SHORT STORY WRITING COMPETITION

Bal Sahitya Mahotsav 2016 held a Short Story Writing Competition, open to all schools and students in Nepal.  The stories, written in English, were divided into two prize categories: Grades 7-8 (Category 1) and Grades 9-10 (Category 2). The winners received their prizes, vouchers for a meal at Dhoikama Cafe, during the festival.  

The winners of the 2016 Short Story Writing Competition are as follows: 

Inter-School Winners
Category 1
1. Hrishav Sapkota—GEMS
2. Avaneesh Devkota—Pathshala Nepal Foundation
3. Priya Rajbhandary—Ullens School

Category 2
1. Shivatmicaa Shrestha—St. Xavier's School, Jawlakhel
2. Aditi Dhakal—Triyog High School
3. Apeksha Ghimire—Kaasthamandap Vidhyalaya

Intra-School Winners
Category 1
1. Shreyasha Shrestha
2. Rn Shakya
3. Sanskriti Maskay and Diki Tsomo Sherpa

Category 2
1. Ananjan Rijal
2. Vishad Raj Onta
3. Sneha Lohani

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PRESENTERS

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BOOK LAUNCHES

	A	B	C
1	TITLE	AUTHOR	ILLUSTRATOR
2	Aha Jutta	Kalpana Parajuli	Promina Shrestha
3	anju le ganchin	Elizabeth Norford	Promina Shrestha
4	Asheela(English)	Shanta Dixit	Anisha Rai
5	Asheela(Nepali)	Shanta Dixit	Anisha Rai
6	Babies that I have known	Shanta Dixit	Santa Hitang
7	Bafrehabre	Milan Dixit	Santa Hitang
8	Ban ki Kaududi	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
9	Banthali and Nunthala	Kanak Mani Dixit	Bidhata KC
10	Banthali ra Nunthala	Kanak Mani Dixit	Bidhata KC
11	Basantapur ko yatra	Prasahmsha Shrestha	Sunil Ranjit
12	Bhaikhoi	Sudha Ojha	Santa Hitang
13	Bharia ra aamp	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
14	Bhujanga	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
15	Bihanai savere ka pahuna	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
16	Bishwayatra	Amir Mallepati	luniva shakya
17	Bonpomarginima chyangro	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
18	Chaati Mathi Haans	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
19	Changtang ko Mammatharu	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
20	Charaharu	Milijuli Kitab	Lajja Dixit
21	Charaharu kaile Sutchan	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
22	Chitwan ko jungle	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
23	Chutti	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
24	Dearest Monkey	Shanta Dixit	Santa Hitang
25	Deurali ma la to	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
26	Dhumdham series
27	Didi ko scooty	Diwarkar Chettri	Diwarkar Chettri
28	Diusokonindra	Richa Singh	Hiroto Shrestha
29	ek dana makai	Milijuli Kitab	Sambandha Rai
30	Furry Forest Friend	Milan Dixit	Santa Hitang
31	Ghar Pharkane Charaharu	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
32	Good Job	Shanta Dixit	Mrigaja Bajracharya
33	Hamro school	Tikaram Sharma	Promina Shrestha
34	Himalaya ko janma	Milan Dixit	Santa Hitang
35	Himali Marubhumi	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
36	Janmadin ko subh Kamana nils	Marcus Pfister	Marcus Pfister
37	Jarsabko khaire(rbk)	Sarita Rana	Sunil Ranjit
38	Juka sanga ko sahamati	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
39	Kaagbeniko Naalibeli	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
40	Kaath phora	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
41	Kailisangako Yatra	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
42	Kali Gandakiko Batas	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
43	Kalo Chara Ko kura	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
44	Kasko bhoto	Deepa Dixit	Promina Shrestha
45	Kathmandu ka Akarshan	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
46	Kati Ramro Mala	Tikaram Sharma	Rahul Thapa
47	Kauwa ra sundari parevi	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
48	ke ho mero naam	Ayam Poudel and Chiring Sherpa	Pratistha Sthapit
49	ke ho tyoawwaj?	Sheelu Karmacharya	Dibeshwor Gurung
50	Kehi payen kehi gumaye	Shanta Dixit	Santa Hitang
51	Kharayo gumna janda	Milijuli Kitab	Santa Hitang
52	Kharayo ra kachua	Sheelu Karmacharya	Anisha Rai
53	Kitab Deu	Tikaram Sharma	Prajwal Shrestha
54	Kukuri ka	Lok Prachalit	Sulay Ranjit and Preeti Sherchan
55	Lamo Lama	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
56	Ma baschu gharma	Milijuli Kitab	Anne Marie Tamang
57	Machapuchre ko Khojima	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
58	Magic books	Aneel Bisht	Kripa Joshi
59	mah k sunchu	Milijuli Kitab	Santa Hitang
60	Mahabhoj	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
61	Maile K sunchu	Milijuli Kitab	Santa Hitang
62	majhi toll kosushan	Kabita Sapkota	Devansha Lamsal
63	Mann lage khela	Shanta Dixit	Anushri Lama
64	Mero Jhola Khai	Kalpana Parajuli	Promina Shrestha
65	Mero Scarf	Kalpana Parajuli	Promina Shrestha
66	Mo Mobanau	Milijuli Kitab	Sambandha Rai
67	Muktinath ka tirtha yatriharu	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
68	Nadira Parvatharu	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
69	Pani Haans ka Baccha	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
70	Pani Parna Lagda	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
71	Pijada ko chara	Mausamik Bhaumik	Lajja Dixit
72	Pokhareli Bhoj	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
73	Prasnaiprasna	Marcus Pfister	Marcus Pfister
74	Pruva Paschim Rajmargha	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
75	Pyaro Badar	Shanta Dixit	Santa Hitang
76	Ramailo baneko	Marcus Pfister	Marcus Pfister
77	Rato, pahelo,hariyo batti	Amulya Basyal	Kunjan Tamang
78	sadabar jungle ma jack	Marcus Pfister	Marcus Pfister
79	Sagarmatha	Amir Mallepati	Roshan Shrestha
80	School ka Chiple Kida	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
81	sel roti badau	Milijuli Kitab	Mrigaja Bajracharya
82	Shyau ra Shaligram	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
83	Siyo ra Suiro	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
84	suntali the jogging buffalo	Kanak Mani Dixit	Roshan Shrestha
85	Syabash(Nepali)	Shanta Dixit	Mrigaja Bajracharya
86	Tarai tira	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
87	Thari thari ka baccha	Shanta Dixit	Santa Hitang
88	The Birth of the Himalayan	Milan Dixit	Santa Hitang
89	Timo Ra Matto	Marcus Pfister	Marcus Pfister
90	Uttar tira Lagda	Kanak Mani Dixit	Sunil Ranjit
91	Walk in the forest	Aneel Bisht	Kripa Joshi
92	We will both have a say	Shanta Dixit	Anushri Lama
93	Win Some Lose Some	Shanta Dixit	Santa Hitang

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