nicholas Franco, Rupa & Co
53. The Story of Ram, Pratibha Nath, illustrated by Sujasha Dasgupa, Rupa & Co
54. The Tree with A Travelling Heart, Paro Anand, illustrated by Garima Gupta, Scholastic
55. Tumku meets Bristly, Jayashree Bhat, illustrated by Sabu Sarasan, Amar Chitra Katha
56. We the Children of India Preamble TO Our Constitution, Leila Seth, illustrated by Bindia Thapar, Penguin
A shortlist of 5 books in each category will be announced at a press conference in June 2011. The final prizes would be distributed at an Award function in July 2011 in Mumbai.
The Vodafone Crossword awards for Fiction, Non-Fiction, Translation & Children’s writing will each carry a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs, a trophy and a citation. The Popular Award entitles the winning author to a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a certificate.
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.crossword.in/
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The organizers have recently released their longlist of 326 titles for the awards:
Fiction
1. A Break in the Circle, Sharmila Kantha, Harper Collins
2. Aftertaste, Namita Devidayal, Random House
3. All and Nothing, Raksha Bharadia, Rupa & Co.
4. An American Boy, Nilanjana Sanyal, Sanbun
5. Balloonists, Rajorshi Chakraborti, Westland
6. Benaami, Anish Sarkar, Amaryllis
7. Black Light, Rimi B Chatterjee , Harper Collins
8. Blowback, Mukul Deva, Harper Collins
9. Bottom of the Heap, Reeti Gadekar, Harper Collins
10. Broken News, Amrita Tripathi, Westland
11. Buddha's Orphans, Samrat Upadhyay, Rupa & Co.
12. Call Me Dan, Anish Trivedi, Penguin
13. Can't Die for Size Zero, Vrushali Telang, Rupa & Co.
14. Chanakya's Chant, Ashwin Sanghi, Westland
15. Chef: A Novel, Jaspreet Singh, Penguin
16. Chinese Whiskers, Pallavi Aiyar, Harper Collins
17. Close Call in Kashmir, Bharat Wakhlu, Penguin
18. Corporate Atyaachaar, Abhay Nagarajan, Srishti
19. Crowded Rooms: Stories, Prem Nath, Penguin
20. Dancing with Kali, MS LALITA DAS, Niyogi Books
21. Day Scholar, SIDHARTH CHOWDHURY, Picador
22. Delhi Calm, Vishwajyoti Ghosh , Harper Collins
23. Delhi Durbar, Krishan Partap Singh, Hachette
24. Delhi on the roads, Supriya Sahai, Harper Collins
25. Dhanu Road, Anosh Irani, Harper Collins
26. Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robin 'Einstein' Varghese, Sidin Vadukut, Penguin
27. Dreams in Prussian Blue, Paritosh Uttam, Penguin
28. Footprints in the Bajra, Nabina Das, Pustak Mahal
29. Half A Face, Nonda Chatterjee, Niyogi Books
30. History of Hate, Kanishka Gupta, Rupa & Co.
31. Hostel Room 131, R. Raj Rao, Penguin
32. In search of Shiva, Mukunda Rao, Dronequill
33. Its All About Love, Tanveer Singh, Srishti
34. Jimmy the Terrorist, Omair Ahmad, Penguin
35. Johnny Gone Down, Karan Bajaj, Harper Collins
36. Kaleidoscopic Reflections, Sindhu Rajasekaran, Leadstart
37. Kashmir Blues, Urmilla Deshpande, Westland
38. Keep the Change, Nirupama Subramanian, Harper Collins
39. Kolkata My Origin, Irena Chowdhury, Multi Books
40. Lessons in Forgetting, Anita Nair, Harper Collins
41. LICENSE TO LIVE A SEEKER'S JOURNEY TO GREATNESS, PRIYA KUMAR, Embassy
42. Life is what you make it, Preeti Shenoy, Srishti
43. Lost and Found, C P Surendran, Harper Collins
44. Love Life, Ahmed Faiyaz, Grey Oak
45. Love over Coffee, Amrit N. Shetty, Penguin
46. Lucky Everyday, Bapsy Jain, Penguin
47. Mari, Easterine Kire, Harper Collins
48. Maria's Room, Shreekumar Varma, Harper Collins
49. Mask in the Mirror, Nidhi Chawla, Pustak Mahal
50. Monkey-man, Usha K.R. , Penguin
51. Never A Disconnect, Sadhna Shanker, Niyogi Books
52. No Way Home, Amarjit Sidhu, Penguin
53. Nothing Lasts Forever, Vish Dhamija, Srishti
54. Of Love and Politics, Tuhin A Sinha, Hachette
55. One Amazing Thing, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Penguin
56. Perfect Eight, Reema Moudgil, Westland
57. Prophecy the Rise of the Sword, Priya k, Leadstart
58. Ready ForTakeoff, Sachit Jain, Rupa & Co.
59. Rear Entrance, David Barunkumar Thomas, Hachette
60. Reflections of An Uncommon man, Aminuddin Khan, Rupa & Co.
61. Return TO Almora, R K Pachauri, Rupa & Co.
62. Revolution Highway, Dilip Simeon, Penguin
63. Running on Full, Tina Sharma Tiwari, Rupa & Co.
64. Saraswati Park, Anjali Joseph, Harper Collins
65. Serious Men, Manu Joseph, Harper Collins
66. Shadow Men, Bijoya Sawian, Penguin
67. She's A Jolly Good Fellow, Sajita Nair, Hachette
68. Sinking, Not Swimming, Nalini Rajan, Penguin
69. Slayer of Kamsa, Ashok Banker, Harper Collins
70. Somewhere at Nowhere, Nikesh Rathi, Cedar Books
71. Stilletos in the Newsroom, Rashmi Kumar, Rupa & Co.
72. The Avenue of Kings, Sudeep Chakravarti,
73. The Battle of Bittora, Anuja Chauhan, Harper Collins
74. The Begum's Secret, A.K. Srikumar, Penguin
75. The Crimson Throne, Sudhir Kakar, Penguin
76. The Dead Camel and OTher Stories of Love, Parvati Sharma, Zubaan
77. The Emissary, Aniruddha Bahals , Harper Collins
78. The Eye of The Predator, Abhisar Sharma, Hachette
79. The Gamechager, Anupam Mukerji, Harper Collins
80. The Goat The Sofa and Mr Swami, R Chandrasekar, Hachette
81. The Great Depression of The 40s: A Novel, Rupa Gulab, Penguin
82. The House on Mall Road, Mohyna Srinivasan, Penguin
83. The Immortals of Meluha, Amish Tripathi, Westland
84. The Last Pretence, Sarayu Srivatsa, Harper Collins
85. The man with Enormous Wings, Esther David, Penguin
86. The Monochrome Madonna, Kalpana Swaminathan, Penguin
87. The Mythologist: A Novel, Vamsee K. Juluri, Penguin
88. The Premier Murder League, Geeta Sundar, Penguin
89. The Quarantine Papers, Kalpish Ratna,
90. The Quest for Nothing, Anurag Anand, Srishti
91. The Red Corridor, Ritu Dokania, Pustak Mahal
92. The Scalpel, H S Risaam, Rupa & Co.
93. The Scared Grove, Daman Singh, Harper Collins
94. The Sunset Club, Khushwant Singh, Penguin
95. The Temple Goers, AATISH TASEER, Picador
96. The Things About Thugs, Tabish Khair, Harper Collins
97. The Washer of The Dead: A Collection of Ghost Stories, Venita Coelho, Penguin
98. Through the Forest Darkly, Ranjan Kaul, Hachette
99. Tiger Hills, Sarita Mandanna, Penguin
100. Truly Madly Deeply, Faraaz Kazi, Pustak Mahal
101. Turbulence, Samit Basu, Hachette
102. Uttara Yogi, Arup Mitra, Niyogi Books
103. Vivek and I, Mayur Patel, Penguin
104. Way TO Go, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Penguin
105. What happened TO that Love, Kailash Srinivasan, Pustak Mahal
106. When the Marriage is made in Comedy Circus, Deepali S Basur, Expression
107. Where Girls Dare, Bhavna Chauhan, Penguin
108. Why We Don't Talk, Shinie Antony, Rupa & Co.
109. with or without you, Partha Sarathi Basu, Penguin
110. Witness the Night, Kishwar Desai, Harper Collins
111. Year of the Tiger, Sohaila Abdulali, Penguin
Non-Fiction
1. 1857 The Oral Tradition, Pankaj Rag, Rupa & Co.
2. 3 Idiots The Original Screenplay, Vinod Chopra Films Private Limited, Om Books
3. A Masterful Spirit: Homi J. Bhabha (1909–1966), Indira Chowdhury and Ananya Dasgupta (Eds),Penguin
4. A Place in the Shade the New Landscape and Other Essays, Mr Charles Correa, Penguin
5. A Place in the Shade: the New Landscape and Other Essays, Charles Correa, Penguin
6. A World of Memories, Ms Madhvi Parekh, Penguin
7. Absolute Khushwant: the Low-Down on Life, Death and Most Things In-Between, Khushwant Singh (with Humra Quraishi), Penguin
