When fiction writing and journalism meet ft. Pranaya Rana

About this episode

In the season finale, journalist Pranaya Rana discusses the intersection of fiction writing and journalism.

We’re here at the season finale of the third season. And for this episode we have a journalist and writer, Pranaya Rana. Pranaya has a wide range of journalism experience and is currently running Kalam Weekly (https://kalamweekly.substack.com), a current affairs newsletter about Nepal. We talk about how Pranaya’s love for fiction shapes his journalist writings. - How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://theopen.institute⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc) Music - Shaurya Kshatri Social Media - Sampada Regmi - How’d You Create That?On Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ / howdyoucreatethat⁠ On Substack: ⁠https://howdyoucreatethat.substack.com⁠ On Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast..⁠ Write to us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠howdyoucreatethat@gmail.com⁠

People in this episode

Host: Alfa M. Shakya

Guest: Pranaya Rana

Topics covered

• fiction writing
• journalism
• current affairs
• Nepal
• creative process

Keywords

• fiction
• journalism
• Kalam Weekly
• Nepal
• writing

Sponsors

The Open Institute for Social Science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kalam Weekly, Amax Inc, Shaurya Kshatri, Sampada Regmi, Apple Podcasts

Places: Nepal

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