Joshua Newton

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Joshua Newton
Born (1969-08-02) 2 August 1969 (age 52)
Kerala, India
OccupationContemplative Writer
Websitebodhy.org

Joshua Newton (born 1969 in Kerala, India) is a contemplative writer based in India and the author of creative nonfiction and stories and an acclaimed screenwriter and a former journalist.

Biography[]

Joshua Newton (also mentioned as Joshua Newtonn in some places) is an international award-winning contemplative writer based in India. Two of his screenplays, Ritu and Offseason (Kerala Cafe) were made into films by the national award-winning filmmaker Shyamaprasad in India (former in Malayalam and Telugu and latter in Malayalam).[1]

His non-fiction and journalism have appeared in over 60 publications around the world.[2] His first book of creative nonfiction, The Book of People: Ten Life Reports From India explores lives of ten 'ordinary' Indians in the grand tradition of Joseph Mitchell and John McPhee.[3]

His new book Soul Biscuits : Tiny Bites For Truthful Living was recently published on Amazon by Bodhy Press.[4]

He is also the recipient of 2005 Evangelical Press Association award (second) in Interview Article section for "She Chose to Forgive", the feature story on Gladys Staines published in Charisma magazine,[5][6] and the 2004 Luis Valtuena VII International Humanitarian Photography Award (Special Prize) from Médicos del Mundo a major global NGO based in Spain. He is the first Asian to win these honours.[2]

His critically acclaimed short story, Taj Mahal, was published by Rupa Publications in the collection of modern Indian fiction named Why We Don't Talk.[7]

Before turning full-time to creative writing, he worked fourteen years as a journalist and reported from India for over 60 print and web publications around the world. He has also been the features editor of Men's Health (India), (Dubai Media City), a rewrite editor with Business World, and the coordinating editor of New Indian Express (Kerala).[8] Over the two decades he has written on a wide variety of themes ranging from underworld goon to Indian textiles.

He no longer treats writing as a career and instead writes books or scripts for films or plays.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "The Book of People". amazon.com.
  4. ^ Soul Biscuits: Tiny Bites For Truthful Living. amazon.com. 27 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Awards". epassoc.org.
  6. ^ "She Chose to Forgive". Charisma Magazine.
  7. ^ "No false promises". Deccan Herald. 2 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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