8. Across the LoC: Inside Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir, Luv Puri, Penguin
9. Adoor Gopalakrishnan: A Life in Cinema, Gautaman Bhaskaran, Penguin
10. Akriti TO Sanskriti, Harsha V Dehejia , Niyogi Books
11. Anna The Life and Times of C N Annadurai , Mr R Kannan , Penguin
12. Awakening, Subrata Dasgupta, Random House
13. Beautiful Thing, Sonia Faleiro, Penguin
14. Becoming Indian: the Unfinished Revolution of Culture and Identity, Pavan K. Varma, Penguin
15. Bengali Cinema An Other Nation, Sharmistha Gooptu, Roli
16. Besieged: Voices from Delhi 1857, Mahmood Farooqui (Tr), Penguin
17. Braking News, Sunetra Choudhury, Hachette
18. Building A World Class Civil Service for Twentyfirst Century India, S K Das, OUP
19. Cinema Bhojpuri, Avijit Ghosh, Penguin
20. Connect the Dots, MS RASHMI BANSAL, Eklavya
21. Corporate Chanakya, Radhakrishnan Pillai, Jaico
22. Dayanita Singh, Dayanita Singh, Penguin
23. Diaspora Development and Democracy, Devesh Kapur, OUP
24. Don't Regret Later , Navneet Dhawan,
25. Don't Sprint the Marathon, Dr V Raghunathan, Harper Collins
26. Dowry Murder: Reinvestigating A Cultural Whodunnit, Veena Talwar Oldenburg, Penguin
27. East of the Sun A Nearly Stoned Walk Down the Road in A Different Land, Soddhartha Sarma, Westland
28. Encircling the Seamless India Climate Change and the Global Commons, A Damodaran, OUP
29. Eternal Romantic My Father Gemini Ganesan, Narayani Ganesh, Roli
30. Evidence of Suspicion, AMITAVA KUMAR, Picador
31. Fault Lines the Hidden Fractures that Still Threaten the World Economy, Raghuram G Rajan, Harper Collins
32. First Draft Witness TO the Making of Modern India, B G Verghese, Westland
33. Following Fish: Travels around the Indian Coast, Samanth Subramanian , Penguin
34. Forging A Region, Dr Samira Sheikh, OUP
35. Forgotten, Bilkees I. Latif, Penguin
36. Forts and Palaces of India, Amita Baig, Om Books
37. From Me To You, Sathya Saran, Westland
38. Great Indians, Balraj Krishna, Rupa & Co.
39. Grit, Guts and Gumption: Driving Change in a State-owned Giant , Rajesh Chakrabarti , Penguin
40. Hampi Discover the Splendours of Vijaynagar, Subhadra Sen Gupta, Niyogi Books
41. Have Pen Will Travel, M J Akbar, Roli
42. Headcount Memoirs of A Demographer, Mr Ashish Bose, Penguin
43. His Words Preachings and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, Mr Amiya P Sen, Penguin
44. History on A Banner, Nana Chudasama, Rupa & Co.
45. Historya and Heritage of Indian Game Hunting, Sudipta Mitra, Rupa & Co.
46. In search of A Better World, Jolly Mohan Kaul, Samya
47. India and China the Battle Between Soft and Hard Power, Prem Shankar Jha, Penguin
48. India Pakistan and the Bomb Debating Nuclear Stability in South Asia, Sumit Ganguly and S Paul Kapur ,Penguin
49. Innovate 90 Days to Transform Your Business, Ms Rekha Shetty, Penguin
50. Inspired India Ideas TO transform A Nation, Neelesh Misra, Penguin
51. Into the Diaspora Wilderness, Selma Carvalho, Goa 1156
52. Jaane Bhi do Yaaro, Jai Arjun Singh, Harper Collins
53. Jawaharlal Nehru: Civilizing A Savage World, Nayantara Sahgal, Penguin
54. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, Devdutt Pattanaik, Penguin
55. Kasab: The Face of 26/11, Rommel Rodrigues, Penguin
56. Keeping the Faith Memoirs of A Parliamentarian, Somnath Chaterjee, Harper Collins
57. Knowing Dil DAS: Stories of A Himalayan Hunter, Joseph S. Alter , Penguin
58. Known Turf, Annie Zaidi, Westland
59. Krishna, Dev Prasad, Jaico
60. Leading Ladies, Sudha Menon, Fortytwo Bookz Galaxy
61. Looking for America, Avirook Sen, Harper Collins
62. made in India Adventures of A Lifetime, Biddu, Harper Collins
63. Makers of Modern India, Ramachandra Guha, Penguin
64. Manage time Manage Life, H S Gopalan, Expression
65. Mango Mood, Sharmila Kamat, Rupa & Co.
66. Mansion of Glass the GKB Story, KG Gupta, Goa 1556
67. Maoist and Other Armed Conflicts, Anuradha M. Chenoy and Kamal Mitra Chenoy , Penguin
68. May I Hebb your Attention Pliss, Arnab Ray, Harper Collins
69. Memories of A Rolling Stone, Vina Mazumdar, Zubaan
70. Mother Pious Lady Making Sense of Everyday India, Santosh Desai, Harper Collins
71. Mumbai Fables, Gyan Prakash, Harper Collins
72. Mumbai Where Dreams Don't Die by , Raghu Rai and Vir Sanghvi, Om Books
73. Mussoorie Medley Tales of Yester Year, Ganesh Saili, Niyogi Books
74. My name is Gauhar Jaan the Life and Times of A musician, Vikram Sampath, Rupa & Co.
75. Narrative of a Journey Overland from England by the continent of Europe Egypt and the Red Sea to India 2 Vols, Colonel Elwood, Asian Educational Services
76. Notes froman Indian Conservative, Jaithirth Rao, Rupa & Co.
77. One Little Finger, Malini Chib, Sage
78. Open Source Leader: the Future of Organizations, Sangeeth Varghese, Penguin
79. Opening Doors: the Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji, Reformer, Lawyer and Champion of Women’s Rights in India, Richard Sorabji, Penguin
80. Operation Red Lotus, Parag Tope, Rupa & Co.
81. Patriotism in Action Goans in India's Defence Services, Valmiki Faleiro, Goa 1556
82. Performing Women Performing Womanhood, Dr Nandi Bhatia, OUP
83. Power Pranayama, Renu Mahtani , Jaico
84. Ramakrishna Paramhamsa the Sadhaka of Dakshineswar, Mr Amiya P Sen, Penguin
85. Road TO Commonwealth Games, Sunil Yash Kalra, Penguin
86. Romancing the Balance Sheet, Anil Lamba , NETWORK 18
87. Royalty in Transition, Sharad Rathore, Rupa & Co.
88. Rukmini Devi A Life, Ms Leela Samson, Penguin
89. Sadhguru: More Than A Life, Arundhathi Subramaniam, Penguin
90. Sellotape Legacy, Boria Majumdar, Harper Collins
91. Siachen Glacier the Battle of Roses, Harish Kapadia, Rupa & Co.
92. Simply Fly, Captain G R Gopinath , Harper Collins
93. Skin Deep An Inside out Approach TO Looking Good Naturally, Aparna Santhanam, Harper Collins
94. Soap Writing and Surviving television in India, Venita Coelho, Harper Collins
95. Superpower? The Amazing Race between China's Hare and India's Tortoise, Raghav Bahl, Penguin
96. Surviving the Storm: India and the Global Financial Crisis, Dhiraj Nayyar , Penguin
97. Tales from the Bench and the Bar, Mr Vicaji J Taraporevala , Penguin
98. Text and Context, Arif Mohammed Khan, Rupa & Co.
99. Thanjavur A Cultural History, Pradeep Chakravarthy, Niyogi Books
100. The Absent State, Neelesh Misra, Hachette
101. The Art of Healing Pranayama The breath of Life, Francois Gautier, Harper Collins
102. The Biology of Enlightenment, Mukunda Rao,
103. The Children of Nature, Susan Visvanathan, Roli
104. The China Syndrome, Harsh V Pant, Harper Collins
105. The Complete Mahabharata Adi Parva, Ramesh Menon, Rupa & Co.
106. The Corruption Conundrum and OTher Paradoxes and Dilemmas, V. Raghunathan, Penguin
107. The Edge of Reason: Dispatches from The Frontiers of Cosmology, Anil Ananthaswamy, Penguin
108. The F Word, Mita Kapur, Harper Collins
109. The Fabric of Our Lives: The Story of Fabindia, Radhika Singh, Penguin
110. The Groaning Shelf, Pradeep Sebastian, Hachette
111. The Himalayan Wonderland: Travels in Lahaul and Spiti, M.S. Gill, Penguin
112. The Indian Parliament, Dr B L Shankar, OUP
113. The Indians: Portraits from My Album, Raghu Rai, Penguin
114. The Long Road TO Siachen, Shiv Kunal Verma and Rajiv Williams, Rupa & Co.
115. The Lost River: on The Trail of The Sarasvati, Michel Danino, Penguin
116. The Maruti Story how A Public Sector Put India on Wheels, R C Bhargava, Harper Collins
117. The Power of Gender and The Gender of Power, Professor Kumkum Roy, OUP
118. The Scientific Indian A Twenty First Century Guide TO The World around Us, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and Y S Rajan, Penguin
119. The Tell Tale Brain, VS Ramachandran, Random House
120. The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story, A. Revathi, Penguin
121. The Tryst Betrayed Reflections on Diplomacy and Development, Mr Jagat Singh Mehta , Penguin
122. The Upside Down Book of Nuclear Power, Saurav Jha, Harper Collins
123. Unbound: Indian Women @ Work, Gita Aravamudan, Penguin
124. Voterfiles A Political Travelogue, Manoj Kewalramani, Leadstart
125. Way beyond the Three Rs: India’s Education Challenge in the 21st Century , YS Rajan (Foreowrd by APJ Abdul Kalam), Penguin
126. When the Curtains Rise Understanding Goa's vibrant Konkani theatre, Dr Andre Rafael Fernandes, Goa 1556
127. When the Penny Drops: Learning What's Not Taught, R. Gopalakrishnan, Penguin
128. You Can Sell, Shiv Khera, Rupa & Co.
Translation
1. A Journey Forever, GURUNATH ABAJI KULKARNI, translated by Vilas Salunke, Leadstart
2. ANITYA Halfway TO Nowhere, MRIDULA GARG, translated by SEEMA SEGAL, OUP
3. Apradhini Women without Men, Shivani Singh, translated by Ira Pande, Harper Collins
4. BHARATHIPURA, U R ANANTHAMURTHY, translated by SUSHEELA PUNITHA, OUP
5. Captive Imagination: Letters from Prison, Varavara Rao , translated by Foreword by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Penguin
6. CHANGIYA RUKH Against the Night, BALBIR MADHOPURI, translated by TRIPTI JAIN, OUP
7. Children of A Better God, Susmita Bagchi , translated by Bikram Das, Penguin
8. Days and Nights in the Forest, Sunil Gangopadhyay, translated by Rani Ray , Penguin
9. Deliverance, Late Gauri Deshpande, translated by Shashi Deshpande , Women Unlimited
10. Durgeshnandini, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, translated by Arunava Sinha, Random House
11. Illicit, Dibyendu Palit, translated by Arunava Sinha, Penguin
12. Jangalnama: Travels in A Maoist Guerilla Zone, Satnam, translated by Vishav Bharti, Penguin
13. Jihad Peace and Inter Community Relations in Islam, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, translated by Yoginder Sikand, Rupa & Co.
