Kahani Magazine Announces Children's Story Writing Contest

 
Think you've got what it takes?! Kahani magazine is seeking submissions for its First Annual Young Writers Contest. The theme is up to you, but all stories must use the words rickshaw, mango and elephant.

            Many of our young readers have said they want to write for us, so this is their chance, said Kahani editor Monika Jain. Based on the three words we've picked, we should get some very interesting short stories!

            The Kahani writing contest is open to all children between the ages of 6-8 and 9-11. Stories can be up to 500 words. The deadline for all entries is Saturday, December 31, 2005.

   Sangeeta Mehta, editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of the Time Warner Book Group, will judge the stories for the Kahani writing contest.

           In an interesting twist, Kahani says that after the winning entries are picked from the two age groups in January, it will solicit illustrations from children as part two of the Kahani contest. You will get to read the two winning stories on our Web site, said Jain, and based on that, we want children to send us illustrations that bring the stories to life.

            As the first prize, the winners will have their stories and artwork published in the Spring 2006 issue of Kahani. They will also receive a check of $50 each for their work in the contest.

The contest is open to all children, even those who don't subscribe to Kahani, says magazine co-founder Leena Chawla. We want children to have fun with this. It's their chance to let their imagination run free!

            Kahani is a national South Asian literary magazine for children. The quarterly publication features original short stories, articles, reviews and comics all written and illustrated by South Asian talent. Kahani is published in Boston.

            For complete rules and an entry form, log onto www.kahani.com.

Contact Information

For more information, or if you want a graphic of the Kahani cover, please contact:

Leena Chawla

Co-founder; Director, Marketing and Finance

617-515-1676

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