Meta 2013 will feature a total of five writing events.
The Prof. Barbra Naidu Memorial Prize for the Personal Essay
Participants must write a personal essay of about 1500-2000 words on the theme “Being Multilingual”.
The contest is open to school and college students and to the general public.
Submissions can be made either in person at the Dept. of English or sent by email (attach a word document) to barbranaiduprize@gmail.com on or before 31 Jan 2013.
The Prof. T.G. Vaidyanathan Memorial Film Review Contest
The contest is open to school and college students as well as the general public. Participants will watch a film and write an original 500-750 word review.
Date: Sunday 3 Feb 2013
The film will be screened from 1330 hrs to about 1500 hrs.
Entry Fee: Rs. 25/- per participant.
No limit on the number of entries per institution.
Entries from registered participants to be mailed in by 2100 hrs on 3 Feb 2013 to metajosephs@gmail.com
Rag-Mag
The contest is a team–event for college students only (UG and PG).
Teams will collaborate on producing a satirical/humorous broadsheet covering the first five days of the festival.
All entries must be handed in at the reception or mailed by 1500hrs on 7 Feb 2013.
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/- per team.
No limit on the number of entries per institution.
Soft-copy entries from teams can be mailed in to metajosephs@gmail.com. The entry can also be submitted in hard copy.
On-the-spot Fan Fiction
Date: Saturday 2 Feb 2013
Time: 1400hrs-1530hrs
Participants will be given a starting paragraph which they must use to produce and complete a story featuring known fictional/literary characters.
Open to school and college students, and to the general public.
Entry Fee: Rs. 25/- per participant
Funny Bone
Date: Monday 4 Feb 2013
Time: 1530hrs—1700hrs
A humorous poetry contest open to individual contestants from school, college and the general public.
Participants will be given a set of topics on the spot.
Entry Fee: Rs. 25/- per participant.