Honors for top short stories

Honors for top short stories

JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Arts Council will select the best of
24 nominees from short stories published in local newspapers this
year, the council said in a statement on Wednesday.

The author of the top ranked short story will receive Rp 5
million (US$666), while the other nominees will be awarded Rp 1
million each, the statement said.

The council urged newspapers in the country to nominate six of
the short stories they published by submitting them to the
council office on Jl. Cikini Raya, Central Jakarta, by Jan. 20 at
the latest.

The selection jury includes Sapardi Djoko Damono, Sutardji
Calzoum Bachri and Agus R. Sarjono, writer Hamsad Rankuti and
observer Ignas Kleden.

The best short story will be announced in March. Nominated
stories will be published in a collection. (jun)