In March 2008, Revenge Ink launched a contest in India to prove that the subcontinent can produce genuinely interesting contemporary and original fiction. We believe the contest entries have vindicated our stance. It’s abundantly clear that Indian fiction goes way beyond a cliched pandering to the West’s insatiable appetite for squalid narratives of caste and gender oppression set in exotic beach-front locales.

In June 2008, Gopal and Amita will meet with the participants of this contest, give awards to those who won, and pow-wow with anyone else who wants to talk about India, writing, art and posh Western publishers in search of the latest squalor-mongering sellout…

Our Winners :

Gold
	Aditya Bidikar, Bonnie Rohit Bhatia, Dude Rajendra Nargundkar, My Conversations with Anopheles Ketan Joshi, Classified Hema Koppikar, Smiling at Life Rochelle Potkar, The Point of Irish Coffee Varsha Soman Pillai, Story
Silver
	Eva Bell, Rebel With a Cause Gautam Mirchandani, 24 Hours Chandrima Pal, Billy and his Bass Kinjal Banerjee, A Train Story Pranab Muzumdar, A Diner’s Dilemma, Sandeep Shete, Spaced Out Shireen Bharucha, Not Another Daughter
Bronze
	Ashley Suvarna, Ashley’s Prologue Akanksha Aurora, Razorblade Romance Ankeeta Sreeram, Miniature Neil Fernandes, From the Distance Trisha Ray, A Shadow Behind me
Graphic Novel Single Entry (Special Medal)
	Premal Akshay Desai, Romanchak
Non-Fiction (Special Medal)
	Pompia Pinto, The Ten Commandments of Child-raising

Keep checking here for exact details on when and where the award ceremony will be held…