My story 'Abdul Kareem's Dream Forest,' which won a prize in the category of 'Creative Non-fiction,' (9-12 years) at the XVI Competition For Writers of Children's Books,' 2016, has been published in 'Nothing is Impossible Eight Inspiring Profiles,' published by Children's Book Trust New Delhi . 2020 . P.p 88 Rs. 80/- |
Translated into Hindi. |
Two of my stories appear in this anthology of eighteen stories "Purrfect Surprise,' published by Writefluence in August 2021. The stories are among the winning stories selected from 209 story submissions worldwide for the Writefluenza Contest organized in June 2021. P.p 141 Rs. 299/- |
Two of my stories for children appear in this anthology of stories 'Cloud 9' published by Writefluence. My stories won the top spot in Writefluence's Competition of stories for children, held to mark Children's Day in November, 2021. P.p 131 Rs. 250/- |
My story 'Why The Elephant is Not the King
of the Jungle,' appears in this anthology
'A Collection Of Children's Stories,' published
by Red Penguin Books, New York, USA,
July 2021. The book has stories for pre-readers,
beginning readers, early-grade and middle
grade readers.
My poem 'An Uninvited Guest,' appears in 'Untamed Thrills & Shrills,' an anthology of poems for children, compiled and edited by Kiren Babal. published by Authorspress New Delhi, 2019. P.p 147 Rupees 295/- |
My prize winning story 'Mambally Bapu Takes the Cake', appears in this anthology 'Wafting Earthy-Fragrances from all over the World.' Published by Writefluence in June 2021 P.p 233 Rs. 399/- |
My story, 'Badshah For A Day,' appears in this collection of prize winning stories, 'No Mountain is High Enough,' published by The Children's Book Trust,(CBT) New Delhi, 2015. P.p 128, Rs. 150 Translated into Hindi, 2017 'Hauslon Ki Udaan.' |
My story ‘Daisies for a New Beginning,’ was published in an anthology of school stories titled, ‘Whispers in the Classroom Voices on the Field,’ Stories of School, Friends, and Life. Published by Wisdom Tree Publishers, India, 2012 P.p. 351 Rs. 345 |
My story ‘The Clever Cure’ is the title piece of The Clever Cure Three Award Winning Stories published by Unisun Publications, Bangalore, 2010 P.p 20 Rs 95 |
My non-fiction article, 'From Cowrie Shells to Paper,' published in the 'Young World' supplement of 'The Hindu' newspaper, Chennai, was reproduced in 'Forever Young', a Collector's Edition published to mark the 20th anniversary of Young World. 2010 P.p 175 Rs 150 |
My story ‘Sometimes Different is Delightful’ was selected in September 2009 by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (an autonomous body under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India) to be published in a textbook on communal harmony, in English and Hindi, for students of Class V –X in schools across India. The book titled ‘One Big Family’ was published in 2010 by The National Foundation for Communal Harmony P.p. 212 Rs. 250 |
My short story ‘Ashoka’s Road
to Peace’ has been published in an anthology of stories on the theme of peace, written by members of AWIC (Association of Writers and Illustrators For Children, India) titled ‘The Road to Peace... Stories that Show the Way,’ Published by Radical Books Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, India, 2008 Pp. 175 Rupees 95 |
A prize-winning story written by me appeared in ‘Schooldays’ published by Children’s Book Trust, New Delhi, 2007 P.p 120 Rs 100 |
A prize winning story written by me appeared in ‘Teenage Stories’, published by Children's Book Trust, New Delhi, 1999 P.p 80 Rs 35 |
My story ‘The Tests of Friendship’, appeared in an anthology of stories titled ‘Once Upon A Time in India’, published jointly by the AWIC, Delhi (Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children) and the ICCR, Indian Council of Cultural Relations, New Delhi, by Macmillan India, 2004 P.p 175 Rs 385 |
A prize-winning story written by me appeared in ‘Indian Folk Tales’ published by Children’s Book Trust, New Delhi, 1999 P.p 128 Rs. 75 |
Two prize winning short stories written by me appeared in ‘Kaleidoscope’. A collection of 34 short stories, published by Children’s Book Trust, Delhi, 1996 P.p 247 Rs 75 This book was included in a collection of children’s books, selected by The National Centre for Children’s Literature (a special wing of The National Book Trust, India) in a collection of the best books India has to offer. |
A prize-winning story written by me appeared in Indian Tales and Folk Tales’ published by Children's Book Trust, New Delhi, 2003. P.p 112 Rs 85 |
Two prize winning stories written by me appeared in 30 Teenage Stories,' published by Children's Book Trust, New Delhi, 2003 P.p 280, Rs 85 |
My story ‘The Unwelcome Neighbour’ first published in the American magazine ‘Highlights for Children,’ later appeared in an anthology of folk tales, also published by Highlights for Children. Read the story here: https://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/cms/lib/NJ01000237/Centricity/Domain/ 794/Fiction_C9_Folktales.pdf |
