Dini Parayitam

@IowaWritersWksp (Fiction MFA) short stories in @IowaReview, @JoylandMagazine, @BostonReview and elsewhere / filmmaker/screenwriter / debut novel in-progress

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

Stoked to share my short story now up @JoylandMagazine. Thank you to @michellelynking for wonderful editorial advice.

[Joyland Publishing @JoylandPub]

New on Joyland: "What Nakedness Is" by Dini Parayitam, a story about those people we never quite get over. https://t.co/XY8vyf8ug3

[Alice Gribbin @asgribbin]

There is no higher tier desire than wanting to have your hot husband’s babies

[Phil Klay @PhilKlay]

New Marlon James is incredible.

[Kunal C. ARORA @KunalCArora]

I was asked to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia but only if I could bring 10 journalists.

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

@WilliamPeiShih Absolutely love Stoner.

[The Drift @thedrift_mag]

“If anti-Semitism is the proverbial socialism of fools,” Becca Rothfeld writes in Issue Fifteen, “then rage against the twentysomething groundlings who work at an Australian skincare company is the socialism of morons.”

https://t.co/H5XBGVetwT

[mayank austen soofi—InshaJoyce @thedelhiwalla]

Like a leaking secret… because the staircase is more than just a fire exit

[Writers Guild of America East @WGAEast]

The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East regarding Paramount’s settlement with Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” segment:

[Joyland Publishing @JoylandPub]

We are honored to be a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/General Excellence!

Congratulations to all the finalists, and thank you to @CLMPorg.

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

Can’t agree more

[Alice Gribbin @asgribbin]

Self-consciousness is the major imbalance of the time—those a burden to others since they have too little; those overburdening themselves as they have far too much

[Alice Gribbin @asgribbin]

If you believe in the Muses, you’re obligated to speak of them

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

Be sure to check out Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s MEN IN BLUE:

[Kinostreet @Kinostreet1]

Men in Blue | Resistance Brews Among Indian Immigrants Forced Into Moder... https://t.co/aqVZuuXhoy via @YouTube

[Alice Gribbin @asgribbin]

Merry Christmas! One of my projects over the coming year is to make you all lifelong adorers of Correggio

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

New angle to the work; inspired by Frida Kahlo and Michelangelo and my 30-something spine

[The Black List @theblcklst]

Read all about the incredible selection committee for the inaugural #DesiList, exclusively in @DEADLINE! https://t.co/J0IXlQacEb

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

Check out A SILENT WAVE, feature, on this list.

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

Desi List Unveils 12 Finalists In Inaugural Partnership Between The Black List & The Salon https://t.co/RH5LBAHRa7

[The Black List @theblcklst]

The 2024 #DesiList, a NEW collaboration between The Salon + @theblcklst, is here! See which projects made the list, exclusively in @deadline 👀

https://t.co/jjLwIo2wvb

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

Here we go!!!

Director Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda @msd1729!!! And one of a kind @Kinostreet1 with Producer Janani Vijayanathan! Producer Karan Shah. Story by Lakshmi Bharadwaj @chanceyilla.

The script is hosted on @theblcklst. :)

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

So pleased to share this project and to be collaborating with The Salon + @theblcklst to spotlight great South Asian storytelling as a part of #DesiList!!!

[The Black List @theblcklst]

A SILENT WAVE by Dini Parayitam & Jerika Marchan, 2024 #DesiList

[Dini Parayitam @DParayitam]

Our feature screenplay - A SILENT WAVE - made the list this year!!

[The Black List @theblcklst]

Stay tuned for more 2024 diversity list announcements this fall, which will be featured exclusively in @deadline and on our social channels.

Cheers to the 2024 Desi List!

[Deborah Jackson Taffa @deborahtaffa]

The honor of a lifetime! Thank you for seeing the value in my American story, and congratulations to all the authors.