I started walking the hard trails about ten years ago. I was young and strong, unmarried, with an independent source of income from my small café and shop on Swotha Road, selling hot coffees and antiquities.

Sarita was up at the crack of dawn to practice her walk in the new high heels. She just hadn’t been able to garner the grace that those Hindi film heroines were famous for; she...

Sharad Duwal’s Kumari Galli is now a Cul-de-sac won first prize in sixth Writing Nepal: A Short Story Contest. About the winning story, Samrat Upadhyay, author of Buddha's Orphan and judge of the contest shared, ‘This wonderful story is told...

Till you Remember to Forget me by Lalahang won second prize in Writing Nepal: A Short Story Contest 2023. About the story, Samrat Upadhyay, author of Arresting God in Kathmandu and judge of Writing Nepal, said, ‘Till you...

Dia Yonzon's Unwritten Letters won third place in Writing Nepal: A Short Story Contest 2023. About the story, Samrat Upadhyay, author of Arresting God in Kathmandu and judge of Writing Nepal, said, "In Unwritten Letters a transgender person debates...

Writing Nepal has become a biennial event for literature lovers and writers, as evidenced by the number of enquiries La.Lit receives every year. Ten years since the contest was first held, avid readers patiently wait...

We are happy to reveal our shortlist for the 2023 edition of Writing Nepal: A Short Story Contest. We had over a hundred submissions this year, and have truly enjoyed reading your stories.

La.Lit magazine is continuing its partnership with writer Samrat Upadhyay and Indiana University, Bloomington, USA to organize the sixth edition of Writing Nepal: A Short Story Contest. The contest was set up to encourage new...

Comrade Aakrosh’s reputation preceded him in the party. He was as known for his ruthlessness as he was for his loyalty to the party and therefore, the cause. His loyalty and uprightness were as fearsome as his ruthlessness.