14. KAYAKALPA the ELIXIR of EVERLASTING YOUTH, NIYOGI BOOKS, translated by , Niyogi Books
15. Litanies of Dutch Battery, N.S. Madhavan , translated by Rajesh Rajamohan, Penguin
16. Manasarovar, Ashokamitran, translated by N. Kalyan Raman, Penguin
17. Raghuvamsham, Kalidasa, translated by R K Tandon, Rupa & Co.
18. RAINBOW at NOON, Mrs Dhiruben Patel, translated by Sri Raj Supe, Leadstart
19. Soiled Clothes, Sunil Gangopadhyay, translated by Sujal Bhattacharya, Niyogi Books
20. Striker Stopper, Moti Nandy, translated by Arunava Sinha, Hachette
21. The Fakir, Sunil Gangopadhyay, translated by Monabi Mitra, Harper Collins
22. The GIRMITIYA SAGA, NIYOGI BOOKS, translated by , Niyogi Books
23. The Golden Gandhi Statue from America Early Stories, Subimal Misra, translated by V Ramaswamy, Harper Collins
24. The Great Unknown, Sankar , translated by Soma Das, Penguin
25. The House with Five Courtyards, Govind Mishra, translated by Masooma Ali, Penguin
26. The PAGES of My Life, POPATI HIRANANDANI late, translated by JYOTH PANJWANI, OUP
27. There Was No One at the Bus Stop, Sirshendu Mukhapadhyay, translated by Arunava Sinha, Penguin
28. This is Not that Dawn, Yashpal , translated by Anand, Penguin
29. Three Women by Rabindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, translated by Arunava Sinha, Random House
30. What Really happened: Stories, Banaphool , translated by Arunava Sinha, Penguin
31. Women of the Tagore Household, Chitra Deb , translated by Smita Chowdhry and Sona Roy, Penguin
Children's Books
1. All About Rockets, Mr S K Das , Penguin
2. At Least A Fish, Anushka Ravishankar, illustrated by Shilo Shiv Suleman, Scholastic
3. Atisa and His time Machine: Adventures with Hieun Tsang, Anu Kumar, Penguin
4. Bando and the water demon, Indira Ananthakrishnan, illustrated by Sabu Sarasan, Amar Chitra Katha
5. Classic Adventures: on the Run with Fotikchand, Satyajit Ray, translated by Gopa Majumdar, Penguin
6. Classic Adventures: the Yellow Bird, Lila Mazumdar, translated by Kamala Chatterjee, Penguin
7. Confessions of A Listmaniac, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan, Scholastic,,
8. Curse of Grass, Ira Saxena, Ponytale
9. Escape from Java and Other Tales of Danger, Ruskin Bond, Penguin,,
10. Faces in the water, Mr Ranjit Lal, Penguin
11. Feluda Comics A Killer in Kathmandu, Satyajit Ray, Translated by Subhadra Sen Gupta, illustrated by Tapas Guha, Penguin
12. Feluda Comics Danger in Darjeeling, Satyajit Ray, Translated by Subhadra Sen Gupta, illustrated by Tapas Guha, Penguin
13. Following My Paint Brush, Gita Wolf, illustrated by Dulari Devi, Tara
14. Funny and Funnier, Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Translated by Palash Baran Pal and Abhijit Gupta,Scholastic
15. Gajapati Kulapati, Ashok Rajagopalan, Tulika
16. Hanuman is Hungry, Gayathri Chandrasekaran, illustrated by Sabu Sarasan, Amar Chitra Katha
17. Howzzat Butterfingers, Khyrunnisa A, Penguin
18. Koni the Story of A Champion, Moti Nandy, Translated by Sumana Mukherjee, Hachette,
19. Kumari Loves A Monster, Rashmi Ruth Devadasan, illustrated by Shyam, Blaft
20. Mission Moon Exploring the Moon with Chandrayaan 1, Mr S K Das , Penguin
21. Mother Teresa, Shalini Srinivasan, illustrated by Atula Siriwardane, Amar Chitra Katha
22. Mr Oliver's Diary, Ruskin Bond, Penguin
23. My Brother Tootoo, Urmila Mahajan, Tulika
24. My Grandfather Aajoba, Taruja Parande , Tulika
25. Nippy Nipper and Others A Book of Poems, Dheera Kitchlu, Serene Woods
26. Not out Heroes from the World of Sport, Nimish Dubey, Ponytale
27. Now or Never, Ramendra Kumar, Ponytale
28. On Top of the World: My Everest Adventures, Arjun Vajpai with Anu Kumar, Penguin
29. Ouch Cried Planet Earth, Dheera Kitchlu, illustrated by Prakash Joshi, Serene Woods
30. Out of the Way out of the Way, Uma Krishnaswami, Tulika
31. Pearls of Wisdom: Hilarious Hauntings Adventure, Sonja Chandrachud, Penguin
32. Potato Chips, Anshuman Mohan, Harper Collins
33. Puffin Classics the Burmese Box Two Novellas, Lila Mazumdar, Penguin
34. Puffin Lives Mahatma Gandhi the Father of the Nation, Ms Subhadra Sen Gupta, Penguin
35. Puffin Lives: Akbar: the Mighty Emperor, Kavitha Mandana, Penguin
36. Puffin Lives: Subhas Chandra Bose, Anuradha Kumar, Penguin
37. Rhymes for Ranga, Ranga Bedi on behalf of Freda Bedi, Random House
38. Sahyadri Adventure Anirudh's Dream, Deepak Dalal, Tarini
39. Sahyadri Adventure Koleshwar's Secret, Deepak Dalal, Tarini
40. Same and Different, Manjula Padmanabhan, Tulika
41. Scholastic Yearbook 2011, Scholastic Editorial, Scholastic
42. Song of the Bookworm, Anushka Ravishankar, illustrated by Anitha Balachandran, Scholastic
43. Surjya Sen, Shalini Srinivasan, illustrated by Arijit Dutta Choudhury, Amar Chitra Katha
44. Taranauts 2 The Riddle of the Lustr Sapphires, Roopa Pai, Hachette
45. Taranauts 3 The Secret of the Sparkl Amethyst, Roopa Pai, Hachette
46. Terror on the Titanic, Samit Basu, Scholastic
47. The Churki Burki Book of Rhyme, Gita Wolf, illustrated by Arijit Dutta Choudhury, Tara
48. The Curse of The Broken Step, Bubbles Sabharwal and Anjali Raghbeer, Scholastic
49. The Dreadful Beauty, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Translated by Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee, Ponytale
50. The Fang of Summoning, Giti Chandra, Hachette
51. The Riddle of The Seventh Stone, Monideepa Sahu, illustrated by Pooja Pottenkulam, Young Zubaan
52. The Seven Hills of Christmas, Pooja Lulla, illustrated by Nicholas Franco, Rupa & Co
53. The Story of Ram, Pratibha Nath, illustrated by Sujasha Dasgupa, Rupa & Co
54. The Tree with A Travelling Heart, Paro Anand, illustrated by Garima Gupta, Scholastic
55. Tumku meets Bristly, Jayashree Bhat, illustrated by Sabu Sarasan, Amar Chitra Katha
56. We the Children of India Preamble TO Our Constitution, Leila Seth, illustrated by Bindia Thapar, Penguin
A shortlist of 5 books in each category will be announced at a press conference in June 2011. The final prizes would be distributed at an Award function in July 2011 in Mumbai.
The Vodafone Crossword awards for Fiction, Non-Fiction, Translation & Children’s writing will each carry a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs, a trophy and a citation. The Popular Award entitles the winning author to a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a certificate.
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04 May 2011
Jury Announced for DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012
The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature announced the Jury for its 2012 edition today. The five member judging panel comprises eminent names from the international literary fraternity – Dr. Alastair Niven , Dr. Fakrul Alam , Faiza S Khan, Ira Pande (Chair of the jury) and Marie Brenner. The Jury brings in a wide canvas of experience and represents the interests and creative principles of writing pertaining to the South Asian region – an agenda that the DSC Prize is committed to promoting.
This Jury will be responsible for assessing the entries over a period of three and a half months to arrive at a Longlist in September 2011, followed by the Shortlist (5-6 titles) in October 2011 and eventually the winner of the US $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 in January 2012. The Call for Entries is currently open till May 15, 2011 and submissions can be made through www.dscprize.com.
Speaking on the occasion, Ira Pande, Chair of the Jury said, “I am delighted and honoured to be part of an effort to showcase South Asia whose rich literature draws on several languages and cultures. I am sure that this handsome award will encourage translations that will unveil this extraordinary treasury of imagination to the world outside it.”
The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is guided by an international Advisory Committee comprising MJ Akbar, Urvashi Butalia, Tina Brown, William Dalrymple, Lord Meghnad Desai, David Godwin, Surina Narula, Senath Walter Perera, Nayantara Sehgal and Michael Worton. The DSC Prize is unique since it is not ethnicity driven in terms of the author’s origin and is open to any author belonging to any part of the globe as long as the work is based on the South Asian region, its culture and its people.
The first DSC Prize for South Asian Literature was awarded to HM Naqvi for his debut novel Home Boy (HarperCollins India) in January 2011.
Commenting on the occasion, Manhad Narula, Director, DSC Limited, said, “We are thrilled to have such an eminent Jury for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012. Each Jury member brings in a unique experience and vision of South Asian writing that will define the way forward for writing pertaining to this region. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature has had a successful first year and has been well received by the literary fraternity. This year we hope to further our vision of extending the frontiers of South Asian writing by showcasing and rewarding the best writing talent and bringing it to a global platform.”
Contact Information:
For inquiries: vidushi.khera@hanmermsl.com
Website: http://dscprize.com/
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This Jury will be responsible for assessing the entries over a period of three and a half months to arrive at a Longlist in September 2011, followed by the Shortlist (5-6 titles) in October 2011 and eventually the winner of the US $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 in January 2012. The Call for Entries is currently open till May 15, 2011 and submissions can be made through www.dscprize.com.
