Distant Echoes: Vol. 1

by Radhika Meganathan, Fehmida Zakeer, Gargi Mehra

A creator baffled by a diabolical computer game, an artist's struggle with his latest conquest, the law hunting for an ingenious criminal, a woman's desire for a man not her husband – these are just some of the characters that populate this eclectic collection. DISTANT ECHOES, Vol 1, penned by writers based in India and abroad, consists of nine winning stories from Short Story 12x12 challenge held online in 2014. A work of love and dedication, this e-anthology is a result of the dedication of a group of writers who got together online, consistently wrote one short story a month in 2014, and helped build a trusty, helpful community for contemporary women writers.

Details about the challenge can be found at www.shortstory12x12.in

Official FB page - http://www.facebook.com/distantechoes...

102 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 13, 2015

About the author

Radhika Meganathan, who writes mythology under the pen name ‘Smara’, is an award-winning children’s / young-adult writer based in Chennai. She is the author of Village Fair (Tulika) and the Golden Mythology picture book series (Seasons Publishing). The Gurukul Chronicles, her first novel-length work, is one of the prize winners of the manuscript contest held at Pune International Literary Festival 2016.

Radhika is an ardent advocate of the workshop model for writers and frequently conducts writing programs and literary retreats in Chennai and abroad. She also moderates several writers’ groups and online writing challenges. She loves hearing from her readers and can be contacted at her twitter handle @IamSmara

Reviews

[Nagraj Rao · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great collection of stories of various hues.The story 'Fuddy Duddies' by Shruthi Rao was a great read and had shades of my favourite author Roald Dahl. Vrinda Baliga's story was wonderful bringing out intensely, behind-the-scene workings of a technology/software company.Other stories had there own flavour thus made going through this collection a complete reading experience.