Published:Read me here.

"Right in the Middle" articles.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/366433/garland-slippers.html

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/373889/feline-generosity.html

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/381960/virtual-reality.html

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/392037/sheer-luck.html

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/402544/happy-hour.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/427715/dare-dream.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/434928/carrier-men-brigade.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/448528/jolly-good-night.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/459961/last-woman-standing.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/474487/let-birds-sleep.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/505303/teacher-taught.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/526467/husqvarna-kannambadi.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/574091/a-cats-goodbye.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/598467/short-sorties-my-life.html

'Humour' in the Sunday Herald.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/392196/impatience-leads-way.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/407577/saying-tees.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/509354/righting-write-way.html

'Travel' in the Sunday Herald.

1)This is about the Rock Garden in Chandigarh.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/415068/kingdom-gods.html

2) The hot springs of Vashisht and Manikaran in Manali.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/469760/spring-surprises.html

3) The lion safari in Sasan-Gir
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/503030/kings-breakfast-gir.html

Reflections in the Sunday Herald
1) Now a fan of Magic?
https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-articulations/now-fan-magic-678108.html

Spectrum in the Deccan Herald

https://www.deccanherald.com/spectrum/an-entry-into-the-quilt-universe-1139134.html

Short Stories.

Read my short stories:
1) "Visiting Card" in the May'14 issue of Good Housekeeping India.

2)"Payoff" in Nov-Dec' 14 issue of Reading Hour.

3)"Blistered Chillies" 9th Feb '15 issue of Femina.

4) "Don't call the Third Umpire" in the March 2015 issue of Spark
http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/?p=8941

5) "Red Circle" in the July '15 issue of Good Housekeeping India.

6) "Miss, Dolly and Hulk" in the Aug'15 issue of India Currents.
https://www.indiacurrents.com/articles/2015/08/11/miss-dolly-and-hulk

7) "Smoke and Slippers" in the Nov-Dec' 15  issue of Reading Hour

8) "Kindophobia" in the Jan 2016 issue of Spark.
http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/?p=9661

9) "Evolved Pawns" in the Jan 2016 issue of Women's Web. One of five winning stories.
http://www.womensweb.in/2016/01/evolved-pawns-january-2016-muse-of-the-month-winning-entry-by-jyothi-vinod/

10) "Four Blankets and A Fog" shortlisted in Tell-a-Tale Winter Short Story Contest.
https://www.tell-a-tale.com/four-blankets-and-a-fog/

11) "A Dog's Wife" in Issue 16 of Open Road Review.
http://openroadreview.com/a-dogs-wife-by-jyothi-vinod/

12) "Snakes Among Men" in Vol 16 of Papercuts from Desi Writer's Lounge.
http://desiwriterslounge.net/articles/papercuts-snakes-men/

13) "Memory of a Fragrance" in the September 2016 issue of India Currents (link will be available in Sept)https://indiacurrents.com/memory-of-a-fragrance/

14) "Dirty Hands" in The Best Asian Short Stories Anthology released at the Singapore Writers Festival 2017.

15) "Monotony of Hornbills" in the OutofPrint blog.
http://outofprintmagazine.blogspot.in/2017/12/2017-dna-out-of-print-short-fiction_25.html

16) "The Benefits of Forced Laughter" in The Other Anthology released in Jan 2018.

17) "Treasons" in the anthology WE: Our Space (pub 2018)

18) "Bhoota" in The Indian Quarterly Jan-Mar '19
http://indianquarterly.com/bhoota/

19) "Holes" in Himal Southasian 15th March 2019
https://himalmag.com/holes-short-story-fiction-jyothi-vinod-2019/

20) "Corpse Pose" in Kaani Literary magazine
https://kaaniliterarymagazine.wordpress.com/2019/05/27/corpse-pose-by-jyothi-vinod/

21) "The Best View" in Arts Illustrated and the NDTV Mojarto blog
https://www.artsillustrated.in/the-best-view-by-jyothi-vinod/
https://www.mojarto.com/blogs/the-best-view



Non-Fiction
1) Lead article in the Jan 2017 anniversary issue of Spark titled, "Sweet Detours."
http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/?p=10480

2) Here is my story about KGF School in The Hindu published on 6/1/19.

https://www.thehindu.com/society/finding-gold-in-kolar-dedicated-alumni-come-together-to-revive-their-alma-mater/article25919834.ece

3) Sankranti Sugar Dolls in Asiavillenews https://www.asiavillenews.com/article/when-exquisite-sugar-dolls-come-calling-for-sankranti-735

4) Visit to R. K. Narayan's home in Asiavillenews
 https://www.asiavillenews.com/article/visiting-rk-narayan-home-8297

5) The Disappearing Cat Chronicles in The Bangalore Review

https://bangalorereview.com/2022/05/the-disappearing-cat-chronicles/

AWARDS

Second place in the India Currents Katha Short Fiction Contest 2015 for my story ,"Miss, Dolly and Hulk." The was published in their August 2015 issue. The award carries a prize money of $200. The announcement is here http://conta.cc/1NqXeez

Winning entry (one of five) in the Women's Web Muse of the Month January 2016 for my story, "Evolved Pawns." Flipkart voucher for Rs. 250.
http://www.womensweb.in/2016/01/evolved-pawns-january-2016-muse-of-the-month-winning-entry-by-jyothi-vinod/

Third place in the Katha: Literary Fiction Contest 2016 for my short story, "Memory of a Fragrance." It will be published in their September 2016 issue. $100 prize.

First Runner-up in the DNA-OutofPrint Short Fiction Contest 2017. The story appeared in the DNA Just Before Monday(17/12/17) print edition:http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column-dna-out-of-print-short-fiction-content-2017-1st-runner-up-2568149
It can also be read on the Out of Print blog:http://outofprintmagazine.blogspot.in/2017/12/2017-dna-out-of-print-short-fiction_25.html
Prize Rs. 10,000.

Honorable Mention in the DWL-SSP2018 for "Holes"
Read the announcement here:
http://desiwriterslounge.net/contests/dwl-short-story-contest-2018/

COURSES

Completed certificate course, "How writers Write Fiction 2015" conducted by The University of Iowa's International Writing Program.

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