| Puru Subedi |
Posted
on 29-May-02 02:20 PM
Dear Community Members,
This is a reminder to submit your poems and papers for the literary events of DC 2002 ANA Convention. The deadline and guidelines for submission are outlined on the “Call for poems and papers” below. If you are in DC metro area, we encourage you to participate on the upcoming Rimal Kavita Gosthi event, June 9, Sunday, 3:00PM at the American University. You may bring your submissions at this event. We would appreciate if you could let us know your interest of presentation/participation on the literary events of DC 2002 ANA Convention as soon as possible since there are limited slots.
Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you soon.
DC 2002 ANA Convention Literary Sub-committee
Chair: Mr. Puru Subedi, psubedi@gmu.edu (703) 815-1248
Members: Mr. Bhim Regmi, bhimregmi@msn.com (703) 368-5200
Mr. Hom Raj Acharya, hom.acharya@american.edu (202) 244-4788
DC 2002 ANA Convention Literary Events - Call for Poems, Papers and Participation
The ANA Convention Literary Sub-committee is pleased to announce following literary events to be organized at the Association of Nepalis in the Americas (ANA) Annual Convention, July 4-7, 2002. ANA, in conjunction
with the diverse and vibrant Nepali community of the Washington DC area, is hosting its 20th Annual Convention at the beautiful and famous Westfields Marriott Conference Center, Chantilly, VA, one of the
premier convention venues in the East Coast.
More information about the convention can be found at the following URL: http://www.ana-home.org
Please send your poems and literary creations for the following literary events as soon as possible. We have limited slots.
1. Nepali Poetry Festival/Contest 2002
The Nepali Poetry Festival/Contest is tentatively scheduled from 5:00-7:30PM, Thursday, July 4th, 2002.
ANA Convention 2002 Literary Sub-committee invites poets to submit their poems for poetry contest. In order to participate in this event, poets must be present in person. If the poet is not present, his/her poem will not be
included in the contest. The poem must be in Nepali language, original, unpublished and less than 135 words. It can be in any subject and style. First, second and third prize winners will be awarded with “Sharma-Mudvary Nepali Poetry Award”. Certificates and cash prize of $125.00, $75.00, $50.00 will be given to first, second and third winners respectively. This session will be held in collaboration with International Nepali Literary Society (INLS), Washington, D.C.
This year, we plan to feature poetry recitation by youngsters in non-competitive category. If you would like your kids to participate on the poetry reading, please contact us. We also accept any literary creation on any language for the non-competitive category.
The deadline for the entry is June 15th. We must receive your entry by this date. The entry for the competition will be closed once we receive first 20 poems. In case of not having enough entries, the deadline will be extended. Please submit your full name, phone number, e-mail address and mailing address with your poem to following INLS office address, fax or ANA Convention e-mail address. Indicate whether your poem is for competitive or non-competitive category.
INLS, 1727 Horner Road, Woodbridge, VA 22191.
Fax: (703) 491-1014
ANA Convention E-mail: anaconvention@hotmail.com
2. Sundar Shanta Bishal Saanjh: An Evening with Litterateurs
This literary forum is tentatively scheduled from 8:30-9:30PM, Thursday, July 4th. This forum, organized in collaboration with International Nepali Literary Society and Academy of Nepali Poets and Writers, will feature literary work of litterateurs writing in English, Nepali and other ethnic languages of Nepal. It will highlight their recent publications, previous and upcoming work. In addition, it will provide a platform for various US-based literary organizations, on-line and paper-based literary journal publishers to discuss their services and network with other litterateurs and readers.
Note: The deadline for proposal submission is May 31, 2002. Proposals received after this date will be entertained on a first-come-first-serve basis only if presentation slots are still available.
3. In Their Own Words…: Works of Samrat Upadhyay and Others
This 1 hour and 30 min long forum is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday, July 6th, 2002. This forum will feature this year’s distinguished literary guest, Samrat Upadhyay, and readings from his award-winning “Arresting God in Kathmandu” and other upcoming works.
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| Puru Subedi |
Posted
on 29-May-02 05:50 PM
Reader Nath ji,
You have raised a valid concern. Let me explain why this contest is the way it is. In this contest, poems are judged based on poet's presentation style in addition to other regular criteria. Poets recite their poems in front of about 5-7 judges, judges give mark right after each recitation and winners are instantly announced at the end of the program. As you can see, this annual poetry contest at the ANA convention is geared toward convention participants. Since we have limited time, we can not allow more than 20 poems on the contest. It has been working this way for last 5/6 years except on the Atlanta convention. I will forward your suggestion to INLS and ANA so that they can think about expanding the scope of the contest in the future. Thank you for your advice.
For everyone who are discouraged /disappointed for not being able to participate on this contest, INLS in DC does conduct a larger scale "International Nepali Poetry Competition" every year and results are usually announced around Bhanu Jayanti and wining poems are published in a literary magazine called "INSIGHT". The submission deadline for International Nepali Poetry Competition 2001 has already been passed but interested person can submit entries for 2002.
Here is a sample announcement of last year:
International Nepali Poetry Competition 2001
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International Nepali Literary Society announces following literary award for this year’s poetry competition:
Subject: Any; Length: Less than 100 word or thirty lines; Language: Nepali; Award: 1st - $150.00, 2nd - $100.00, 3rd - $ 50.00; The winners will be invited to present their poems during INLS 12th general assembly meeting; Release Date: April 1st, 2002; Submission: Accepted from anywhere in the world; Format: Electronic file, typed paper or handwritten.
Due Date: The entry poems must arrive at INLS office by February 29th, 2002.
Participation: Everybody is eligible, and encouraged for participation in the competition except the members of judging committee and the President of INLS.
Hope this helps.
-Puru
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