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Recently, our Marketing Head Ms. Samin Alam Qureshi<\/a> had a very interesting interview with the founders of the Salam Award: Tehseen Baweja <\/a>and Usman T Malik. The Salam Award started around 4<\/strong> years ago by speculative <\/em>and imaginative fiction<\/em> enthusiasts<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The idea sprung from Tehseen and Usman realizing that all well-known science fiction novels and magazines were heavily influenced<\/em> by the western culture<\/em>. The curiosity of how the sci fi genre<\/em> would play out in South Asian<\/em>, specifically Pakistani culture led them to providing a platform for this sole purpose. They believed that imaginative fiction encouraged people to question the<\/em> \u2018what ifs<\/em>\u2019 and possibly think outside of the box.<\/p>\n

Usman also talked about the importance of magic realism, surrealism, uncanny literature<\/em> and themes that are beyond the mundane and are the driving force<\/em> for speculative fiction. Art, in Pakistan, has come a long way in connection with surrealism but writing still has some way to go.<\/p>\n

The Impact of the Salam Award<\/h2>\n

The tremendous journey of the Salam Award has had a fruitful impact on multiple fronts<\/em>. The platform allowed the classic Pakistani cultural stories<\/em> to be represented on a larger front. The highlights of these were the one where a jinn<\/em> in the village falls in love with a girl or the one where an innocent boy falls in love with the fairy at jheel saif ul malook<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Submissions from all over Pakistan are received each year; not only from big cities but also from remote areas<\/em> such as Waziristan and villages in extreme end of Sindh<\/em>. It\u2019s an opportunity like no other to harness your inner writer. In addition to that, submissions from America, Canada, Korea and middle east<\/em> are in high numbers. An interesting fact to note is that majority of the submissions are by female writers<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Slow but consistent change<\/h2>\n

The jurors<\/em> on the panel have been successful authors from all over the world<\/em> providing a unique exposure to all the participants. The 2018<\/strong> winner of the award was brought to Orlando to perform a reading that was very well appreciated by international community. He also got an opportunity to attend international conferences<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The change because of the Salam Award<\/em> is not too<\/em> huge but it is slow and consistent<\/em>. When the famous authors and writers on the panel read writings of such high caliber<\/em>, they often remember the name of who wrote it. John Joseph Adams<\/em>– an American science fiction and fantasy editor, critic, and publisher, reached out to the Salaam Award and wanted to read the stories of the 15 finalists<\/em> of the award; looking to publish exceptional sci fi content<\/em>. The winners of the salaam award are also published<\/em> in well known international<\/em> newspapers.<\/p>\n

Literary Future of Pakistan<\/h2>\n

Over the years, more literary festivals, publishing houses and anthologies have started to come out. Ambitious<\/em> writers are getting published more than ever<\/em>, possibly thanks to the digital<\/em> age<\/em>. In another five years probably, the industry will be considerably more mature.<\/p>\n

To answer whether the change is conscious or automatic<\/em>, Tehseen believes that due to the typical social media exposure<\/em>, it is sort of subconscious<\/em>. Usman, on the other hand feels that as an artist and a writer, social media can be harmful. Despite the marketing advantages it might have on a piece of an individual\u2019s art, it can negatively impact<\/em> the aftereffects of the exposure a piece of art gains. There\u2019s hate and discouragement that can make an artist never want to make art again.<\/p>\n

Challenges faced by the Salam Award team<\/h2>\n

Usman and Tehseen talk about the biggest challenge that they faced throughout their journey of the Salam Award: underrepresentation<\/em> of it by the Pakistani media<\/em>. They felt that international platforms were more willing to promote it than our own Pakistani platforms. Barnes and Noble<\/a>-an American online book store<\/em>– wrote about the Salaam Award which was then featured by Pakistani media immediately.\u00a0 However, before that they were uninterested in writing about the award.<\/p>\n

Submission criteria for the Award<\/h2>\n

The purpose of the Salam Award is to provide an easy-to-use platform for writers to get maximum exposure<\/em> from minimum complications<\/em>. Hence, the submission process is as simple as it can possibly get. The submissions are open from January to end of July<\/em>, which is more than half the year. Moreover, there are less to no restrictions about the submission except that they should be imaginative fictions<\/em> and under 10,000<\/strong> words.<\/p>\n

Usman ends the interview on a very helpful tip for all the aspiring writers<\/em> out there; he says that the best writers are a produce of trial and error.<\/em> So, don\u2019t be disheartened if your manuscript gets rejected once, twice or even thrice<\/em>. Your 5th<\/sup><\/strong> one might end up as a bestseller. We, at Daastan<\/a>, encourage all writers to take keep trying<\/em>!<\/p>\n

To check out the interview for yourself, head over to Daastan\u2019s Facebook page!<\/a><\/p>\n

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