Speaking on the occasion, Ira Pande, Chair of the Jury said, “I am delighted and honoured to be part of an effort to showcase South Asia whose rich literature draws on several languages and cultures. I am sure that this handsome award will encourage translations that will unveil this extraordinary treasury of imagination to the world outside it.”
The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is guided by an international Advisory Committee comprising MJ Akbar, Urvashi Butalia, Tina Brown, William Dalrymple, Lord Meghnad Desai, David Godwin, Surina Narula, Senath Walter Perera, Nayantara Sehgal and Michael Worton. The DSC Prize is unique since it is not ethnicity driven in terms of the author’s origin and is open to any author belonging to any part of the globe as long as the work is based on the South Asian region, its culture and its people.
The first DSC Prize for South Asian Literature was awarded to HM Naqvi for his debut novel Home Boy (HarperCollins India) in January 2011.
Commenting on the occasion, Manhad Narula, Director, DSC Limited, said, “We are thrilled to have such an eminent Jury for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012. Each Jury member brings in a unique experience and vision of South Asian writing that will define the way forward for writing pertaining to this region. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature has had a successful first year and has been well received by the literary fraternity. This year we hope to further our vision of extending the frontiers of South Asian writing by showcasing and rewarding the best writing talent and bringing it to a global platform.”
Contact Information:
For inquiries: vidushi.khera@hanmermsl.com
Website: http://dscprize.com/
02 May 2011
Luisa A. Igloria to Judge qarrtsiluni's Third Annual Poetry Chapbook Contest
Deadline: 15 June 2011
Asia Writes's featured writer Luisa A. Igloria will be qarrtsiluni's judge for their 2011 chapbook competition. If you want to participate, below are the details:
Third Annual Poetry Chapbook Contest
Why a chapbook? Regardless of what you call it, the fact is that a pamphlet-sized collection of poetry can be an astonishingly beautiful thing. Whether they’re handmade at home with a laser printer, or designed and published like books, chapbooks are a staple of poetry publishing and have historically showcased not only the collections of poetry they contain, but creative design, and fine typography and printing.
Perhaps better known in North America than in other parts of the world, chapbooks are often the first published collection by a poet, but they’re not just for emerging poets anymore; a poet at any stage of her career might find she has a collection of work too long for a featured section in a journal and too short for a full-length book. And a chapbook designed to be read in a single sitting offers a nourishing alternative to a magazine or newspaper. With roots in the 16th century, it’s the original sleek and sexy mobile device.
OUR JUDGE for 2011: LUISA A. IGLORIA
We’re delighted to announce that Luisa A. Igloria will be our judge for 2011. Luisa is no stranger to qarrtsiluni, having been published here numerous times.
Originally from Baguio City in the Philippines, Luisa is a poet and Professor of Creative Writing and English, and Director of the MFA Creative Writing Program at Old Dominion University. She holds a doctorate in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago (where she was a Fulbright Fellow from 1992-1995), and degrees from Ateneo de Manila University (MA Literature) and the University of the Philippines (BA Humanities, cum laude).
She is the author of JUAN LUNA’S REVOLVER (University of Notre Dame Press, 2009 Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry), TRILL & MORDENT (WordTech Editions, 2005), and 8 other books. Her work has appeared or been accepted in numerous anthologies and journals including Poetry, Crab Orchard Review, The Missouri Review, Indiana Review, Poetry East, Umbrella, Sweet, qarrtsiluni, poemeleon, Smartish Pace, Rattle, The North American Review, Bellingham Review, Shearsman (UK), PRISM International (Canada), Poetry Salzburg Review (Austria), The Asian Pacific American Journal, and TriQuarterly.
National and international literary awards include the 2007 49th Parallel Poetry Prize (selected by Carolyne Wright for the Bellingham Review), the 2007 James Hearst Poetry Prize (selected by former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser for the North American Review); Honorable Mention in the 2010 Potomac Review Poetry Contest; Finalist in the first Narrative Poetry Contest (2009); Finalist, the 2007 Indiana Review Poetry Prize; the 2006 National Writers Union Poetry Prize (selected by Adrienne Rich); the 2006 Richard Peterson Poetry Prize (Crab Orchard Review); the 2006 Stephen Dunn Award for Poetry; the 2004 Fugue Poetry Prize(selected by Ellen Bryant Voigt); Finalist, the 2003 Larry Levis Editors Prize for Poetry from The Missouri Review; Finalist, the 2003 Dorset Prize (Tupelo Press); the first Sylvia Clare Brown Fellowship, Ragdale Foundation (2007); a 2003 partial fellowship to the Summer Literary Seminars in St. Petersburg; four Pushcart Prize nominations; a 1998 Fellowship at the Hawthornden Castle International Retreat for Writers in Lasswade, the Midlothians, Scotland; and the 1998 George Kent Award for Poetry. As well, Luisa is an eleven-time recipient of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature in three genres (poetry, nonfiction, and short fiction) and its Hall of Fame distinction; the Palanca award is the Philippines’ highest literary prize.
THE FINE PRINT
Your submissions are invited for qarrtsiluni‘s third Poetry Chapbook Contest. The winner will be announced on September 1, and receive both online and print publication. All the details follow:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
* Written poetry in all forms will be considered, including prose poems, but it will be up to the judge to decide if a submission qualifies as “poetry.” Non-fictional and fictional prose will not be considered, nor will multi-media submissions.
* Chapbook manuscripts should include 20-26 pages** of poetry, but the number of poems submitted may vary from, for example, 20 to 26 single-page poems to one long poem or poem series comprising 20-26 pages in length. (**One page=no more than 40 lines of poetry, not including title.) Internal section heads (on otherwise blank pages) must be included in the 26-page count. If you are uncertain about the length or form of your manuscript, please inquire first to to Beth Adams at qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2010 [at] gmail.com.
* Anyone other than qarrtsiluni staff or close friends and family of the judge are eligible to enter, including former guest editors of the journal.
* The contest is open to all nationalities, but the poems must be submitted in English.
* Poems in the manuscript may have appeared in periodicals or anthologies, but should not have appeared in previous chapbooks or full-length works by the author.
* Submissions of collaboratively written poetry will also be accepted; multi-author anthologies will not. (Again, feel free to inquire if you’re uncertain.)
CRITERIA
There is no theme for the chapbook contest. Judging of the manuscripts will be strictly on the merit of the individual poems and the collection as an integrated whole. It will be the sole responsibility of the judge to decide which manuscript, in her opinion, is most deserving.
JUDGING PROCESS
Managing Editor Beth Adams will receive and process all submissions, assigning each a number, and removing any references to the author’s identity; judging will be blind. A shortlist of ten will be determined by teams of two readers each, and the chosen manuscripts turned over to Luisa for her decision.
AWARDS
From this shortlist of ten, the names of seven finalists, two runners-up, and the contest winner will be announced online on September 1.
Online publication of the winning chapbook in its entirety, and one poem from each of the other shortlisted manuscripts, will follow in the late summer/early fall of 2011.
The winning manuscript will also be printed as a professionally designed, typeset and printed chapbook with a color cover, and catalogued with an ISBN number and copyright information. We will work with the winning poet to produce an audio podcast of the chapbook, read aloud. The winner will receive 20 copies, and may purchase additional copies at a wholesale price. We cannot offer monetary prizes at this time, but hope to in the future.
All contest entrants will receive a digital (PDF) copy of the winning chapbook. Printed chapbooks will be available for sale through the qarrtsiluni site and on Amazon.com, and we will solicit online reviews.
The poems will be copyrighted by their original author, but qarrtsiluni retains the right to reprint the chapbook in whole or in part, online or in future print works or anthologies, and to submit it or any of the poems within for various awards.
SCHEDULE
* The reading period will begin immediately after this announcement, and continue over the next six weeks, with a final manuscript deadline of June 15.
* The winner will be announced on September 1, with publication to follow in the fall.
HOW TO SUBMIT
* All submissions must be made by e-mail to this account: qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2011 [at] gmail.com. Manuscripts should be in DOC or RTF form, sent as attachments to your email. Please remove all identifying references other than an accompanying email indicating your name and the title of your manuscript, as the judging process will be blind.
* Please do not include acknowledgments either with the manuscript or in your accompanying email. The manuscripts will be judged on their own merit.
* There is a reading and handling fee of $11 per chapbook manuscript submitted, and this must be received before the manuscript will be entered for judging. Click on the button below to pay online. The transaction will be handled by PayPal but you will be given a choice of payment methods.
Pay here >>
* The reading fee helps defray the printing, binding, and shipping costs of the chapbooks and the honoraria for our judge and cover artist.
* All queries about the contest should be directed to Beth Adams at qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2011 [at] gmail.com.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2011 [at] gmail.com
For submissions: qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2011 [at] gmail.com
Website: http://qarrtsiluni.com
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Asia Writes's featured writer Luisa A. Igloria will be qarrtsiluni's judge for their 2011 chapbook competition. If you want to participate, below are the details:
Third Annual Poetry Chapbook Contest
Why a chapbook? Regardless of what you call it, the fact is that a pamphlet-sized collection of poetry can be an astonishingly beautiful thing. Whether they’re handmade at home with a laser printer, or designed and published like books, chapbooks are a staple of poetry publishing and have historically showcased not only the collections of poetry they contain, but creative design, and fine typography and printing.
Perhaps better known in North America than in other parts of the world, chapbooks are often the first published collection by a poet, but they’re not just for emerging poets anymore; a poet at any stage of her career might find she has a collection of work too long for a featured section in a journal and too short for a full-length book. And a chapbook designed to be read in a single sitting offers a nourishing alternative to a magazine or newspaper. With roots in the 16th century, it’s the original sleek and sexy mobile device.
OUR JUDGE for 2011: LUISA A. IGLORIA
We’re delighted to announce that Luisa A. Igloria will be our judge for 2011. Luisa is no stranger to qarrtsiluni, having been published here numerous times.
Originally from Baguio City in the Philippines, Luisa is a poet and Professor of Creative Writing and English, and Director of the MFA Creative Writing Program at Old Dominion University. She holds a doctorate in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago (where she was a Fulbright Fellow from 1992-1995), and degrees from Ateneo de Manila University (MA Literature) and the University of the Philippines (BA Humanities, cum laude).
