After a fall of reading and re-reading your submissions to the fourth edition of La.Lit’s Writing Nepal: A Short Story Contest, Judge Samrat Upadhayay has revealed his picks! In no particular order besides alphabetical, here are the shortlisted contenders:

A Temporary Matter – Kumar Sharma

Barula – Stuti Sharma

Come Red – Yutsha Dahal

July Red Alaa – Pritisha Shrestha

Lanka To Ayodhya – Neha Rayamajhi

The Last Morning Rendezvous – Jebin Gautam

The Rebel Barber – Surath Giri

The Poet’s Daughter – Malashree Suvedi

Congratulations to the shortlisters! We’ll be contacting you individually. We’d also like to thank all the writers who took the time to share their stories with us; each story was a special pleasure to read.

We hope to see many of you at our award ceremony on 23rd December, which will be hosted by Malpi International College. The winners will be announced by Samrat Upadhyay, followed by a short reading. Details on the award ceremony will be posted here.

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