We at Out of Print are very pleased to be hosting the special mention and shortlisted stories of the inaugural Bangalore Writers Workshop R K Anand Short Story Competition on our blog. The winning story has been published in Out of Print 55, the December 2024 issue of the magazine.
We are encouraged by the efforts of BWW in supporting short fiction. Our principal editor, Indira Chandrasekhar was on the jury for the prize along with noted writers Jahnavi Barua and Saikat Majumdar. Our gratitude to the Atta Galatta team for reading through the submissions and creating the shortlist. It made the task of the jury that much easier.
An introductory text to the prize by Bhumika Anand, director of BWW follows. It includes a response by Jahnavi Barua to Salini Vineeth’s special mention story, and to the shortlisted entries by Saikat Majumdar. The winning story by Vrinda Baliga about which more is said in the Out of Print Editor’s Note and in the post below, is a tale of subversive resistance that plays with ideas of AI control and tropes and symbols from mythology.
We were gratified to find that both Vrinda Baliga and Salini Vineeth, have been published earlier in Out of Print. Vrinda’s 'The Closed Door' appeared in the special issue on sexual and gender violence brought out with guest editors Meena Kandasamy and Samhita Arni and dealt with the complexities of a sexual perpetrator in the family. Salini Vineeth's 'Nest' addressed the ugliness of othering that is brought to the fore when a young woman goes house hunting in Delhi.
In discussion with Bhumika, the stories being published on the blog will appear unedited, while the winning story went through a round of textual refinement as is the usual practice with Out of Print.
Links to the Stories:
Winning Entry
'Breakout' by Vrinda Baliga
Special Mention
'The Diamond Needle' by Salini Vineeth
Shortlist
'Cold to Touch' by Sumanya Velamur
'Repast' by Nayana Ravishankar
'Fall of Icarus' by Anannya Nath
'Mat' by Anjani Raj
'Reflection' by Aditi Chandrasekar
'Of Bala and Me' by Bashari Chakraborti
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