12 to get PEN IN Books Award this year

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12 to get PEN IN Books Award this year

Monday, 21 January 2019 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

Publishing house, the PEN IN Books, announced the final list of winners for PEN IN Books Young Author Award.

For the first time apart from 10 young Odia writers, one each writing in Hindi and English has also been included in the list, informed author and director of PEN IN Books Subhransu Panda.

The 10 adjudged winners –writing in Odia– are Naresh Kumar Behera for his poetry manuscript Gudae Prashna, Asutosh Acharya for his poetry manuscript Jeebanara Sandhanare, Shree Gobinda for his poetry manuscript Panapatra O Samudra Muhana, Chakradhar Patra for his poetry manuscript Kuhudira Hatadhari, Dr Pratyush Mishra for his poetry manuscript Samudre Shosa, Sipunu Jena for his poetry manuscript Swapna Jeuthi Harijae, Debadatta Mishra for his poetry manuscript Aaji O Aau Kichhi Kabita, Gitanjali Maharana for her short story manuscript Prayaschita, Girish Ranjan for his satirical poetry manuscript Byanga Baruda  and Sarthak Pradhan for his collection of essays Drushyapatta.

Besides, Rinku Taunk for her Hindi poetry manuscript, Jigisha and Subhalaxmi Senapati for her English poetry manuscript Tee Off, will also receive the award this time.

While the award ceremony is scheduled to be held on February 14, all the manuscripts will be published in form of books later on, Panda informed.

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