We are happy to announce the Jivan Short Story Contest for this year. The cash prizes to the winners come from a generous grant offered in 1997 by the family of Fio Mascarenhas, SJ and his brother, Frazer Mascarenhas, SJ in memory of their beloved parents – Francis and Flora Mascarenhas.
The short story contest is open to all – Jesuits and non-Jesuits, men and women, young and not-so-young. The short-story should be original, unpublished anywhere else, in English, within 1,200 words – set in today’s Asia, highlighting people, events and trends that offer us hope for the future.
There are three prizes:
The first prize: Rs 4,000
The second prize: Rs 2,500
The third prize: Rs 1,000
- Send neatly typed, original (unpublished) entries through email with a forwarding letter with your full name and address and a brief description of your background to: jivanmagazine.com. Entries will be acknowledged on receipt by e-mail.
- The entries should reach us before 30 Oct 2023. The results will be announced in the February 2024 issue of Jivan.
- Jivan is not responsible for any loss or damage in transit.
- Entries cannot be returned and all entries become the property of Jivan.
- A person can send only one short story.
- The decision of a two-member Jury will be final.
