tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post3309897805986279495..comments2023-09-26T09:08:59.079+01:00Comments on WOMEN RULE WRITER: RANA DASGUPTA TO JUDGE WILLESDENGroup 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-59443199572392097492008-07-14T09:44:00.000+01:002008-07-14T09:44:00.000+01:00V - hope you find some gems among the pile you get...V - hope you find some gems among the pile you get to read.<BR/><BR/>Ayo - Welcome!! If you go to the Willesden site, right at the top there's a banner, in red, that reads:<BR/>'willesden short story competition da capo'. Click on that and it will bring you to the announcement of Rana as judge. HTH!<BR/>WRWGroup 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-21764272555886199912008-07-13T22:54:00.000+01:002008-07-13T22:54:00.000+01:00Seems that Rana has been removed or has not been c...Seems that Rana has been removed or has not been confirmed. He is not listed on the Willesden website as a judge (I just checked).AM-C https://www.blogger.com/profile/06652884591759867938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-3334486193649216002008-07-13T16:27:00.000+01:002008-07-13T16:27:00.000+01:00I'm delighted they have landed a great judge again...I'm delighted they have landed a great judge again.<BR/><BR/>And am reading for them this year.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-31047922023955858682008-07-11T17:10:00.000+01:002008-07-11T17:10:00.000+01:00Oh I remember all the kerfuffle about Zadie... off...Oh I remember all the kerfuffle about Zadie... off to look at the website now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-73989749910841725042008-07-10T11:58:00.000+01:002008-07-10T11:58:00.000+01:00Oooohh, I just twigged it says 'win a mug', which ...Oooohh, I just twigged it says 'win a mug', which was the prize in previous years also. They may have done away with the monetary aspect of the prize on the suspicion that it caused a lot of the problems last time. Aha!Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-8287897314456479852008-07-10T11:43:00.000+01:002008-07-10T11:43:00.000+01:00Yes, wouldn't that be great!! Mind you, the storie...Yes, wouldn't that be great!! Mind you, the stories have to get through the team of readers first...<BR/><BR/>Re Zadie: I'd imagine the negative publicity made her step down, so that they could start the comp afresh. Or something like that!<BR/><BR/>If you can get your hands on the 2006 Nat S/Story comp anthology do. Rana's story is stunning. So clever & disturbing. Though it's probably in his collection, now that I think of it. Ramble ramble. Forgive me, I was at a launch last night. Another tonight. I'm not used to all this activity in my hometown!Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-3324680414339643132008-07-10T11:00:00.000+01:002008-07-10T11:00:00.000+01:00Ha, very interesting! This should change the natur...Ha, very interesting! This should change the nature of the comp somewhat. Will we ever know what happened to Zadie? <BR/><BR/>I love Rana's website, amazing. Reviews of his work talk about magical realism and surreal writing, so he might be more open to stories that are a little more experimental, eh? Fingers crossed.Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.com