She is the author of JUAN LUNA’S REVOLVER (University of Notre Dame Press, 2009 Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry), TRILL & MORDENT (WordTech Editions, 2005), and 8 other books. Her work has appeared or been accepted in numerous anthologies and journals including Poetry, Crab Orchard Review, The Missouri Review, Indiana Review, Poetry East, Umbrella, Sweet, qarrtsiluni, poemeleon, Smartish Pace, Rattle, The North American Review, Bellingham Review, Shearsman (UK), PRISM International (Canada), Poetry Salzburg Review (Austria), The Asian Pacific American Journal, and TriQuarterly.
National and international literary awards include the 2007 49th Parallel Poetry Prize (selected by Carolyne Wright for the Bellingham Review), the 2007 James Hearst Poetry Prize (selected by former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser for the North American Review); Honorable Mention in the 2010 Potomac Review Poetry Contest; Finalist in the first Narrative Poetry Contest (2009); Finalist, the 2007 Indiana Review Poetry Prize; the 2006 National Writers Union Poetry Prize (selected by Adrienne Rich); the 2006 Richard Peterson Poetry Prize (Crab Orchard Review); the 2006 Stephen Dunn Award for Poetry; the 2004 Fugue Poetry Prize(selected by Ellen Bryant Voigt); Finalist, the 2003 Larry Levis Editors Prize for Poetry from The Missouri Review; Finalist, the 2003 Dorset Prize (Tupelo Press); the first Sylvia Clare Brown Fellowship, Ragdale Foundation (2007); a 2003 partial fellowship to the Summer Literary Seminars in St. Petersburg; four Pushcart Prize nominations; a 1998 Fellowship at the Hawthornden Castle International Retreat for Writers in Lasswade, the Midlothians, Scotland; and the 1998 George Kent Award for Poetry. As well, Luisa is an eleven-time recipient of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature in three genres (poetry, nonfiction, and short fiction) and its Hall of Fame distinction; the Palanca award is the Philippines’ highest literary prize.
THE FINE PRINT
Your submissions are invited for qarrtsiluni‘s third Poetry Chapbook Contest. The winner will be announced on September 1, and receive both online and print publication. All the details follow:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
* Written poetry in all forms will be considered, including prose poems, but it will be up to the judge to decide if a submission qualifies as “poetry.” Non-fictional and fictional prose will not be considered, nor will multi-media submissions.
* Chapbook manuscripts should include 20-26 pages** of poetry, but the number of poems submitted may vary from, for example, 20 to 26 single-page poems to one long poem or poem series comprising 20-26 pages in length. (**One page=no more than 40 lines of poetry, not including title.) Internal section heads (on otherwise blank pages) must be included in the 26-page count. If you are uncertain about the length or form of your manuscript, please inquire first to to Beth Adams at qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2010 [at] gmail.com.
* Anyone other than qarrtsiluni staff or close friends and family of the judge are eligible to enter, including former guest editors of the journal.
* The contest is open to all nationalities, but the poems must be submitted in English.
* Poems in the manuscript may have appeared in periodicals or anthologies, but should not have appeared in previous chapbooks or full-length works by the author.
* Submissions of collaboratively written poetry will also be accepted; multi-author anthologies will not. (Again, feel free to inquire if you’re uncertain.)
CRITERIA
There is no theme for the chapbook contest. Judging of the manuscripts will be strictly on the merit of the individual poems and the collection as an integrated whole. It will be the sole responsibility of the judge to decide which manuscript, in her opinion, is most deserving.
JUDGING PROCESS
Managing Editor Beth Adams will receive and process all submissions, assigning each a number, and removing any references to the author’s identity; judging will be blind. A shortlist of ten will be determined by teams of two readers each, and the chosen manuscripts turned over to Luisa for her decision.
AWARDS
From this shortlist of ten, the names of seven finalists, two runners-up, and the contest winner will be announced online on September 1.
Online publication of the winning chapbook in its entirety, and one poem from each of the other shortlisted manuscripts, will follow in the late summer/early fall of 2011.
The winning manuscript will also be printed as a professionally designed, typeset and printed chapbook with a color cover, and catalogued with an ISBN number and copyright information. We will work with the winning poet to produce an audio podcast of the chapbook, read aloud. The winner will receive 20 copies, and may purchase additional copies at a wholesale price. We cannot offer monetary prizes at this time, but hope to in the future.
All contest entrants will receive a digital (PDF) copy of the winning chapbook. Printed chapbooks will be available for sale through the qarrtsiluni site and on Amazon.com, and we will solicit online reviews.
The poems will be copyrighted by their original author, but qarrtsiluni retains the right to reprint the chapbook in whole or in part, online or in future print works or anthologies, and to submit it or any of the poems within for various awards.
SCHEDULE
* The reading period will begin immediately after this announcement, and continue over the next six weeks, with a final manuscript deadline of June 15.
* The winner will be announced on September 1, with publication to follow in the fall.
HOW TO SUBMIT
* All submissions must be made by e-mail to this account: qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2011 [at] gmail.com. Manuscripts should be in DOC or RTF form, sent as attachments to your email. Please remove all identifying references other than an accompanying email indicating your name and the title of your manuscript, as the judging process will be blind.
* Please do not include acknowledgments either with the manuscript or in your accompanying email. The manuscripts will be judged on their own merit.
* There is a reading and handling fee of $11 per chapbook manuscript submitted, and this must be received before the manuscript will be entered for judging. Click on the button below to pay online. The transaction will be handled by PayPal but you will be given a choice of payment methods.
Pay here >>
* The reading fee helps defray the printing, binding, and shipping costs of the chapbooks and the honoraria for our judge and cover artist.
* All queries about the contest should be directed to Beth Adams at qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2011 [at] gmail.com.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2011 [at] gmail.com
For submissions: qarrtsiluni.chapbook.2011 [at] gmail.com
Website: http://qarrtsiluni.com
28 April 2011
The Association of Stories in Macao to Launch Twelve New Titles
ASM (Association of Stories in Macao) is launching twelve books of literature on Friday April 29th at 5.30 pm at Fellows Corner, 5th Floor, Pearl Jubilee College, Block 3, University of Macau. The event is hosted by Prof. George Watt, the Head of Pearl Jubilee College of the Univeristy of Macau.
Throwing Words Together – 101 Poems-Making Exercises by Kit Kelen. This book is going to be launched by Prof. Agnes Lam from the Hong Kong University.
Pan Chai – a Filipino boy in Macau which is a selection of poems by a Filipino poet, Papa Osmubal, who has been living in Macao for more than twenty years. Consul Raul C. Dado, Philippine Government's Consul in Macao SAR, is going to launch this title.
Six Festival Tales (stories in English and Chinese) is written by Cheyenne Zhang who has been studying in the English Department at the University of Macao.
Snö och andra dikter (Snow and other poems) which are Kit Kelen’s poems translated into Swedish by Merima Dizdarević (current exchange student from Sweden) and Prof. Björn Sundmark.
A Ride in the Wolf's Eyes – Thirty New Macao Poets and The Mountains Sing Back and Other Stories are the collecitve efforts of the Creative Writing class of the University of Macao. Prof. John Corbett is invited to be the launcher of these two books.
Four young poets will read their works in their first chapbook of poetry, Crystal Wong Kit U – Sheltering With Other Ill Fish, Cora Chong – Balloons, Dodo Gao – Echoes in the Petals and Mary Wong – Thousand Miles of Skin. Chair Prof. Martin Montgomery, Head of the English Department of the University of Macau, is going to launch these titles by the former graduates and current postgraduate students of the English Department.
ASM is cooperating with the Cerberus Press of Australia to produce Pocket Poets, a series of poetry books. The first two titles are A Pocket Kit by Kit Kelen, which is a selection of Kelen’s essential poetical work, and Decline and Fall by Rae Desmond Jones, which is translated into Chinese by Hilda Tam Hio Man and Song Zijiang.
Preceding to the book launch, there is a public lecture by Prof. Agnes S. L. Lam from the University of Hong Kong. The lecture is about the literary phenomenon in Hong Kong and Macao that some authors choose to write in their additional language, English. It is held at the HG01 Lecture Hall of the University of Macau.
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Throwing Words Together – 101 Poems-Making Exercises by Kit Kelen. This book is going to be launched by Prof. Agnes Lam from the Hong Kong University.
Pan Chai – a Filipino boy in Macau which is a selection of poems by a Filipino poet, Papa Osmubal, who has been living in Macao for more than twenty years. Consul Raul C. Dado, Philippine Government's Consul in Macao SAR, is going to launch this title.
Six Festival Tales (stories in English and Chinese) is written by Cheyenne Zhang who has been studying in the English Department at the University of Macao.
Snö och andra dikter (Snow and other poems) which are Kit Kelen’s poems translated into Swedish by Merima Dizdarević (current exchange student from Sweden) and Prof. Björn Sundmark.
A Ride in the Wolf's Eyes – Thirty New Macao Poets and The Mountains Sing Back and Other Stories are the collecitve efforts of the Creative Writing class of the University of Macao. Prof. John Corbett is invited to be the launcher of these two books.
Four young poets will read their works in their first chapbook of poetry, Crystal Wong Kit U – Sheltering With Other Ill Fish, Cora Chong – Balloons, Dodo Gao – Echoes in the Petals and Mary Wong – Thousand Miles of Skin. Chair Prof. Martin Montgomery, Head of the English Department of the University of Macau, is going to launch these titles by the former graduates and current postgraduate students of the English Department.
ASM is cooperating with the Cerberus Press of Australia to produce Pocket Poets, a series of poetry books. The first two titles are A Pocket Kit by Kit Kelen, which is a selection of Kelen’s essential poetical work, and Decline and Fall by Rae Desmond Jones, which is translated into Chinese by Hilda Tam Hio Man and Song Zijiang.
Preceding to the book launch, there is a public lecture by Prof. Agnes S. L. Lam from the University of Hong Kong. The lecture is about the literary phenomenon in Hong Kong and Macao that some authors choose to write in their additional language, English. It is held at the HG01 Lecture Hall of the University of Macau.
