My other writing
Awards and Honors
My debut book, THE DOWRY BRIDE, won the Golden Leaf Award in 2008. This year THE UNEXPECTED SON won the 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Award in the Muliticultural-Fiction category.
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 Romance Writers Report, The Writer magazine, Romantic Times, New Woman, India Abroad, Little India, U.S. 1 weekly, Sulekha.com, India Currents, Little India, and Kanara Saraswat.
My Award/Honor-winning Short Fiction
| To read a story, click on its 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
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| Romantic Times | Monthly Literary Magazine - Publishing industry news |
| The Writer | Monthly Magazine - resource for writers |
| Little India | Monthly Magazine |
| India Abroad | Weekly Newspaper |
| 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: |
| http://absolutewrite.com |
| http://www.WriterMag.com |
| http:/pred-ed.com |
| http://www.midwestbookreview.com |
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Some of my favorite authors
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| Mary Jo Putney | Khaled Hosseini |
| Anjali Banerjee | Dorothy Garlock |
| Caridad Pineiro | Nora Roberts |
| Jayne Ann Krentz | Mary Monroe |
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.
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| Misa Ramirez | MJRose |
| Anne Carrole | Nikki Leigh |
| Camy Tang | Dorothy Thompson |