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| Born | 13 February 1956 Kalady, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | writer, poet, critic |
| Nationality | Indian |
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K. V. Dominic (born 13 February 1956), an Indian poet, short story writer, editor, and critic, writing in English. He is a retired Associate Professor of the PG & Research Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala. He was awarded a PhD on the novels of R. K. Narayan from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. [1]
Dominic has published 51 books including eight books of English poems, one each translated book of poetry in Hindi, French, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati and 8 short story collections, four in English and one each in French, Hindi, Malayalam and Bengali. [2] [3] [4] His poems feature in the anthology, The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India, [5] published by Hidden Brook Press, [6] Canada. His research papers, poems, short stories, book reviews, one act plays etc. have been published in innumerable international refereed journal issues and edited anthologies. There are five critical books on his poetry and one on his short stories. He has organized ten national/international literary conferences in various universities and colleges in India and participated in countless conferences, workshops, seminars, symposiums in India and abroad. As an editor of two international refereed biannual research journals in English language and literature, he is an expert in research methodology and documentation style and has conducted innumerable workshops on research methodology in different parts of India and abroad. Dominic's poetry has been studied by scholars and writers from India and abroad. [7] [8] [9] A complete collection of K. V. Dominic's poems was published by Modern History Press, Ann Arbor, USA in 2016. [10] His poetry has been researched for PhD Degree.
Dominic is the Secretary of the GIEWEC (Guild of Indian English Writers Editors and Critics). He conducts workshop on research methodology and MLA style of documentation in different parts of India every year. [11] [7]
Dominic is editor and publisher of the International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) [12] and Editor-in-Chief of the Guild's international refereed biannual journal, Writers Editors Critics (WEC). [13]
Dominic has been interviewed by several scholars and litterateurs.
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