Other Writing
Awards and Honors
Two of my short stories won honors in national fiction contests sponsored by Writer’s Digest and New York Stories magazines. My story titled “Lingering Doubts” won First Place in the New Woman (India) magazine’s 2005 fiction contest. I wrote and directed two plays in the Konkani language, my mother tongue.A number of my articles and short stories have been published in a variety of newspapers and magazines like India Abroad, Little India, U.S. 1 weekly, DesiJournal.com, Sulekha.com, India Currents, Little India, Kanara Saraswat, Leaves, and New Woman India. I continue to write for most of them.
My Award/Honor-winning Short Fiction
To read a story, click on it's title.| Lingering Doubts | First Place in the fiction competition by NEW WOMAN (India) |
| Seeking a Six-foot Bride | Honorable Mention in WRITER’S DIGEST contest |
| Hope in High Heels | Honorable Mention in NEW YORK STORIES magazine contest |
A few samples of my articles/short stories in magazines and newspapers
To read a story, click on the publication name.| Little India | Monthly Magazine |
| Desi Journal | E-magazine |
| India Abroad | Weekly News |
| India Currents | Monthly Magazine |
| Sulekha.com | E-magazine |
My favorite sites for author resources
While there are literally hundreds of web sites with some amazingly valuable advice and help for aspiring authors, I can only afford to post a few due to space limitations. Here are a few of my favorite web sites for author resources:
Some of my favorite authors
To visit their web sites, click on a name.| Mary Jo Putney | Khaled Hosseini |
| Anjali Banerjee | Barbara Delinsky |
| Tess Gerritsen | Dorothy Garlock |
| Amulya Malladi | Nora Roberts |
| Jayne Ann Krentz |
Fellow authors who lent me a helping hand
It is amazing to find so many writers, both established and budding, who are willing to help a new author like myself. The publishing world is a vast and intimidating ocean for a new swimmer and I am immensely grateful to the following authors, whose names and websites I have indicated below. Thanks once again for the helping hands, ladies. I have never met you face to face, but I love you all for your generosity and kindness.To visit their web sites, click on a name.
| Jan Kenny | MJRose |
| Misa Ramirez | Bev Katz-Rosenbaum |
| Kate Perry | Deborah Davis |
| Camy Tang | Anne Carrole |
| Tawny Taylor | Dorothy Thompson |
| Rhonda Pollero | Nikki Leigh |