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Miera Rao & Philip Sykes
The British School of Excellence

PUBLICATIONS
- The Mercury News
- The Mainichi power outage
- Women’s National Book Association, SF Featured Member
- Best Haiku Collection 4, International Anthology 2024 (print)
- Reedsy
- Shadow Pond Journal Soil Revolution COP-29 #SaveSoil
- India Currents
- The RavensPerch Holiday High Jinks | Interludes | Essence | Strike
- Paper Angel Press (print)
- Drifting Sands Haibun Imprints (Page 31)
- Live & Thrive CA Oceans | Caring for the Planet
- Sand Hill Review Press (print)
- Flash Fiction Magazine Finishing Touches
- InMenlo
- Foolish Times (print)
- Spillwords Abrazo
- The Society of Classical Poets Vanity Falls
- Six Word Memoirs
- Haikuniverse That’s Love
- Dadakuku Sploorality
- Imitation Fruit Literary Journal Kissing the Sun
- Vision and Verse Ekphrastic Anthology (print)
- Six Word Wonder (shortlisted)
- Moonstone Arts Press, Haiku 2024 (print)
- Vital Signs Environment Defense Fund
- Loud Coffee Press Bells and Whistles
- The Hampden Collection, 50th anniversary Anthology
- MockingOwl Roost (Upcoming Valentines 2025)
- Vine Leaves Press (Upcoming Summer 2025)

RECOGNITIONS
2024 Haiku Crush Contest
Best Haiku Collection 4, International Anthology
2024 Dancing Poetry Competition: Third Prize #SaveSoil
Artists Embassy International
2024 NYC Big Book Award & IPA Anthology (short story): Gold
CWC | Independent Press Award | NYC Big Book Award
2023 Winner Personal Essay Awards
Writers Digest Competition
2022 Effie Lee Morris Award for Poetry: First Place
Women’s National Book Association-S.F.
2022 I.P.A. Anthology with short story: Gold
CWC Fault Zone | Independent Press Award
2021 Literary Libations Prize
Women’s National Book Association-S.F.
2019 Literary Stage Lifestyle Memoir: First Place
San Mateo County Fair
2019 Literary Stage Lifestyle Memoir: Best of Show
San Mateo County Fair

SHORTLISTED
6 WORD STORY
2024 CONTEST

FINALIST
FLASH FICTION CONTEST
2024 SUMMER

EDITOR’S PICK
6 WORD STORY
2022

APPEARANCES
San Jose Veterans Day Parade
Congressman Ro Khanna’s Townhall
Opera San José’s Veterans Choir
Diya TV: Indiaspora’s Diwali Stamp Ambassador
American Academy of Religions Conference Western Region
Ding Ding TV Host Interview with Dr. Joseph Leahy
Radio KLOK Jai Ho! Voice of Indo-Americans
Prolific Writers Life Panel: Writing & Mental Health
SAVE – Safe Alternative to Violent Environments
Silicon Valley Reads Panelist: Book Discussion

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