24 April 2011
RM2 Million Fund To Help Writers Publish Own Books (Malaysia)
Starting this year, local writers can apply for allocation under the RM2mil fund to publish their own books.
National Library director-general Datuk Raslin Abu Bakar said the money will be given to those who completely write their own books.
"Writers can submit their works to the committee which will evaluate them based on the terms set," he told reporters at KL International Book Fair 2011 here Saturday.
Raslin said qualified writers will be given RM25,000 each and the national library will buy and distribute the books to libraries nationwide.
However, the books published must be suitable for the rural community.
Some 16,044 books were published in 2008, 15,767 in 2009 and 15,756 in 2010.
The book fair which began at Putra World Trade Centre yesterday ends May 1.
Via: bernama.com
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National Library director-general Datuk Raslin Abu Bakar said the money will be given to those who completely write their own books.
"Writers can submit their works to the committee which will evaluate them based on the terms set," he told reporters at KL International Book Fair 2011 here Saturday.
Raslin said qualified writers will be given RM25,000 each and the national library will buy and distribute the books to libraries nationwide.
However, the books published must be suitable for the rural community.
Some 16,044 books were published in 2008, 15,767 in 2009 and 15,756 in 2010.
The book fair which began at Putra World Trade Centre yesterday ends May 1.
Via: bernama.com
17 April 2011
Asia Writes's Featured Story "Brothers" - Finalist for Best of the Net 2010
Congratulations to O Thiam Chin whose short story "Brothers" was a finalist for Best of the Net 2010. See the list here.
O Thiam Chin's story was featured on Asia Writes last May 7, 2010 and was handpicked by Ms. Susan Abraham for nomination to Best of the Net last September. As a finalist, "Brothers" was among the 10 short stories adjudged as the best for 2010. Over 115 journals worldwide participated this year.
Sundress Publications' Best of the Net Anthology works to promote the diverse and growing collection of voices that are choosing to publish their work online, a venue that still sees little respect from such yearly anthologies as the Pushcart and Best American series. The collection hopes to bring more respect to an innovative and continually expanding medium.
Sundress Publications' judge for short story this year was Michael Knight, author of two novels, two collections of short stories and a collection of novellas. Michael Knight's fiction has been published in magazines and journals like Esquire, The New Yorker and Oxford American and has been anthologized in Best American Mystery Stories, Best of the South, and New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2009.
Read O Thiam Chin's work here.
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O Thiam Chin's story was featured on Asia Writes last May 7, 2010 and was handpicked by Ms. Susan Abraham for nomination to Best of the Net last September. As a finalist, "Brothers" was among the 10 short stories adjudged as the best for 2010. Over 115 journals worldwide participated this year.Sundress Publications' Best of the Net Anthology works to promote the diverse and growing collection of voices that are choosing to publish their work online, a venue that still sees little respect from such yearly anthologies as the Pushcart and Best American series. The collection hopes to bring more respect to an innovative and continually expanding medium.
Sundress Publications' judge for short story this year was Michael Knight, author of two novels, two collections of short stories and a collection of novellas. Michael Knight's fiction has been published in magazines and journals like Esquire, The New Yorker and Oxford American and has been anthologized in Best American Mystery Stories, Best of the South, and New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2009.
Read O Thiam Chin's work here.
12 April 2011
Indian Journal "The Enchanting Verses" Collaborates with Macedonian "Stremez"
The culture of poetry both in India and Macedonia is not unknown to writers, readers and literature lovers. Recently. The Enchanting Verses announced its collaboration with the famous literary magazine of Macedonia named Stremez. The Enchanting Verses, based in West Bengal in India, has been consistent in publishing both young and renowned poets let alone recognizing their abilities. The Enchanting Poet title and award presented from this journal includes a few masters of contemporary poetry: Dimitris P Kraniotis, Stephen Gill, Dorin Popa, Darius Pacak, to name a few. The award has also been presented to people for their untiring efforts to popularize poetry among the masses such as to Ariadne Sawyer and Patricia Prime.
On the other hand, Stremez needs no introduction being the oldest print literary magazine of Macedonia, publishing since 1954. "Stremež" is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia and is published by National Institution - Cultural Centre "Marko Cepenkov". Over the years, it has published several world-renowned writers such as Pablo Neruda, Andrey Voznesensky, Eugenio Montale, Wislawa Szymborska, Zbigniew Herbert, and Debora Vaarandi.
The collaboration of a 21st century e-journal with a 20th century print journal is surely going to unfurl new tastes in poetry, presenting a mix of European and Indian style of writing and editing. The exchange in the selections made for publications can help many traditional writers to be visible online and many online writers to be presented in print.
Website: http://www.theenchantingverses.org
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On the other hand, Stremez needs no introduction being the oldest print literary magazine of Macedonia, publishing since 1954. "Stremež" is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia and is published by National Institution - Cultural Centre "Marko Cepenkov". Over the years, it has published several world-renowned writers such as Pablo Neruda, Andrey Voznesensky, Eugenio Montale, Wislawa Szymborska, Zbigniew Herbert, and Debora Vaarandi.
The collaboration of a 21st century e-journal with a 20th century print journal is surely going to unfurl new tastes in poetry, presenting a mix of European and Indian style of writing and editing. The exchange in the selections made for publications can help many traditional writers to be visible online and many online writers to be presented in print.
Website: http://www.theenchantingverses.org
08 April 2011
Hunter for Asian American Immigrant Stories Finds A Home at the Library of Congress
Walking through the Library of Congress’ Asian Reading Room, librarian Remé Grefalda briskly pointed out the major collections. “These stacks contain books from our Chinese collection,” she dispassionately declared as she breezed to the next shelves. “Over there are volumes from our Japanese collection.” As we approached some displays in the middle of the room, her pace and tone shifted. “And these are some of our books and documents from the Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection,” she said, beaming with the pride of a parent.
The library’s Asian division recently introduced the Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection, its latest collection, and one which differs greatly from the other holdings. It’s a repository of the stories and histories of Asian immigrants and their descendants who have made America their home. It was born in large part through the passion and dedication of Grefalda, an immigrant herself.
Grefalda was born in Hong Kong to Filipino expatriates and spent part of her childhood in the United States. She settled permanently in this country in the 1970s, living first in New York and now in Washington, D.C. She is a published poet, playwright and author, founding editor of Our Own Voice: For Filipinos in the Diaspora, and the founder and sole curator of the Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection.
In 2006, Grefalda, then a volunteer at the library, put together a symposium on Carlos Bulosan, a twentieth century Filipino-American novelist and poet. The event was such a success, she says, that it spurred the formation of the Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection. It also led to Grefalda being hired as a librarian and curator.
The first sub-collection was named after Bulosan, the author of America Is in the Heart. Since then, Grefalda has established over two dozen Asian-American Pacific Islander collections including the archives of the leading authority on Chinese American History, Betty Lee Sung ; noted author and ceramicist Jade Snow Wong; the conceptual diaries of art director James Miho; and the files of U.S.-bound refugees from the Vietnamese Overseas Initiative for Conscience Empowerment.
“Remé is a hunter. She loves finding, taking care of, and promoting the materials,” said Gem Daus, adjunct faculty in the University of Maryland’s Asian American Studies Department. Indeed, Grefalda is constantly on the lookout for books, publications, documents and other ephemera that preserve the Asian immigrant experience. She expressed her concern that “if we don’t record Asian immigration and assimilation history, then we will lose it – the second and third generations will lose it.”
Grefalda understands how second generation immigrants – those born in the United States to foreign-born parents – might resist their own cultural heritage “because they feel they are more American.” But she believes this is not often the case with subsequent generations. Grefalda points to the hankering many Americans eventually feel for a sense of where they came from and who they are. “People are not interested in generic American,” she mused, saying people ask themselves, “What made you … you?” She warns that if children and grandchildren of immigrants do not educate themselves about their heritage and begin recording their own unique experiences as ethnic Americans, “then you are lost.”
Grefalda is also passionate about what she perceives as the need for immigrants and their descendants to begin telling, writing and documenting their stories through all media – books, articles, plays, videos, blogs, even tweets. “Absence of narratives about our reflections on our immediate and remote past have offered up zero history for our younger brothers and sisters,” she asserted, adding that immigrants need to “document our lives here if we are to pass on a legacy to our sons and daughters.”
She is very supportive of students sent by Daus, mostly second and third generation immigrants who research American History as experienced by Filipinos. This is the very generation Grefalda exhorts to write and record the immigrant American story. Grefalda promotes publishing and has even published some of the students’ papers.
The intrepid purveyor of immigrant history and legacy hopes that the Library of Congress’ Asian-American Pacific Collection will eventually have a specialist on the Asian immigrant experience. In spite of her role in birthing this new collection, she humbly protests that she is not that specialist – just someone who strongly believes that the stories of Asian immigrants and their children should be woven into the larger American narrative. In the meantime, she invites individuals and groups to consider donating their own archives and collections to the portfolio she nourishes. Knowing that the author of this profile is well connected in the LGBT community, she asked, “Know how I can get the papers of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender APA organizations?”
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The library’s Asian division recently introduced the Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection, its latest collection, and one which differs greatly from the other holdings. It’s a repository of the stories and histories of Asian immigrants and their descendants who have made America their home. It was born in large part through the passion and dedication of Grefalda, an immigrant herself.
Grefalda was born in Hong Kong to Filipino expatriates and spent part of her childhood in the United States. She settled permanently in this country in the 1970s, living first in New York and now in Washington, D.C. She is a published poet, playwright and author, founding editor of Our Own Voice: For Filipinos in the Diaspora, and the founder and sole curator of the Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection.
In 2006, Grefalda, then a volunteer at the library, put together a symposium on Carlos Bulosan, a twentieth century Filipino-American novelist and poet. The event was such a success, she says, that it spurred the formation of the Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection. It also led to Grefalda being hired as a librarian and curator.
The first sub-collection was named after Bulosan, the author of America Is in the Heart. Since then, Grefalda has established over two dozen Asian-American Pacific Islander collections including the archives of the leading authority on Chinese American History, Betty Lee Sung ; noted author and ceramicist Jade Snow Wong; the conceptual diaries of art director James Miho; and the files of U.S.-bound refugees from the Vietnamese Overseas Initiative for Conscience Empowerment.
