Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Azim Premji University Launches Kannada Children's Literature Fellowship
Imagine a university that wants to help create lots of cool books for kids in Kannada!
They're offering a special program where writers can submit their stories, poems, and plays.
If chosen, the writers get help to make their work even better.
The best writers will get money to help them keep writing, and they might even get their work published!
The university also has a festival to bring these books into classrooms.
This is all to make sure kids have lots of fun Kannada books to read.
Azim Premji University is launching a fellowship for Kannada children's literature.
The fellowship is part of the ‘Kathavana’ children’s literature festival.
Authors are invited to submit writings in various forms, including stories and poems.
Selected writers will receive support to refine their manuscripts.
Fellowship recipients will receive Rs 10,000 and potential publication.
- Who
- Azim Premji University is inviting authors.
- What
- A fellowship to support Kannada children's literature.
- When
- Submissions are due by November 30.
- Where
- Bengaluru.
- Why
- To build a repository of children’s literature in Kannada.
- Organization
- Azim Premji University
- Fellowship Focus
- Kannada children's literature
- Submission Deadline
- November 30
- Fellowship Amount
- Rs 10,000
- Associated Event
- Kathavana children’s literature festival