Review of "Monotony of Hornbills" in Kaani

It's good to wake up to an insightful review of one's short story. Kaani is a new literary magazine where Abha Iyengar has posted her review.

https://kaaniliterarymagazine.wordpress.com/2018/09/20/review-the-monotony-of-hornbills-by-jyothi-vinod/

More than a little magic.

I wrote this piece for Sunday Herald's Reflections Column. You can read it here:
https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-articulations/now-fan-magic-678108.html

On that incredible night I learned to trust my instincts.

Lust for Life

I wrote a short piece for India Currents for Mother's Day. Here https://indiacurrents.com/lust-for-life/

The Other is released.

My short story titled, "The Benefits of Forced Laughter" is in this anthology, 'The Other,' which was released on 29th Jan 2018 by MoS for Sports and Youth Affairs, Information and Broadcast, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, senior financial journalist Shishir Sinha, thought leader and leading lawyer Sumant Batra at YWCA, New Delhi. Many thanks to the editors Abha Iyengar and Mona Verma.

The Other Anthology will be out soon.

My short story titled, "The Benefits of Forced Laughter' is placed in this anthology with stories by 32 other writers. The official launch date is 28th January, 2018 at 4:30 pm at YWCA, 1 Ashoka Road, New Delhi.

The collection was edited by  Abha Iyengar & Mona Verma 

Wonderful News!

I never dreamed that my love for birds would inspire me to write a short story, and that too one that would bag an award.
Out of Print, the prestigious online literary magazine, partners with the newspaper, DNA India, to host this competition every year.
My short story 'Monotony of Hornbills' won the First Runner-up prize in the DNA- Out of Print Short Fiction Special 2017. The prize money of ten thousand rupees is the highest amount I've earned for a short story.

You can read it here in the e-paper here and also in the print edition (Just Before Monday 17/12/17):

http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column-dna-out-of-print-short-fiction-content-2017-1st-runner-up-2568149


The announcement in the Out of Print blog is here:

http://outofprintmagazine.blogspot.in/2017/12/2017-dna-out-of-print-short-fiction_25.html

My short story in the TBASS anthology

I'm so happy to share that my short story will be featured in the inaugural anthology, The Best Asian Short Stories, brought out by publishing house, Kitaab. The book will feature 32 short stories by authors from eleven countries in Asia. The launch is slated to take place at the Singapore Writer's Festival 2017 in November this year.
The book was edited by Monideepa Sahu with Zafar Anjum as the series editor.