High Heels

Ranjan Adiga | January 30, 2024

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...

Kumari Galli is now a Cul-de-sac (Writing Nepal, 1st place winner)

Sharad Duwal | January 22, 2024

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 (Writing Nepal, 2nd place winner)

Lalahang | January 13, 2024

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...

Unwritten Letters (Writing Nepal, 3rd place winner)

Dia Yonzon | January 6, 2024

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...

Kumari Galli is now a Cul-de-sac wins first prize at sixth Writing Nepal

Sachi Mulmi | December 30, 2023

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...

Writing Nepal 2023: the Shortlist

La.Lit | November 23, 2023

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.

Writing Nepal 2023: A Short Story Contest

La.lit | May 31, 2023

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...

One day in the life of Comrade Aakrosh (Writing Nepal short-listed story)

Surath Giri | March 4, 2022

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.

Vaccine (Writing Nepal 2021, shortlisted story)

Bijay Prakash Upadhyaya | February 18, 2022

The government is rolling out vaccines and he knows that he isn’t supposed to get one. At least, not yet. The vaccines are for the older folks, the doctors and nurses at the hospitals, the bankers, and the sarkari babus. Everyone but him.