I am a 2023 BSFA Awards finalist for my artwork accompanying Jonathan Laidlow's short story "Strung Along in Seaforth", published in Interzone #295. Read the announcement in Locus magazine, here: https://locusmag.com/2024/03/2023-bsfa-shortlist/
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On the launch of the new Geist Brewing Co. craft beer crowlers bearing the labels that I designed and illustrated, in Brewer World magazine: https://www.brewer-world.com/geist-re-imagines-the-beer-labels-with-a-new-design/
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The launch of Ammachi’s Incredible Investigation is announced in this Indian Express article: https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/upcoming-children-books-of-2020-indian-authors-6204240/
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Angry Akku was one of three books donated as artefacts to the Nobel Prize Museum by Economics Laureate Esther Duflo. Here’s a brief article about the donation, in Mid-Day: https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-tuesday-dossier/22238194 (and here’s a piece in The Statesman providing further context: https://www.thestatesman.com/world/nobel-prize-winners-esther-duflo-abhijit-banerjee-gift-ghana-bags-indian-books-to-nobel-museum-1502832791.html)
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Reviews and mentions of Strange Worlds! Strange Times! (Talking Cub / Speaking Tiger / 2018):
In Factor Daily: https://factordaily.com/indian-science-fiction/ and https://factordaily.com/strange-worlds-strange-times-an-indian-science-fiction-anthology-for-adults/
In the Bangalore Mirror: https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/others/specfix-is-bengaluru-indias-science-fiction-capital/articleshow/71962817.cms and https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/others/specfix-a-good-year-for-sci-fi-and-fantasy/articleshow/72391719.cms
In The Wire: https://thewire.in/books/six-reasons-why-2018-was-a-landmark-year-for-indian-speculative-fiction
This tiny mention in The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/a-year-in-childrens-books/article25891724.ece
And this rather critical review in The Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/tales-of-future-past-indian-science-fiction-5805692/
Strange Worlds! Strange Times! also finds a place in the 2020 Parag Honour List, “a curated collection of outstanding books in English and Hindi for children and young adults”. More here: https://paragreads.in/parag-reads/parag-honour-list/
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The Sunshower Song is listed among these recommendations curated by The Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/check-out-this-list-of-45-picture-books-by-indian-authors-from-2018/
Up Down (Tulika, 2005) is mentioned in this list of recommendations: https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/world-read-aloud-day-childrens-authors-share-top-picks-5564788/
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Angry Akku finds a favourable mention in this Indian Express article on breaking gender stereotypes: https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/childrens-books-gender-stereotypes-equality-5810663/
Some coverage on Angry Akku being nominated for, and winning, The Hindu Young World - GoodBooks Award for Best Picture Book (Story):
Scroll, on the shortlist: https://shop.scroll.in/book/903116/the-hindu-young-world-goodbooks-awards-announce-shortlists-of-childrens-books-for-2019
The Hindu, on the shortlist: https://www.thehindu.com/books/12-childrens-books-shortlisted-for-2019-the-hindu-young-world-goodbooks-awards/article25560250.ece
The Hindu, on the winners: https://www.thehindu.com/lit-for-life/the-fabulous-four-who-grabbed-the-the-hindu-young-world-good-books-awards/article26025482.ece
The Indian Express briefly mentions my award acceptance speech, in this article on the current state of children’s literature in India: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/along-came-the-stories-5555190/
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‘The Headmaster and the Horse’, a short story I contributed to the Prankenstein anthology (published by Speaking Tiger), finds mention on Scroll: https://scroll.in/article/894496/theres-a-good-chance-adults-will-enjoy-this-book-more-than-children-who-already-know-whats-in-it
Interesting Engineering mentions Jadav and the Tree Place: https://interestingengineering.com/jadav-payeng-the-man-who-planted-an-entire-forest-by-himself
Interview by Kerosene Digital: http://www.kerosene.digital/illustrator-works-childrens-books-beer-breweries-interview-vinayak-varma/
Interview by Radio Active: https://soundcloud.com/radioactivecr90-4mhz/active-bangalore-featuring-writer-and-illustrator-vinayak-varma
JADAV AND THE TREE PLACE finds mention on the Guardian blog: https://guardian.ng/life/travel-and-places/molai-forest-from-a-barren-land-to-a-tropical-forest-reserve/
On my participation in Clare Arni’s ‘Rowdies’ photo series: http://www.thehindu.com/society/dr-jekyll-and-mr-rowdy/article19734917.ece
Quoted by The Times of India, for their article on children’s books: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/the-art-in-telling-stories/articleshow/58970459.cms
Quoted by The Hindu, as a jury member for the Hindu Young World - Goodbooks Awards: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/Book-on-art-for-children-bags-award/article17046499.ece
On my book Jadav and the Tree Place: http://jlrexplore.com/explore/on-assignment/where-the-wild-reads-are
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Some coverage on having been shortlisted for the 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize –
Interview by the design publication Kyoorius: https://www.kyoorius.com/vinayak-varma