The Katha City Stories Contest
The Search for Creativity
Imaginenow
Katha invites you to grow your creative imagination . and fly!
what is it
A contest especially for school(classes8 - 12) / college students
what we believe
That almost all great fiction has been written about the human condition. Whether it is Munshi Premchand, MT Vasudevan Nair, Lila Majumdar or Ruskin Bond, they write about life, raw as it is. So why don't you give yourself the opportunity of being a wordsmith?
What should you do
Look around you. At your city. And write a story about the urban experience. The more imaginative the better. The more creative the better chances it has of winning a prize.
What can you write about
Just about anything. A fantasy about street children and their education. A story of a kooky architect who hatches fun designs for better slums. The saga of taxi-drivers, artists, rag pickers, who alike, form the fabric of the city. A tale of the urban underbelly.
who can participate
School (classes8-12)/college students from all over India.
deadline
Last date for acceptance of entries is November 15, 2005
The story should be on A4 sheet and must be 1.5 spaced in 11 pt. Arial. Story should be preferably less than 8 pages.
Sent your story by e-mail or snail mail to Katha City Stories Contest , at the address given below.
Winners will be announced on December 15, 2005 .
prizes
one grand prize: Worth Rs. 10,000 plus stay in Delhi, hosted by Katha .
second prizes: 30 lucky students win the Katha Utsav grant for a fabulous trip to Delhi to participate in the Katha Utsav 2006.
certificates . Upto 50 certificates for notable mentions. They will be eligible for waiver of the festival registration fee. And will win themselves a workshop with a major Asian writer!
the award presentation
The prize winners will be invited to Katha Utsav - the International Asia Festival (January 6-11, 2006) at the India Habitat Centre and the Katha City Stories Awards Ceremony.
You'll get a chance to evaluate your stories at the Utsav and interact with leading writers and translators across the world!
Geeta Dharmarajan
Executive Director
Katha
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