"Writing is like sewing together what I call these 'buttons,' these bits and pieces."
― Sandra Cisneros
Publications
"How to Play," Shenandoah (read online)
"Sacred Objects," Brick, A Literary Journal (order)
"Notice of Services and Repairs," The Scales Project (read online)
"We Are Only Human," Bellevue Literary Review (order)
— Glimmer Train Family Matters Contest, Honourable Mention
"A Secure Form of Living," Gulf Coast (order or read online)
"Wild Fire," Canadian Notes & Queries (order)
"The Marriage Broker," The New Quarterly (order)
"The Publishing Journey Perspective," Real Talk (read online)
"Rohan, Rohan, Rohini!" PRISM international (order)
Reprint: "The Origin of Jaanvi," The Journey Prize Stories 28, Penguin Random House Canada (order)
"In Transit," Humber Literary Review (order)
— Nominated by the magazine for the the Writers’ Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize
— Finalist for Humber Literary Review’s Emerging Writers Fiction Contest
"The Origin of Jaanvi," Joyland Magazine (read online)
— Longlisted for the the Writers’ Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize
"The Museum of Wooden Hearts," The New Quarterly (order)
— Nominated by the magazine for the the Writers’ Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize
— Longlisted for the PRISM international Short Fiction Contest
"The Bluff," Room Magazine (order)
Resources
Children's Writing & Publishing
If you are interested in writing for children, here is a list of great resources, courtesy of the “Breaking In” panel that I participated in at CANSCAIP’s 2016 Packaging Your Imagination Conference in Toronto, on Nov. 19, 2016.
Literary Grant Applications
If you are interested in applying for literary grants for your writing in Canada, download this How to: Literary Grants guide that I developed for Inkwell Workshops in Toronto, on Aug. 12, 2020.