Shiv Nadar University concludes 2nd Crooked Lines literature festival; over 200 students participated

NEW DELHI: Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, concluded the second edition of the Crooked Lines literature festival. The event also featured a prize-giving ceremony for the National Crooked Lines short story competition for young writers. The institute organised the event to encourage literary creativity and provide a platform for young writers.

As per the official press release, over 200 attendees participated in the event. More than 260 participants from schools across the country, including students from Bombay Scottish (Mumbai), The Cathedral and John Connon School (Mumbai), La Martiniere Girls College (Lucknow), the Shri Ram School (Aravali), Heritage School (Kolkata), and National Public School (Bangalore), took part in the Crooked Lines short story competition.

The institute informed that the writers of the top 30 longlisted stories were invited to the campus along with their chaperones to participate in the literature festival. The three winners including Kriti Daga from Greenwood High Sarjapur, Bangalore; Pragya Rathore from the University of Delhi; and Pavni Pandey from City Montessori School, Lucknow received a total prize of one lakh rupees from the jury.

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Key figures attend festival

The event brought together key figures in contemporary literature, including Sam North, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Exeter; Jerry Pinto, a Sahitya Akademi and Windham-Campbell awardee; and Rashmi Menon, Executive Editor at HarperCollins India.

Department of English, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Vikram Kapur, said, “Literature has the power to inspire and transform, and this year we have successfully provided young minds with a platform to shine in their creative pursuits. This year’s event has been a resounding success, and we are honoured to have hosted such literary stalwarts as Prof. Sam North and Jerry Pinto, whose insights into the world of writing have greatly inspired our students.”