“Remé is a hunter. She loves finding, taking care of, and promoting the materials,” said Gem Daus, adjunct faculty in the University of Maryland’s Asian American Studies Department. Indeed, Grefalda is constantly on the lookout for books, publications, documents and other ephemera that preserve the Asian immigrant experience. She expressed her concern that “if we don’t record Asian immigration and assimilation history, then we will lose it – the second and third generations will lose it.”
Grefalda understands how second generation immigrants – those born in the United States to foreign-born parents – might resist their own cultural heritage “because they feel they are more American.” But she believes this is not often the case with subsequent generations. Grefalda points to the hankering many Americans eventually feel for a sense of where they came from and who they are. “People are not interested in generic American,” she mused, saying people ask themselves, “What made you … you?” She warns that if children and grandchildren of immigrants do not educate themselves about their heritage and begin recording their own unique experiences as ethnic Americans, “then you are lost.”
Grefalda is also passionate about what she perceives as the need for immigrants and their descendants to begin telling, writing and documenting their stories through all media – books, articles, plays, videos, blogs, even tweets. “Absence of narratives about our reflections on our immediate and remote past have offered up zero history for our younger brothers and sisters,” she asserted, adding that immigrants need to “document our lives here if we are to pass on a legacy to our sons and daughters.”
She is very supportive of students sent by Daus, mostly second and third generation immigrants who research American History as experienced by Filipinos. This is the very generation Grefalda exhorts to write and record the immigrant American story. Grefalda promotes publishing and has even published some of the students’ papers.
The intrepid purveyor of immigrant history and legacy hopes that the Library of Congress’ Asian-American Pacific Collection will eventually have a specialist on the Asian immigrant experience. In spite of her role in birthing this new collection, she humbly protests that she is not that specialist – just someone who strongly believes that the stories of Asian immigrants and their children should be woven into the larger American narrative. In the meantime, she invites individuals and groups to consider donating their own archives and collections to the portfolio she nourishes. Knowing that the author of this profile is well connected in the LGBT community, she asked, “Know how I can get the papers of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender APA organizations?”
Contact ERWIN DE LEON on Twitter @ErwindeLeon.
06 April 2011
Mattawa's Translation of "Adonis" Shortlisted for Griffin Poetry Prize 2011
Announcement of winners: 1 June 2011
Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry and David Young, trustee, announced the International and Canadian shortlist for this year’s prize noting that judges Tim Lilburn (Canada), Colm Toíbín (Ireland) and Chase Twichell (USA) each read 450 books of poetry, including 20 translations, from poets in 37 countries around the globe.
The seven finalists – three Canadian and four International – will be invited to read in Toronto at Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The seven finalists will be awarded $10,000 for their participation in the shortlist readings.
The winners, announced at the Griffin Poetry Prize Awards evening on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, will be awarded $65,000 each.
The International Shortlist (below) includes Khaled Mattawa's translation of "Adonis: Selected Poems" originally written in Arabic.
Human Chain • Seamus Heaney
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Adonis: Selected Poems • Khaled Mattawa, translated from the Arabic
written by Adonis
Yale University Press
The Book of the Snow • Philip Mosley, translated from the French
written by François Jacqmin
Arc Publications
Heavenly Questions • Gjertrud Schnackenberg
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
About Adonis: Selected Poems
Born in Syria in 1930, Adonis is one of the most celebrated poets of the Arabic-speaking world. His poems have earned international acclaim, and his influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T. S. Eliot’s on English-language verse. This volume serves as the first comprehensive survey of Adonis’s work, allowing English readers to admire the arc of a remarkable literary career through the labors of the poet’s own handpicked translator, Khaled Mattawa.
Experimental in form and prophetic in tone, Adonis’s poetry sings exultantly of both the sweet promise of eros and the lingering problems of the self. Steeped in the anguish of exile and the uncertainty of existence, Adonis demonstrates the poet’s profound affection for Arabic and European lyrical traditions even as his poems work to destabilize those very aesthetic and moral sensibilities. This collection positions the work of Adonis within the pantheon of the great poets of exile, including César Vallejo, Joseph Brodsky, and Paul Celan, providing for English readers the most complete vision yet of the work of the man whom the cultural critic Edward Said called “today’s most daring and provocative Arab poet.”
About the Authors
Adonis (born Ali Ahmad Said Esber) is a Syrian poet and essayist who led the modernist movement in Arabic poetry in the second half of the 20th century. He has written more than 20 books in his native Arabic, including the pioneering work An Introduction to Arab Poetics. Adonis received the Bjørnson Prize in 2007. Other awards and honors include the first International Nâzim Hikmet Poetry Award, the Syria-Lebanon Best Poet Award, and the highest award of the International Poem Biennial in Brussels. He was elected a member of the Stéphane Mallarmé Academy in 1983. He lives in Paris.
Khaled Mattawa is assistant professor of language and literature at the University of Michigan. He is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Tocqueville (2010), and is the recipient of the PEN award for literary translation, a Guggenheim fellowship, and two Pushcart prizes. He was born in Benghazi, Libya, and emigrated to the United States when he was a teenager.
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Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry and David Young, trustee, announced the International and Canadian shortlist for this year’s prize noting that judges Tim Lilburn (Canada), Colm Toíbín (Ireland) and Chase Twichell (USA) each read 450 books of poetry, including 20 translations, from poets in 37 countries around the globe.
The seven finalists – three Canadian and four International – will be invited to read in Toronto at Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The seven finalists will be awarded $10,000 for their participation in the shortlist readings.
The winners, announced at the Griffin Poetry Prize Awards evening on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, will be awarded $65,000 each.
The International Shortlist (below) includes Khaled Mattawa's translation of "Adonis: Selected Poems" originally written in Arabic.
Human Chain • Seamus Heaney
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Adonis: Selected Poems • Khaled Mattawa, translated from the Arabic
written by Adonis
Yale University Press
The Book of the Snow • Philip Mosley, translated from the French
written by François Jacqmin
Arc Publications
Heavenly Questions • Gjertrud Schnackenberg
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
About Adonis: Selected PoemsBorn in Syria in 1930, Adonis is one of the most celebrated poets of the Arabic-speaking world. His poems have earned international acclaim, and his influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T. S. Eliot’s on English-language verse. This volume serves as the first comprehensive survey of Adonis’s work, allowing English readers to admire the arc of a remarkable literary career through the labors of the poet’s own handpicked translator, Khaled Mattawa.
Experimental in form and prophetic in tone, Adonis’s poetry sings exultantly of both the sweet promise of eros and the lingering problems of the self. Steeped in the anguish of exile and the uncertainty of existence, Adonis demonstrates the poet’s profound affection for Arabic and European lyrical traditions even as his poems work to destabilize those very aesthetic and moral sensibilities. This collection positions the work of Adonis within the pantheon of the great poets of exile, including César Vallejo, Joseph Brodsky, and Paul Celan, providing for English readers the most complete vision yet of the work of the man whom the cultural critic Edward Said called “today’s most daring and provocative Arab poet.”
About the Authors
Adonis (born Ali Ahmad Said Esber) is a Syrian poet and essayist who led the modernist movement in Arabic poetry in the second half of the 20th century. He has written more than 20 books in his native Arabic, including the pioneering work An Introduction to Arab Poetics. Adonis received the Bjørnson Prize in 2007. Other awards and honors include the first International Nâzim Hikmet Poetry Award, the Syria-Lebanon Best Poet Award, and the highest award of the International Poem Biennial in Brussels. He was elected a member of the Stéphane Mallarmé Academy in 1983. He lives in Paris.
Khaled Mattawa is assistant professor of language and literature at the University of Michigan. He is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Tocqueville (2010), and is the recipient of the PEN award for literary translation, a Guggenheim fellowship, and two Pushcart prizes. He was born in Benghazi, Libya, and emigrated to the United States when he was a teenager.
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02 April 2011
Four Asian Writers Vie for 2011 Man Booker International Prize
Date: 18 May 2011 (announcement of winner)
Worth £60,000 to the winner, the prize is awarded every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is generally available in translation in the English language.
The Finalists' List was announced by the chair of judges, Rick Gekoski at a press conference held at the University of Sydney, on Wednesday 30 March 2011 at 10:00 (EST).
The finalists' list includes four Asian writers:
1. Wang Anyi
Wang Anyi was born in Nanjing in 1954 but grew up in Shanghai. She is from the generation of writers whose formal education was disrupted by the Cultural Revolution. She worked for the magazine Childhood and in 1980 became a member of the Chinese Association of Writers. She is among the most widely read and anthologized authors of the post-Mao era. Among Wang’s acclaimed Shanghai novels is the nostalgic Changhen Ge (The Song of Everlasting Sorrow)(1996). Voted the most influential work of the 1990s in China, it won the fifth Mao Dun Literature Award in 2000, one China’s most prestigious literary prizes. As well as fiction Wang has published essays, journalism, travel writings, literary criticism, and memoirs. In 2001 Wang was elected chairperson of the Shanghai Writers’ Association. Wang Anyi is a professor of Chinese literature at Fudan University.
2. Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1949. He writes in French, and his works have been translated into twenty languages. After studying sociology and economics, Maalouf continued a long family tradition and became a journalist. He worked for the leading daily newspaper, An-Nahar, and travelled to India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen and Algeria, often covering wars and other conflicts. Maalouf received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios and won the Prince of Asturias Award for literature in 2010.
3. David Malouf
David Malouf was born in Queensland, Australia, in March 1934 to a Lebanese-Christian father and English-Jewish mother. In 1968, he lectured at the University of Sydney before becoming a full-time writer in 1978. In 2008, Malouf won the Australian Publishers Association’s Lloyd O’Neil Award for outstanding service to the Australian book industry. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008.
4. Su Tong
Su Tong was born in 1963 in Suzhou and studied at Beijing University. His prolific and provocative oeuvre - six novels including Rice (2004) and My Life as Emperor (2006), a dozen novellas and more than 120 short stories - have earned him a place at the centre of China’s literary scene. His best-known work outside China is the novella Wives and Concubines on which the screenplay for the film Raise the Red Lantern was based. In 2009, he was awarded the Man Asian Literary Prize for his seventh novel, The Boat to Redemption.
