Focus on changing spirit of fiction

The world of short fiction has markedly changed over the years, said short fiction writers at the Guwahati Lit Fest on Sunday.

Participating in a discussion, authors agreed that globalization has more or less finds a clear manifestations in today’s short fiction.

Moderated by prolific short fiction writer Anuradha Sarma Pujari, the panelist said many short fictions are still teeming with local language or dialects.

Panelists Ratna Bharali Talukdar, Banti Senchoa, Anamika Bora, Sanjiv Paul Deka, Apu Bharadwaj, Pranjal Sarma Basistha dwelt at length many eye opening aspects on the changing world of short fiction. 

The panel of short fiction writers furhter responded a number of questions posed to them by the audience on the changing trends in the world of short fiction.