Background
He was born in South India and moved with his family to Canada when he was six.
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Laterna Magika
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Ven Begamudre
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He has completed six writer-in-residence appointments including the University of Calgary’s Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Programme, the University of Alberta’s Department of English, the Canada-Scotland Exchange, Regina Public Library, McMaster University’s Department of English, and the Yukon Public Libraries.
Career
He currently divides his time between western Canada and the island of Bali. In addition to short stories and novels, Begamudré has written a biography of Isaac Brock for young adults, and has edited or co-edited several literary collections. He has also taught fiction workshops at the Sage Hill Writing Experience.
Most recently he has been teaching at Iowa State University.
He has a degree in public administration from Carleton University and an Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan and on the island of Bali.
Achievements
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He has received the F.G. Bressani Literary Prize for Prose, the City of Regina Writing Award, and prizes from various literary magazines. His second story collection, Laterna Magika, shared the City of Regina Book Award and was a best book finalist in the Canada-Caribbean region for the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
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Regina Writing Award; Bressani Literary Prize He has received the F.G. Bressani Literary Prize for Prose, the City of Regina Writing Award, and prizes from various literary magazines. His second story collection, Laterna Magika, shared the City of Regina Book Award and was a best book finalist in the Canada-Caribbean region for the Commonwealth Writers Prize.Regina Writing Award; Bressani Literary Prize He has received the F.G. Bressani Literary Prize for Prose, the City of Regina Writing Award, and prizes from various literary magazines. His second story collection, Laterna Magika, shared the City of Regina Book Award and was a best book finalist in the Canada-Caribbean region for the Commonwealth Writers Prize.