The Man Booker International Prize winner will be announced at the Sydney Writers' Festival on 18 May and the winner will be celebrated at an awards ceremony in London on 28 June 2011.
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Worth £60,000 to the winner, the prize is awarded every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is generally available in translation in the English language.
The Finalists' List was announced by the chair of judges, Rick Gekoski at a press conference held at the University of Sydney, on Wednesday 30 March 2011 at 10:00 (EST).
The finalists' list includes four Asian writers:
1. Wang Anyi
Wang Anyi was born in Nanjing in 1954 but grew up in Shanghai. She is from the generation of writers whose formal education was disrupted by the Cultural Revolution. She worked for the magazine Childhood and in 1980 became a member of the Chinese Association of Writers. She is among the most widely read and anthologized authors of the post-Mao era. Among Wang’s acclaimed Shanghai novels is the nostalgic Changhen Ge (The Song of Everlasting Sorrow)(1996). Voted the most influential work of the 1990s in China, it won the fifth Mao Dun Literature Award in 2000, one China’s most prestigious literary prizes. As well as fiction Wang has published essays, journalism, travel writings, literary criticism, and memoirs. In 2001 Wang was elected chairperson of the Shanghai Writers’ Association. Wang Anyi is a professor of Chinese literature at Fudan University.
2. Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1949. He writes in French, and his works have been translated into twenty languages. After studying sociology and economics, Maalouf continued a long family tradition and became a journalist. He worked for the leading daily newspaper, An-Nahar, and travelled to India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen and Algeria, often covering wars and other conflicts. Maalouf received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios and won the Prince of Asturias Award for literature in 2010.
3. David Malouf
David Malouf was born in Queensland, Australia, in March 1934 to a Lebanese-Christian father and English-Jewish mother. In 1968, he lectured at the University of Sydney before becoming a full-time writer in 1978. In 2008, Malouf won the Australian Publishers Association’s Lloyd O’Neil Award for outstanding service to the Australian book industry. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008.
4. Su Tong
Su Tong was born in 1963 in Suzhou and studied at Beijing University. His prolific and provocative oeuvre - six novels including Rice (2004) and My Life as Emperor (2006), a dozen novellas and more than 120 short stories - have earned him a place at the centre of China’s literary scene. His best-known work outside China is the novella Wives and Concubines on which the screenplay for the film Raise the Red Lantern was based. In 2009, he was awarded the Man Asian Literary Prize for his seventh novel, The Boat to Redemption.
The Man Booker International Prize winner will be announced at the Sydney Writers' Festival on 18 May and the winner will be celebrated at an awards ceremony in London on 28 June 2011.
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Nabina Das Accepted into the Prestigious NY State Summer Writers Institute
Under the joint auspices of the Office of the Dean of Special Programs at Skidmore College and the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany, the 25th summer program will be held on the campus of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York and will feature creative writing workshops in fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
The Institute is principally for students who have had at least one or two previous workshop experiences. Since its inaugural season in 1987, the New York State Summer Writers Institute has drawn students from across the country—from Alabama, California, Florida, Michigan, New York, Texas, Virginia, and all of the New England states. Students from Australia, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Poland have also participated. Students have ranged from the undergraduate level to 99 years of age.
Indian writer Nabina Das is one of the scholars accepted into the prestigious NY State Summer Writers Institute this year, qualifying for a month-long residency from July 4 to 29, 2011 and workshops with respected poets Carolyn Forche, Campbell McGrath and Peg Boyers. Nabina Das was Asia Writes's featured writer (read her poem "Storytelling" here) and is currently completing her MFA thesis (Poetry) at Rutgers University, Camden, NJ. She blogs at http://fleuve-souterrain.blogspot.com/
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The Institute is principally for students who have had at least one or two previous workshop experiences. Since its inaugural season in 1987, the New York State Summer Writers Institute has drawn students from across the country—from Alabama, California, Florida, Michigan, New York, Texas, Virginia, and all of the New England states. Students from Australia, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Poland have also participated. Students have ranged from the undergraduate level to 99 years of age.
Indian writer Nabina Das is one of the scholars accepted into the prestigious NY State Summer Writers Institute this year, qualifying for a month-long residency from July 4 to 29, 2011 and workshops with respected poets Carolyn Forche, Campbell McGrath and Peg Boyers. Nabina Das was Asia Writes's featured writer (read her poem "Storytelling" here) and is currently completing her MFA thesis (Poetry) at Rutgers University, Camden, NJ. She blogs at http://fleuve-souterrain.blogspot.com/
More information here.
01 April 2011
Kalima Translates Kamala Surayya’s “Ya Allah” Poetry Collection into Arabic
Kalima, the translation project of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), published the Arabic translation of a collection of poems written by the famous Indian poetess Kamala Suraiyya.
The book, entitled "The Suraiyya Resonance", contains a full collection of her poetry which had been originally published in Malayalam under the title “Ya Allah” (O God).
This collection reflects the unique life experiences of the great Indian poetess who was nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1984.
She has spent decades looking for the truth of existence and she has made the discovery that in fact the truth lies in the existence of Almighty God, as depicted by Islam.
She expresses her feelings about her lengthy search for the discovery of this truth in her poetry collection "The Suraiyya Resonance"
Never before has either an Arabic or foreign poet been able to express such an experience, yet she has achieved her goal in this comprehensive collection.
Almost all her poems are variations on a theme: her euphoria at reaching and embracing the teachings of Islam.
Suraiyya was born in the Thrissur District of Kerala in1934 into a conservative Hindu Nair (Nallappattu) family known for their interest in culture and literature. Her father is the former managing editor of a widely-circulated daily, and her mother is a renowned poetess.
Until she embraced Islam she wrote most of her poetry in English under the name Kamala Das. Later she wrote under the assumed name of Kamala Suraiyya.
She is regarded as India’s most famous poetess and short story writer, despite not finishing her university studies. She was awarded an honorary doctorate and was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984.
The poetry collection was translated by the UAE’s pioneer poet and translator Dr. Shihab Ghanem.
Ghanem, has published forty-four books, including ten poetry collections.
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The book, entitled "The Suraiyya Resonance", contains a full collection of her poetry which had been originally published in Malayalam under the title “Ya Allah” (O God).
This collection reflects the unique life experiences of the great Indian poetess who was nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1984.
She has spent decades looking for the truth of existence and she has made the discovery that in fact the truth lies in the existence of Almighty God, as depicted by Islam.
She expresses her feelings about her lengthy search for the discovery of this truth in her poetry collection "The Suraiyya Resonance"
Never before has either an Arabic or foreign poet been able to express such an experience, yet she has achieved her goal in this comprehensive collection.
Almost all her poems are variations on a theme: her euphoria at reaching and embracing the teachings of Islam.
Suraiyya was born in the Thrissur District of Kerala in1934 into a conservative Hindu Nair (Nallappattu) family known for their interest in culture and literature. Her father is the former managing editor of a widely-circulated daily, and her mother is a renowned poetess.
Until she embraced Islam she wrote most of her poetry in English under the name Kamala Das. Later she wrote under the assumed name of Kamala Suraiyya.
She is regarded as India’s most famous poetess and short story writer, despite not finishing her university studies. She was awarded an honorary doctorate and was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984.
The poetry collection was translated by the UAE’s pioneer poet and translator Dr. Shihab Ghanem.
Ghanem, has published forty-four books, including ten poetry collections.
More information here.
Japanese Poet Hiroshi Tanuichi Wins UNESCO - Struga Award for First Poetry Book
As a result of the initiative rising from the communique signed in 2003 between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia and UNESCO, among other issues, a new award, “Bridges of Struga” was established. This award is given to a young poet from all over the world for a best first book of poetry, after a public competition issued by the Festival and the member states National Commission for UNESCO. A special selection, called “Bridges” is published, including the poetry of the award winner, and all the other competitors for the award. This selection includes poems in the mother tongue of the poets, and translations into Macedonian and into one of the major languages of the world.
This year's winner is young Japanese poet Hiroshi Tanuichi. He will be officially proclaimed in Paris on Thursday evening, thus marking the beginning of observances of the 50th SPE edition. Macedonian Ambassador to France Agron Buxhaku will open the event, followed by addresses of Japan's Ambassador to UNESCO Isao Kiso and SPE director Danilo Kocevski. Academician Mateja Matevski, this year's SPE laureate, will also take part, including his portrait and poetry reading. Moreover, exhibition of Macedonian painter Vladimir Temkov will open, whereas the event will be completed with the screening of a documentary on the 50 years of the most renowned poetry festival on the Balkans.
Previous winners of the “Bridges of Struga” award for best first poetry book in the world include Filipino Angelo V. Suarez in 2004.
2004 Angelo V. Suarez (The Philippines)
2005 Andrea Cote (Colombia)
2006 Marianna Geide (Russian Federation)
2007 Manua Rime (Belgium)
2008 Antonija Novakovic (Croatia)
2009 Ousmane Sarr-Sarrouss (Senegal)
2010 Siim Kera (Estonia)
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This year's winner is young Japanese poet Hiroshi Tanuichi. He will be officially proclaimed in Paris on Thursday evening, thus marking the beginning of observances of the 50th SPE edition. Macedonian Ambassador to France Agron Buxhaku will open the event, followed by addresses of Japan's Ambassador to UNESCO Isao Kiso and SPE director Danilo Kocevski. Academician Mateja Matevski, this year's SPE laureate, will also take part, including his portrait and poetry reading. Moreover, exhibition of Macedonian painter Vladimir Temkov will open, whereas the event will be completed with the screening of a documentary on the 50 years of the most renowned poetry festival on the Balkans.
Previous winners of the “Bridges of Struga” award for best first poetry book in the world include Filipino Angelo V. Suarez in 2004.
2004 Angelo V. Suarez (The Philippines)
2005 Andrea Cote (Colombia)
2006 Marianna Geide (Russian Federation)
2007 Manua Rime (Belgium)
2008 Antonija Novakovic (Croatia)
2009 Ousmane Sarr-Sarrouss (Senegal)
2010 Siim Kera (Estonia)
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