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.
Literary career
Dominic has published 48 books including seven books of English poems, one each translated book of poetry in Hindi, French, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati and 7 short story collections, three in English and one each in French, Hindi, Malayalam and Bengali. His poems feature in the anthology, The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India, published by Hidden Brook Press, 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. He has organized nine 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. A complete collection of K. V. Dominic's poems was published by Modern History Press, Ann Arbor, USA in 2016. His poetry has been researched for PhD Degree.
Activities and recognition
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. International Poets Academy, Chennai conferred on him the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD “in recognition of his distinguished contribution to World Poetry, and for his pioneering pursuits in influencing mankind towards the path of World Peace, Global Harmony and Cosmic Humanism” on 9 July 2009 at the World Poetry Day Celebration at World Peace Centre, Chemmencherry, Chennai. India Inter-Continental Cultural Association, Chandigarh conferred on him Kafla Inter-continental Award of Honour SAHITYA SHIROMANI in recognition of his contribution in the field of literature at the 10th International Writers' Festival at Trivandrum (Kerala) on 28 December 2014. International Sufi Centre, Bangalore conferred a citation of Brightest Honour in recognition of his distinguished contribution to Indian English Poetry and for his pursuits in influencing mankind towards Communal Harmony and Cosmic Humanism, on 1 September 2020.
Editorship
Dominic is editor and publisher of the International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) and Editor-in-Chief of the Guild's international refereed biannual journal, Writers Editors Critics (WEC).
Interviews
Dominic has been interviewed by several scholars and litterateurs. Interview with Dr. K. V. Dominic by Prof. Elisabetta Marino published in MOSAICO, Italiano February 2012 issue and English Translation in Labyrinth vol-4 No.-2, Gwalior, India, April, 2012. Interview with Dr. K. V. Dominic by Dr. Rohit Phutela published in International Journal on Multicultural Literature, Vol-7, No-1, Kerala, India, January, 2017. Dr. K. V. Dominic in Conversation with Parthajit Ghosh published in Poetcrit Vol-30, No-2, Himachal Pradesh, India, July 2017 Revelations of a Pantheistic Poet: Dr K.V. Dominic in Conversation by Goutam Karmakar published in Writers in Conversation, Flinders University Journal, Vol-4, No- 2, Australia, August 2017. Interview with Dr. K. V. Dominic by Dr. Jernail Singh Anand. Published in Interviews with Poets, Critical Thinkers and Scholars, 21st CENTURY CRITICAL THOUGHT, A DIALOGUE WITH POSTMODERN VOICES,Volume 3. By Jernail Singh Anand. Published by Earth Vision Publications, Gurugram, Haryana, India, 2021. Interview by Dr. S. Barathi in the book A Conversation with Contemporary Indian English Poets, Edited by Dr. S. Barathi and published by Book Leaf Publishing (www.bookleafpub.com), September 2023.