Enteries sought from women writers in Konkani for award

Kochi, Feb 26 (PTI) The Konkani Bhasha Prachar Sabha hasinvited enteries from women writers in Konkani for the N MSaraswathi Bai Sahitiya Puraskar 2010.

The enteries-- poems, short stories, drama, fiction, noveletc should be written and published in Devanagari scriptduring the past five years -- Jan one, 2005-December 2009 tobe considered for the award, the sabha said in a press releasehere.

The literature should be creative and tanslation orfolkore would not be allowed.

The award, in the name of N M Saraswathi Bai, the firstwoman teacher in Kerala, carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000 andwould be given annually. PTU UD