Hyderabad Literary Festival 2012: Events in Hyderabad

REVIEW FOR HYDERABAD LITERARY FESTIVAL 2012

Muse India, the Hyderabad-based literary eJournal, and the Department of Tourism of the Government of AP, in partnership with Osmania University, Central University of Hyderabad, and several other cultural organizations of the city, are organizing the Hyderabad Literary Festival from 16-18 January 2012. The venue is the Taramati Baradari cultural complex.

The festival will feature special sessions in Telugu and Urdu-Hindi literature, Germany as the 'Featured Nation' at HLF-2012, and the Muse India National Literary Awards.

There are 2 award categories, and the nominees for each category are:

Nominations for the Translation Award 2011

1. Jai Ratan's translation of Kamleshwar's "Not Flowers Of Henna", Katha, 2007

2. Naresh Jain's translation of Omprakash Valmiki's "Amma And Other Stories", Manohar, 2008

3. Ranjit Hoskote's translation of "I, Lalla, The Poems of Lal Ded", Penguin, 2011.

Nominations for the Young Writer Award 2011 for Poetry

1. Amrita V Nair's "Yours Affectionately", Writers Workshop, 2009

2. Anindita Sengupta's "City Of Water", Sahitya Akademi, 2010

3. Semeen Ali's "Rose & Ashes", Writers Workshop, 2009.

The event is free of cost, but those who wish to obtain kits, publications, lunches, and other privileges can register for Rs. 1,200 (3 days' cost) at http://www.hyderabadliteraryfestival.com/registration.asp.

Please visit http://www.hyderabadliteraryfestival.com/ for further details.