I’m absolutely delighted to announce the winners of #TheCityasMuse contest. The idea of the contest was to provide a space to express the feelings that we all have for the cities we experience or imagine. All the entries were great efforts at writing and illustrating cities. I played a minuscule rule in judging entries, but the judges were unanimous in selecting the pieces that deserved more credit than others. So without further ado….. here goes!

WINNER

[Prize: Amazon gift coupon worth $100, hard copy of The Heat and Dust Project by Devapriya Roy and Sourav Jha + entry shared as guest post on Rambling in the City]

Rohan Patankar for Notes from B.Town, text and illustrations

RUNNERS’ UP

[Prizes, each: Amazon gift coupon worth $30, hard copy of The Heat and Dust Project by Devapriya Roy and Sourav Jha + entry shared as guest post on Rambling in the City]

Ramesh K for Bohemian in Bangalore, poetry inspired by Ogden Nash

Divya Agrawal for her untitled entry on Jaipur, text and illustrations

Vitasta Raina for Karol Bagh, poetry

Rikhia Pal for A World-Map folded into several layers- Travelogue of the Point I reached, prose

SPECIAL MENTIONS

[Will feature as guest post on Rambling in the City]

Nupur Chaturvedi for Gurgaon, poetry

Ashmi Ahluwalia for her untitled piece of fiction

Devaansh Singh for his untitled fantasy piece

Antara Choudhury for My City, prose

Shweta Sinha for A city fit for Royals, prose

Dear winners, I will be reaching out to you via email to share some feedback and ask for your mailing address in the case of the 5 who get the book. Your prizes will get to you soon.

Dear readers, I hope you enjoy the winning entries. Look forward to your comments and feedback.