objective of holding the centenary of Telugu Kathanika (Telugu short story) is to sustain the declining interest among the present generation in the treasure trove of Telugu literature available in the form of short stories and to draw posterity towards them, said short story writer Vedagiri Rambabu.Addressing a media conference here on Monday, he said that the centenary celebrations, being organised...
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visitPraise for a short-story collection often sounds a bit like disparagement. Great short stories are hailed as having "novelistic" qualities, a subtle knock that affirms the novel's place as the highest literary achievement and the final measure of a writer's talent.Lately, however, the short story seems poised to get its due. This fall, a handful of collections from writers such as Alice Munro,...
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Sandeep Pamballi bagged the Ankanam short-story contest award from Kozhikode district for his story titled. The award was instituted in memory of the short-story writer T.V. Kochubava....
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Alice Munro to Lydia Davis, short-story writers get fresh attention....
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State Bank of Mysore will conduct a short story and poetry writing competition for employees of banks, Life Insurance Corporation of India and public sector units in Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts as part of Rajyotsava celebrations.The short story should not exceed six foolscap papers and poem one foolscap paper. The participants should send a photocopy of their identity card along with the entries.The...
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Writers’ Guild of Andhra Pradesh will conduct short story and short poetry-writing competitions for Sankranti festival. Stories/poems of not more than 7,500 words (story) and 30 lines (poetry) can be sent by December 15 to@gmail.com or to President, Writers’ Guild of AP, H.No.7-2-7/P89, Durganagar, Karmanghat, Hyderabad 500 097 (tel...
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This first ghost story film in Malayalam is 45 years old. Released on November 22, 1964, the film confirms the existence of supernatural powers unlike some of the early Indian films in this genre.Even suspense thrillers of the later period, which can also be classified under the ‘ghost story’ group did not deal with ‘real’ ghosts. For example Hindi films like ‘Bees Saal Baad’ (1962), ‘Woh Kaun Thi’...
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seems Priyanka has fetish for real cinema. After appearing deglam avtaar in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey Priyanka will be again seen in Vishal’s upcoming film without the make up.In the female centric film Priyanka will play role of an Anglo-Indian women. The film is based on a short story written by Ruskin Bond. Vishal made Blue Umbrella from Ruskin’s short story.A source reveals that Priyanka plays...
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“Open”; Stephen King on a new biography of the short story writer Raymond Carver; Motoko Rich with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host. (Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see ourThe PBS mainstay Bill Moyers said he is retiring from weekly television and will...
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Brokeback Mountain author Annie Proulx is donating her papers - including an early draft of the short story - to New York's public library.The 74-year-old, who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Shipping News, will give a wealth of material including diaries and manuscripts to the institution.Proulx said there was "an odd sense of balance" bringing her rural US material to the big city.Early versions of...
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