Kanya D'Almeida
Kanya D'Almeida ni mwandishi na mwanahabari kutoka Sri Lanka.[1][2] Mnamo mwaka 2021, alishinda Tuzo ya Hadithi Fupi ya Jumuiya ya Madola kwa hadithi yake maarufu, I Cleaned The.[3]
Kazi
[hariri | hariri chanzo]D'Almeida alipata shahada ya uzamili (MFA) katika uandishi wa tamthiliya kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Columbia, Massachusetts, Marekani. Kabla ya hapo, alisomea Kiingereza na Sayansi ya Siasa katika Chuo cha Hampshire.[4][5] Baada ya kumaliza shahada yake ya kwanza, alianza taaluma ya uandishi wa habari na kufanya kazi kwa zaidi ya miaka kumi kama mwanahabari wa kujitegemea.[6]
Katika kazi yake hiyo, aliripoti kwa kina masuala ya haki za binadamu nchini Sri Lanka, Mexico na Marekani. Makala zake zimechapishwa katika vyombo vya habari vya kimataifa kama vile Al Jazeera, TruthOut, Alternet na The Margins. Alieleza pia kwamba alijifunza mbinu za uandishi wa ubunifu kutoka kwa mwandishi na mhadhiri wa Marekani, Victor LaValle, alipokuwa akifanya masomo yake ya juu nchini Marekani.[6]
Mbali na uandishi wa habari, D'Almeida aliendeleza shauku yake ya kuandika hadithi fupi zinazohusu changamoto za afya ya akili, hasa miongoni mwa wanawake katika jamii. Baadhi ya kazi zake za kifasihi zimechapishwa katika Jaggery na The Bangalore Review.[7][8] Aidha, yeye ni mtayarishaji wa podikasti iitwayo The Darkest Light ambayo huzingatia mada zinazohusu kuzaliwa na uzazi nchini Sri Lanka.[9]
Tuzo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Mnamo Mei 2021, D'Almeida alitangazwa mshindi wa kikanda wa Tuzo ya Hadithi Fupi ya Jumuiya ya Madola kutoka Asia.[10][11] Hadithi yake I Cleaned The ilijumuishwa pia miongoni mwa hadithi fupi 25 bora za tuzo hiyo mwaka huo.[12]
Mnamo 30 Juni 2021, alitangazwa rasmi mshindi wa jumla wa Tuzo ya Hadithi Fupi ya Jumuiya ya Madola, katika hafla ya mtandaoni iliyoandaliwa na Jumuiya ya Madola.[13][14][15] Ushindi huu ulimfanya kuwa Mwisilanka wa kwanza, na pia mtu wa pili kutoka Asia, kushinda tuzo hiyo.[16][17]
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ "Kanya D'Almeida - Author". Inter Press Service. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ ""I Am Shocked More Women Don't Act Out": Kanya D' Almeida - The Debrief w/Roel Raymond". roar.media (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "I Cleaned the –". Granta (kwa American English). 2021-06-01. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "'I had to unlearn to find my writing voice'". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Hampshire College Alum Kanya d'Almeida 06F Wins the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize". 30 Juni 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - 1 2 "'I had to find new ways of telling old and difficult stories'". The Morning - Sri Lanka News (kwa American English). 2021-04-18. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Kanya gets a step closer to big prize". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Sri Lankan Writer and Hampshire Alum Kanya d'Almeida 06F Shortlisted for 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize". 4 Mei 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Kanya D'Almeida from Sri Lanka wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst (kwa Kiingereza). 2021-06-30. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Alumna Kanya D'Almeida '18 Named Regional Winner for 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize". Columbia - School of the Arts (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka's Kanya D'Almeida is Asia Winner of 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize | Daily FT". www.ft.lk (kwa English). Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Sri Lanka's Kanya D'Almeida shortlisted for 2021 Commonwealth short story prize | Daily FT". www.ft.lk (kwa English). Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Kanya D'Almeida wins 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize - Breaking News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk (kwa English). Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Regional Winners". Commonwealth Writers (kwa Kiingereza). 2021-05-10. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2021-06-19. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Gibson wins 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Pacific region". Books+Publishing (kwa Australian English). 2021-05-18. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Kanya D'Almeida from Sri Lanka wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst (kwa Kiingereza). 2021-06-30. Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Kanya D'Almeida becomes first Sri Lankan to win Commonwealth Short Story Prize". www.adaderana.lk (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2021-07-01.
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