The Out of Print - Kala Ghoda Writing Workshop!
The workshop is free and open to all stories written in English.
The rules are simple - submit a short story (2000 words give/take 200) on the subject of 'Love and Plurality'.
Love with infinite possibility, love across gender, language, community and religion; love in any and all of its shapes and forms.
Participants:
1. are encouraged, indeed, must be willing to share their stories with other participants
2. be available to participate in the interactive session on Mon, 8 Feb, 3-4 pm.
3. be available to participate in the public session on Sat, 13 Feb, 3-4 pm where participants will present excerpts of their work and have a minute to highlight how their work gained from the workshop.
The stories will be judged by the Out of Print editorial team represented by Indira Chandrasekhar, Vandana Devi and Zui Kumar-Reddy and a maximum of 15 stories will be selected. The decision of the Out of Print team is final.
The stories will be :
1) Workshopped with the editorial team that will result in feedback on narrative, language, structure
Email interaction may begin between Feb 1 and Feb 6.
2) Peer reviewed at a panel where participants can gain feedback on their work from the other selected writers:
- Each participant will be given 5-7 minutes in the Zoom workshop session that will be devoted to their work.
- Participants will present summary of their story in 30 seconds
- One of the editorial team will provide feedback.
- Other participants will provide constructive feedback.
3) Shared publicly at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2021.
- Each participant will have 5-7 minutes to present their work
-During that time, they will
a. provide a 30 sec summary of their story
b. Speak about what they gained from the workshop
b. read a 1-2 min excerpt from their work
Last date for submissions : January 20th 2021, Midnight IST
Selected Stories Announced on : Jan 31st 2021, Midnight IST
Submissions should be cut and pasted into the body of an email and sent to outofprint.kgaf@gmail.com
Subject line should read 'OofP at KGAF Workshop'.
Only previously unpublished work will be considered.
Only one entry per participant.
The OutofPrint.KGAF team has the right to ask a participant to leave the workshop if they do not meet the necessary level to profit from the workshop.
We look forward to reading your work!
Out of Print Editorial Team
READING LIST
A growing reading list (optional) that may help trigger ideas for your story submissions:
1. https://indianculturalforum.in/2021/01/08/interfaith-marriage-the-constituent-assembly
2. https://www.outofprintmagazine.co.in/archive/june_2011_issue/Devdutt_Pattanaik.html
3. https://www.outofprintmagazine.co.in/archive/july_2019_issue/swethas-my-old-hometown.html
4. http://outofprintmagazine.blogspot.com/2014/07/dna-out-of-print-short-fiction-shruthi.html
5. http://outofprintmagazine.blogspot.com/2015/11/2015-dna-out-of-print-short-fiction_85.html
6. https://www.outofprintmagazine.co.in/lian-dousel_numbered-days.html
