Left to Right Uma Nada-Rajah and Leela Soma
Left to Right Uma Nada-Rajah and Leela Soma - Uma Nada-Rajah has been named winner of the first Kavya Prize, a new Scottish literary prize celebrating published work by Scottish writers of colour. The playwright won the inaugural Kavya Prize for Toy, Plastic Chicken published by Salamander Street. Uma Nada-Rajah said: "I am really touched (and still in shock!) to have been awarded the inaugural Kavya Prize. "My respect to all of the organisers and contributors for nurturing a sense of community in the celebration of diverse Scottish voices. Congratulations to all the shortlisted writers." The Kavya Prize, in association with the University of Glasgow and founded by Indian-born Scottish author Leela Soma, seeks to recognise, and encourage writers of colour who are Scottish by birth, residence or formation. The inaugural prize for full-length published works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry or short story collections was awarded by Leela Soma at Aye Write last Saturday. Leela Soma said: "Congratulations to Uma Nada-Rajah, the winner of the Kavya Prize! "Her playscript Toy Plastic Chicken is hard hitting, powerful and humourous, a difficult blend to achieve.
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