Aye Write
The Kavya Prize
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- Tickets
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£6.60 (£6 ticket plus 10% booking fee)
- Dates and times
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21st May 2022
8:00PM - 9:00PM
- Age
- Adult, Over 14s only. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
- Venue
The Kavya Prize aims to celebrate published work and new
writing by Scotland’s ethnically diverse communities.
Founded by Indian-born Scottish author Leela Soma, the
prize, in association with the Creative Writing Programme at the University of Glasgow,
seeks to recognise and encourage writers of colour who are Scottish by birth,
residence or formation.
The inaugural prize for full-length published works of
fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry or short story collections will be
awarded in May 2022 and is worth £1000. The winner will also receive a
residency at Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s National Writing Centre.
In 2023, the prize will focus on shorter form writing by
emerging writers. It will then alternate annually between honouring full-length
published works and promoting new writing.
Kavya is a popular and well recognised word in Sanskrit and
refers to a literary style or a completed body of literature that was used in
Indian courts of the Maharajahs who nurtured the cultural arts in India.
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Fulfilment Fee - £1.95
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0141 353 8000.
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Accessible toilets
This accessible toilet is approximately 26m (28yd 1ft) from the main entrance. This accessible toilet is located to the rear right as you enter.
Assistance dogs
Guide and assistance dogs are welcome and a bowl of water can be provided.
Hearing loop
There is a fixed loop hearing assistance system.
This venue does not play background music.
Wheelchair access
There is a wheelchair to borrow. To borrow the wheelchair, please contact a member of staff.
Motorised scooters are allowed in public parts of the venue.
Baby changing
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Cafe or restaurant
The Café is open Monday to Saturday 9am to 4.15pm.
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Parking
Please note that there is on-street surrounding The Mitchell Library, from 8am-6pm Monday to Friday this is metered. As this is also a local residential area, please use these spaces considerately. Alternatively, there is an a NCP Car Park on India Street next to Charing Cross Train Station which is a 2 minute walk away.
Photography and video recording
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Study spaces
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