This year’s award recipients are: Evelyn Lau, Ariadne Swayer, Ashok Bhargava, Joanne Arnott, Ahn Bong Ja, Manga Basi, Fauzia Rafique, Janet Kvammen, Brajinder Dhillon, Tomothy Shay, Alan Hill and Mahendra Kwatra .
RICHMOND – First inaugural Literary Festival of Writers International Network (WIN) was held on Saturday, March 24 at Richmond Cultural Centre. This event brought together writers of diverse backgrounds and genres to develop better appreciation and fuller awareness of the art of creative writing.
The objective of this event was to provide an opportunity to network, socialise and to recognize talent and to bring writers of South Asian descent into mainstream Canadian literature and Canadian writers to South Asians literature.
Ashok Bhargava, founder of Writers International Network says WIN will strive to unite the hearts and souls of writers to bring creativity, knowledge and joy to them.
An artist gift to the world is a poem, story, painting, sculpture or dance. WIN will seek, nourish and recognize all sorts of artists so that together they can make this world a better place to live.
Writing is an art that is deeply rooted in self-reflection. Self-reflection is the human capacity to exercise introspection and the willingness to learn more about our fundamental nature, purpose and essence. In other words self reflection is who do we see when we look in the mirror? Self reflection is also about taking the time to figure out who we are, both as individuals and as leaders. It requires us to stop and take a look at who we really are.
WIN is created to fulfil the need of an environment where the work of an artist is appreciated and recognized no matter what background, what language or what Bhargava’s personal conviction is to create an organization where poets, writers and artists can connect with each other and community at large. If you are a writer you belong here.
There is no membership and no fees and WIN is there to recognize and appreciate your creativity. Wow, that sounds great! The essence of writing is in giving to the world something to read. We write without knowing if someone would read it or not. It doesn’t matter if they love or hate it; you are going to write it anyway.
If we appreciate a writer’s work and recognize it on its own merit, it would lift an incredible weight off his shoulder and make him or her happy.
Remember as an artist you’re the author, the publisher and hero in the book of your life. Every day you print your thoughts and feelings and actions in this time and space reality. So write your poem and the life story so that it is worthy of being read across the world.
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