Programme

COMMONWEALTH WRITERS’ PRIZE 2010
7 APRIL – 12 APRIL 2010
NEW DELHI

PROGRAMME
(Subject to change)

Wednesday, 7th April 2010

9.30am – 11.45am
ACT TO ALPHABET: THE FANTASTICAL AND THE REAL – Creative Writing Workshop
Mari Heese, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Michael Crummey, Shandi Mitchell, Rana Dasgupta, Daniyal Mueenuddin, and Glenda Guest
Venue – Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura

2. 30pm – 4pm
LEGENDS AND FABLES – HOW IS CONTEMPORARY FICTION INFORMED BY TRADITIONAL FORMS? – Round Table Discussion
Malashri Lal (Moderator), Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Mari Heese, Michael Crummey, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Lakshmi Kannan
Venue – University of Delhi, South Campus

6.30pm – 7.45pm
THE RULE IS THERE IS NO RULE: WRITING FOR SELF EXPRESSION – Panel discussion
Glenda Guest, Mari Heese, Michael Crummey
Venue – Crossword bookstore, Rajouri Garden

MULTI-CULTURAL IDENTITIES: ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS – Panel discussion
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Shandi Mitchell, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Mridula Koshy
Venue – The Full Circle bookstore, N Block, Greater Kailash Part I

Thursday, 8th April 2010

9.30am – 11.30am
Interaction with students
Shandi Mitchell, Mari Heese, Daniyal Mueenuddin
Venue – Springdales School, Pusa Road

10.15am – 11.45am
Interaction with students
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Michael Crummey, Rana Dasgupta, Glenda Guest
Venue – The British School, Chanakyapuri

2pm – 4pm
ACROSS LANGUAGE BOUNDARIES: TRANSLATING IDEAS AND CONCEPTS – Panel discussion and interaction with the students
Mari Heese, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Michael Crummey, Shandi Mitchell, Rana Dasgupta, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Glenda Guest
Venue – Pearl Academy of Fashion, Naraina

6.15pm – 7.30pm
Publishers: MARKET IS KING? – Panel discussion
PUBLISHERS AND WRITERS SPEAK OF THEIR EXPERIENCES
Shruti Debi, Karthika VK, Shandi Mitchell, Michael Crummey, Rana Dasgupta
Venue – Private Terrace, Select Citywalk, Saket

8.30pm onwards
ENTERTAINMENT, ESCAPISM, EXPOSURE: WHAT MAKES UP THE DESIRE TO READ? – Panel discussion
Glenda Guest, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Mari Heese
Venue – Italia, Vasant Kunj

Friday, 9th April 2010

8.30am – 12pm
An interaction with the children of Salaam Baalak Trust
Mari Heese, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Michael Crummey, Shandi Mitchell, Rana Dasgupta, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Albert Wendt, Glenda Guest
Venue – Salaam Balak Trust, Paharganj and Tees Hazari

2.15 pm – 3.45pm
GLOBALISATION, WRITING AND THE RIGHT TO BE READ – Group discussion
Mari Heese, Rana Dasgupta, Shormishtha Panja, Jai Arjun Singh
Venue – British Council, Connaught Place

Saturday, 10th April 2010

10.15am – 11.15am
WHAT MAKES A WINNER? – Panel discussion and interaction
Nicholas Hasluck, Anne Brewster, Antonia MacDonald-Smythe, Makarand Paranjpe
Venue – Conference Room No. 2, India International Centre (IIC)

11.30am – 12.30pm
POPULAR CULTURE AND THE MEDIA: HOOKING THE NEW READER – Panel discussion and interaction
Mark Collins, Elinor Sisulu, Muneeza Shamsie, Santosh Desai, Sevanti Ninan
Venue – Conference Room No. 2, India International Centre (IIC)

2pm – 4.15pm
MEDIA INTERACTION
Regional winners and judges
Venue – Terrace Pergola, India International Centre (IIC)

6.15pm – 7.30pm
WRITING IN A CHANGING CLIMATE – Panel discussion and interaction
Mark Collins, Shandi Mitchell, Daniyal Mueenuddin and Michael Crummey
Venue – Crossword bookstore, Select Citywalk, Saket

THE HISTORICAL NOVEL AND REALITY FICTION – Panel discussion and interaction
Mari Heese, Albert Wendt, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Keki N. Daruwalla
Venue – The Full Circle bookstore, N Block, Greater Kailash Part I

8.15pm – 9.00pm
An evening of readings and music
Rana Dasgupta, Glenda Guest, Albert Wendt and Anupriya Deotale, a violinist
Venue – ICCR, Azad Bhavan Indraprastha Estate

Sunday, 11th April 2010

11am – 12.30pm
NOWHERE IS A ROOM: PRIVATE SPACES IN A WRITER’S MIND – Group discussion
Rana Dasgupta, Michael Crummy, Mari Heese, Sarnath Banerjee
Venue – Alliance Francaise, Lodhi Road

7pm – 8.30pm
THE NARRATIVE OF ART – Panel discussion and interaction
Albert Wendt, Shandi Mitchell, Pooja Sood, Bharti Kher
Venue – Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC)

Monday, 12th April 2010

10.30am – 12.30pm
WRITING AND SOCIAL CHANGE – Round table discussion
Shyamala Narayan, Simi Malhotra (Moderators),Mari Heese, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Michael Crummey, Shandi Mitchell, Rana Dasgupta, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Albert Wendt, Glenda Guest, Nicholas Hasluck, Elinor Sisulu, Antonia MacDonald-Smythe, Muneeza Shamsie, Anne Brewster and Makarand Paranjpe
Venue – Mir Anis Hall, Administration Complex, Jamia Milia Islamia University

6.30pm onwards
FINAL CEREMONY AND RECEPTION (by invitation only)
Venue – India International Centre (IIC)