A writer by passion and an author of three published books, Smita Das Jain writes every day. Samples of her writing are visible in her home office, her sunny terrace garden, her husband’s car, and the kitchen napkins. Her debut short-story collection. A Slice of Life was named among India’s top three fiction works by Writefluence, and her debut novel A Price to Love found a mention in the Top 50 Books of 2022 by Delhi Wire. She is also the first-prize winner of the prestigious Bharat Award for Literature, 2023 for her short story ‘Purchased Love’, and the only Asian to be named in the Top 20 flash fiction winners list in the Spring 2022 contest of the prestigious US-based Women On Writing (WOW!) magazine for women writers.
Smita’s award-winning short stories have found prominence in Auroras and Blossoms, Muse India, Twist and Twain, WordWeavers, WriteFluence, StoryMirror and other national and international anthologies around the globe. She was also shortlisted for the Women’s Web Orange Flower Awards 2022 and 2023 and was a finalist in the Influence Beyond Motherhood Awards for her writing.
Outside the world of writing, Smita is an Executive Coach and Personal Empowerment Life Coach enabling people to get better at what they do, a TEDx speaker, a keynote speaker at prestigious corporate conferences and a guest columnist on personal development matters for leading magazines and platforms. Smita lives with her rockstar husband and adorable thirteen-year-old daughter in Gurugram, India.
As a writer, her goal is to support other aspiring writers. Her official website aims to give readers access to recent news, exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, and a synopsis of her literature works. In addition, writing advice and helpful resources for book publishing and marketing are available for aspiring authors. Reviews of the books she routinely reads will also be written by her there.
Smita's Write Pen aims to serve as a comprehensive resource for both your inner writer and reader.
