Mitchell Library
Kavya Prize 2024– Prizegiving Ceremony
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- Tickets
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Free - ticket required
- Dates and times
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Thursday 10th Oct 2024
6:00PM
- Age
- Adult, Over 14s only. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
- Venue
Join us on the 10th October at the Mitchell Library as we
celebrate some of Scotland's best writers and poets of colour and announce the
winner of the Kavya Prize 2024.
The Kavya Prize for Scottish Writers of Colour was founded
by Scottish Indian author Leela Soma in collaboration with Creative Writing at
the University of Glasgow. Now in it's third year, the Kavya Prize 2024
shortlist features: Tim Tim Cheng, Andrés N. Ordorica, Arun Sood, Amanda
Thomson and Lorraine Wilson.
This special prizegiving event hosted by Kavya Prize 2024 judge Amina Shah, National Librarian and Chief Executive of the National Library of Scotland, will include some words as well as readings from Amina and fellow judges academic Sourit Bhattacharya and author Iphgenia Baal. There will also be the opportunity to borrow the shortlisted titles:
- TIM TIM CHENG – TAPPING ON GLASS
- ANDRÉS N. ORDORICA - AT LEAST THIS I KNOW
- ARUN SOOD - NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY
- AMANDA THOMSON – BELONGING
- LORRAINE WILSON – THE LAST TO DROWN
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