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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ven Begamudré<br />
| birth_date = 1956<br />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Poet, short story writer and novelist<br />
| nationality = Canadian<br />
| alma_mater = [[Carleton University]], [[Warren Wilson College]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Ven Begamudré''' (born 1956) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] poet, short story writer and novelist. He was born in [[Bangalore]], [[India]] and moved with his family to [[Canada]] when he was six. During his writing career, he has been a part of six writers-in-residence.<ref name="CBC Radio-Canada">{{cite web |last1=CBC Radio-Canada |title=Ven Begamudré |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/ven-begamudr%C3%A9-1.4778213 |website=CBC Radio-Canada |access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> He currently divides his time between western Canada and the island of [[Bali]].<ref name="frontenachouse.com">[http://frontenachouse.com/authors/single/ven_begamudre/ Frontenac House (website)]</ref><br />
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==Personal profile==<br />
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In his memoir, ''Extended Families: A Memoir of India'', Begamudré traces the history on both sides of his family in India. It was nominated for a 2018 Saskatchewan Book Award for [[Regina Public Library]] "Book of the Year". His other works include children's books and poetry collections, including ''The Lightness Which is Our World, Seen From Afar'', published in 2006. His collection of short stories [[Laterna Magika]] was shortlisted for the 1997 Saskatchewan Book Awards Fiction Prize and Saskatchewan Book Awards Book of the Year.<ref name="CBC Radio-Canada" /><br />
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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 completed six writer-in-residence appointments including the [[University of Calgary]]'s [[Calgary Distinguished Writers Program]], 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''. He has also taught fiction workshops at the ''Sage Hill Writing Experience''.<ref name="frontenachouse.com"/><ref name="ryerson.ca">[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/events/asian_heritage/begamudre.html Ryerson University (website)]</ref> Most recently he has been teaching at [[Iowa State University]].<br />
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He has a degree in [[public administration]] from [[Carleton University]] and an MFA in [[creative writing]] from [[Warren Wilson College]] in [[Asheville, N.C.]] He lives in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]] and on the island of Bali.<ref name="frontenachouse.com"/><ref name="ryerson.ca"/><br />
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==Publications==<br />
His books include:<br />
* ''Sacrifices'', Porcupine's Quill (1986) {{ISBN|0-88984-071-7}}<br />
* ''A Planet of Eccentrics'' (short stories), Oolichan Books (1990) {{ISBN|0-88982-100-3}}<br />
* ''Van de Graaff Days'', Oolichan Books (1993) {{ISBN|0-88982-126-7}}<br />
* ''Laterna Magika'' (short stories), Oolichan Books (1997) {{ISBN|0-88982-166-6}}<br />
* ''Isaac Brock: Larger than Life'' (children's biography), XYZ Pubs. (2000) {{ISBN|0-9683601-7-3}}<br />
* ''The Phantom Queen'' (children's fantasy), Coteau Books (2002) {{ISBN|1-55050-200-X}}<br />
* ''The Lightness Which is Our World, Seen from Afar'' (poetry), Frontenac House (2006) {{ISBN|1-897181-02-7}}<br />
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He has also edited ''Lodestone: Stories by Regina Writers'' and co-edited ''Out of Place: Stories and Poems''.<ref name="frontenachouse.com"/><ref name="ryerson.ca"/><br />
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''Vishnu Dreams'', his latest work of fiction (published 9/30/2008), combines [[Hindu]] mythology with the story of a family. Through the veil of [[Vishnu]]'s unions with [[Lakshmi]] and his incarnation in the tale of [[Manu (Hinduism)|Manu]] and the fish, the novel portrays a pair of siblings as they navigate 1960s North American culture under the weight of their emotionally abusive father and ambitious mother.<ref>[http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-8007/Ven-Begamudré McNally-Robinson (website)]</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
He has received the [[Bressani Prize|''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]].<ref name="frontenachouse.com"/><ref name="ryerson.ca"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://southwestsun.blogspot.com/2005/11/review-of-van-de-graaff-days-by-ven.html A review of "Van de Graaff Days" on ''South of the Border, West of the Sun'' (a blog)]<br />
* [http://poetryreviews.ca/2008/03/17/the-lightness-which-is-our-world-seen-from-afar-by-ven-begamudre/ A review of "The Lightness Which Is Our World, Seen From Afar" by Marie Powell on PoetryReview Canada.]<br />
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* [http://www.oolichan.com/ Oolichan Books]<br />
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