Murad Kalam '95, who is also a Crimson editor, hopes that his novel Night Journey will hit the shelves of book stores soon.
And he has good reason to hope. Winning the prestigious O. Henry award last month for a short story he wrote established Kalam as an up-and-comer in the literary world.
Night Journey, Kalam says, began as a creative senior thesis, which only a few-hand picked English concentrators are allowed to write. The English Department announced their selections last week.
Kalam says that being accepted to write a creative thesis was a critical step in his dream of becoming a writer.
"I was jumping up and down when I got it. It wasn't easy to get," Kalam says.
The Chosen Few
Students must submit a sample of their own writing as well as an outline of their project.
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