Awarded for printed books

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:

Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi invites writers residing or working in Chandigarh to submit PRINTED BOOKS in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, or English (Poetry, Fiction, Plays) published in 2011.

Three copies of each book should be sent to the CSA office (1st Floor, State Library, Sector 34, Chandigarh), by JANUARY 31, 2012.

Edited books and those published with financial help from another agency will not be considered.

Manju Jaidka

Chairperson, CSA

GRANTS-IN-AID

RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT

AWARD OF GRANTS IN AID FOR UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS

Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi is pleased to announce that the following manuscripts have been approved for award of Grants-in-Aid for the year 2011-12:

Short Stories (Hindi)

1. Manoj Tiwari – Chidiya Ghar

2. Surendra Kumar – Apna Apna Sukh

3. Rajendra Kumar Kanaujia – Sapne

Poetry (Hindi)

1. Sanjiv Suri Sahil – Bikhare Pal

2. Sant Ram – Manthan

3. Hema Sharma – Main Anjaan Hoon

Urdu: Renu Bahl

Those who had submitted their manuscripts may collect them from the CSA office on any working day between 10 AM and 4.30 PM

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARD:

1. CSA will give a sum of Rs. 10,000 to each winner as Grants-in-Aid after the selected manuscript has been published.

2. Five copies of the published book will be submitted to the CSA along with a statement of publication expenses.

3. The author will submit documentary proof of his/her domicile in Union Territory, Chandigarh.

4. The contribution of CSA towards the publication of the book will be acknowledged by the author. The publication will carry a message by the Chairperson of the CSA.

5. All the manuscripts selected will be published before 31^st March 2012.