Palki V4 is coming!
When: April 14 th, 2008 (Poila Boishakh)
Theme of Palki V.4: “Bangla O Bangali”
Palki Awards from Kolkata Board.
We are happy to announce small awards for best 3 submissions in Palki. “Submissions” could be a story, poem, painting, songs, jokes, etc. Winners will be decided by a public poll at Kolkata Board. The Poll will begin after 1 week from the release date of palki (14th April, 2008). The winners will be announced on May 7 th, 2008. Winners must provide us their address, phone no. to receive the award money.
1 st Prize: 45 USD
2 nd Prize: 35 USD
3 rd Prize: 25 UDS
We are changing our direction over the years, and this award will be awarded to the creative members in our board. We can send you a check or send the award money directly to your account (if you can provide your account details). So, be creative and also let you friends know about the small awards.
Note: ADMIN group will not be able to participate even if they submit any article for PALKI 4.
What is Palki?
Palki is the official e-magazine published bi-annually by Calcuttaglobalchat.net. We publish submissions in English and Bengali. With more than 6000 members in our community and thousands more guests everyday, PALKI give you a chance to experiment with your creative mind.
Why to submit in Palki?
Calcuttaglobalchat.net is one of the most popular websites targeted towards bengalis all over the world. Our registered members count beyond 6500 and more than 100,000 unique visitors (and growing) visit us every month. We try to showcase the talent of all new writers, as well as the contributions from renowned writers of Kolkata and abroad. Palki is your chance to reach out to more than 100,000 people just by submitting your compositions to us. We try to accept and publish as much as we can.
What can you submit?
1) Rommorauchona
2) Attaukauthamulauk (Hotey parey probaas jibon) Rauchona
3) Bangla gaan/Kobita/Natok niye alochonabhittik lekha
4) Bangla o Bangalir oitijjho ebong saunskriti niye lekha
5) Bishauybhittik Gaulpo o Kobita
6) Bangla r jibon niye chhobi (Photgraph)
7) Echhara o Paalki k rongeen korey ditey thaakbey chotoder pata, sekhaney ja ichchhey tai korbey chotora .. Amader member der barir choto je keu ja kichu (Lekha / Anka / Gaan/ Chhaura) pathatey parey.
When to Submit?
If you are submitting in Bengali Language, deadline: February,29, 2008
If you are submitting in English Language, deadline: March 15 th, 2008
Guideline for submissions in Bengali
Please use any free bengali typing softwares to write your bengali composition. Check spellings. Attach the .doc file (.bwd file if you are using bangla word) and email to us. Font size for bengali: 16.
Guideline for submission in english:
Use “Times new roman”, font 14. email the .doc file.
Where to find previous versions of Palki?
http://calcuttans.com/palki
What to include while you are emailing Content?
- Name (Please include your real name, if you don’t want to publish your real name, suggest your preferred name)
- Address
- Phone No. (not required, useful if you would include.)
- Your Photograph (We will love to add few lines about you and picture along with your composition. Please send us your picture with your composition)
- Your userid at calcuttaglobalchat.net/invboard if you have one.
Bangla Typing guide:
http://www.calcuttaglobalchat.net/2007/08/03/bangla-typing-softwares/
Note: This post shall be updated as soon as we start getting submissions. We will update list of authors and name of submission as we go ahead.
Where to Submit Articles?
use subject: Submission for Paalki 4
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