The Morning Walk - Winner of the Short Story Contest

The Morning Walk - Winner of the Short Story Contest PDF Author: Souvik Sarkar
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19

Book Description
For sixty-eight years old Mr Rao, the mornings were a breath of fresh air. In the company of his three friends who were at similar stages of their lives, Mr Rao relished his morning walk. Starting off with enjoying their filter coffee, they greeted Mrs D'Cruz on their way and chit-chatted with the Roy sisters in the Bugle Rock Park. Their walk ended with them, savoring lip-smacking idlis at the Brahmins coffee bar. This daily ritual became an indispensible part of Mr Rao’s life. But, what happened when a sudden tragedy disrupted his pleasant routine? Will the fear of uncertainty strip Mr Rao off the most cherished event of his day– the morning walk?

The Loop of Life - Winner of the Short Story Contest

The Loop of Life - Winner of the Short Story Contest PDF Author: Mazin Iqbal
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19

Book Description
Boe Calliper is a man who is perfectly content with the monotony of his life. He goes about his routine happily every day until he experiences a series of strange occurrences. A screaming billboard, a dancing old man, and a disembodied voice turn his world upside down. He ends up questioning his sanity. What is the reason behind these eccentric events? Will Boe be able to escape this bizarre loop? Witty charming and emotionally powerful, The Loop of Life is a story that will make you laugh, cry and most importantly, reflect on your existence.

The End is Where It Begins - Winner of the Short Story Contest

The End is Where It Begins - Winner of the Short Story Contest PDF Author: Sayani Bhattacharya
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

Book Description
Rhea’s life takes a defining turn after her parents are killed. With a ravaged heart, she vows to take revenge of her parents’ death. But upon reaching the bungalow, to her utter bewilderment, she finds Minal Tiwari already lying dead in a pool of blood, with a cleaver in her hand. Who kills Minal Tiwari? Does she kill herself or is it Rhea? Or can there be someone else behind all of it? Read this exciting tale which is filled with suspense and drama. It will certainly keep you guessing what happens next.

The Rebel - Winner of the Short Story Contest

The Rebel - Winner of the Short Story Contest PDF Author: Firoz Raza Khan
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17

Book Description
Mostafa got arrested when he landed in Chicago. There were two reasons for the unexpected occurrence – one, he was a Muslim and the other, because he was a Palestinian. He knew he was trapped in a black hole from where it was impossible to come out. No matter how innocent he was, the tag of a terrorist followed him wherever he went. Will he be able to come out of this chaos alive? Will he be able to meet his family again? Read this edgy suspense thriller “The Rebel” to know more about Mostafa’s adventurous journey.

Anokhi - Winner of the Short Story Contest

Anokhi - Winner of the Short Story Contest PDF Author: Luvv Sanwal
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
Anokhi escaped on a horrific night, with tons of bruises and cuts on her body. Some parts of her face and hands were severely burnt. But, she stayed strong and determined. She walked till she reached the main road but fell unconscious just when she saw an approaching truck. What happened to her that horrible night? Why was Anokhi in such a bad shape? Read this heart wrenching story of a strong independent girl and courageous girl who risks her life to stand up against injustice.

On Writing

On Writing PDF Author: Stephen King
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781627152846
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description


The BBC National Short Story Award 2021

The BBC National Short Story Award 2021 PDF Author: Lucy Caldwell
Publisher: Comma Press
ISBN: 1912697602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
A group of teenage boys take turns assessing each other’s changing bodies before a Friday night disco… A grieving woman strikes up an unlikely friendship with a fellow traveller on a night train to Kiev… An unusually well-informed naturalist is eyed with suspicion by his comrades on a forest exhibition with a higher purpose… The stories shortlisted for the 2021 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University take place in liminal spaces – their characters find themselves in transit, travelling along flight paths, train lines and roads, or in moments where new opportunities or directions suddenly seem possible. From the reflections of a new mother flying home after a funeral, to an ailing son’s reluctance to return to the village of his childhood, these stories celebrate small kindnesses in times of turbulence, and demonstrate a connection between one another that we might sometimes take for granted. The BBC NSSA is one of the most prestigious prizes for a single short story, with the winning author receiving £15,000, and four further shortlisted authors £600 each. James Runcie is joined on the judging panel by a group of acclaimed writers and critics including: Booker Prize shortlisted novelist Fiona Mozley; award winning writer, poet and winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize, Derek Owusu; multi-award winning Irish novelist and short story writer, Donal Ryan; and returning judge, Di Speirs, Books Editor at BBC Radio.

T.P.'s and Cassell's Weekly

T.P.'s and Cassell's Weekly PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 980

Book Description


The Story Prize

The Story Prize PDF Author: Larry Dark
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1936787644
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
"You don’t often get collections, or even anthologies where every story knocks you out, but I’ve been bewildered in the best way over each one [in The Story Prize] so far." —Lillian Li, author of Number One Chinese Restaurant This anthology of short stories marks the fifteenth anniversary of The Story Prize and includes one story from each of the annual winning collections, beginning with Edwidge Danticat’s The Dew Breaker and concluding with Elizabeth Strout’s Anything Is Possible. The founder of The Story Prize, Julie Lindsey, and its director, Larry Dark, created this award to address the lack of one specifically for collections of stories. Together they choose three finalists from the previous year’s publications, which are sent to three judges—an author, a bookseller or librarian, and a critic or editor—who, independently of one another, relay their choices. The prize is then presented at an annual celebration in New York, where the finalists read from their books and then discuss their work with Dark. Excerpts from these interviews—or, in a few cases, the judges’ citations—introduce each story in the book. The authors chose the stories included to read at the annual Story Prize event.

Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson

Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson PDF Author: Isiah Lavender III
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 149684369X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
A key figure in contemporary speculative fiction, Jamaican-born Canadian Nalo Hopkinson (b. 1960) is the first Black queer woman as well as the youngest person to be named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Her Caribbean-inspired narratives—Brown Girl in the Ring, Midnight Robber, The Salt Roads, The New Moon’s Arms, The Chaos, and Sister Mine—project complex futures and complex identities for people of color in terms of race, sex, and gender. Hopkinson has always had a vested interest in expanding racial and ethnic diversity in all facets of speculative fiction from its writers to its readers, and this desire is reflected in her award-winning anthologies. Her work best represents the current and ongoing colored wave of science fiction in the twenty-first century. In twenty-one interviews ranging from 1999 until 2021, Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson reveals a writer of fierce intelligence and humor in love with ideas and concerned with issues of identity. She provides powerful insights on code-switching, race, Afrofuturism, queer identities, sexuality, Caribbean folklore, and postcolonial science fictions, among other things. As a result, the conversations presented here very much demonstrate the uniqueness of her mind and her influence as a writer.