Tag: Writing
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GUEST BLOGPOST BY CHITAL MEHTA, MFA in Creative Writing from Lindenwood University and Alum of VONA and Tin House MARCH 11 2025 Hey everyone! Before we dive into the third post of this year’s guest blog series, just wanted to have a quick chat. First off, happy belated International Women’s Day! Hope you did something…
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GUEST BLOGPOST BY SUDEEPA NAIR, AUTHOR OF THE SERPENTS OF KANAKAPURAM FEBRUARY 21 2025 About six months before the pandemic shut us inside our homes, I quit my job. There was no single reason for the decision. It just felt right at that time. I gave myself until the end of the year to figure…
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GUEST BLOGPOST BY NAMRATA, EDITOR OF SINGAPORE-BASED KITAAB FEBRUARY 09 2025 There’s something magical about opening a fresh submission—a story waiting to be read, a voice waiting to be heard. As the editor of Kitaab, a South Asian literary magazine based in Singapore, I have had the privilege of witnessing the raw, unfiltered creativity of…
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First of all, I want to thank you all for the tremendous response to the year’s first blogpost “Best Platforms for Finding Submission Calls in 2025” that linked to 500+ open submission calls. I hope you found some great opportunities to send your work to. The post, I believe, found the traction that it did…
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2024 was to be a busy year–I knew that at the very onset. Some things you just know will happen, no matter what. I don’t know what it’s called. Clairvoyance? Intuition? But there are other things you already have information of. For example, I already knew that in 2024, I had some career best venues…
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I organized a poll, and out of 4 choices, Top 10 Flash won. So here are my top ten stories from the year, pieces that teach a lot about structure, theme and imagery, apart from being excellently crafted. Happy Reading!
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One of the other topics that I feel should be talked about more in literature is solitude or loneliness. Both mean the same — the state of being alone, without company, whether physical or mental. But, while referring to this issue in writing, we should remember that solitude is a choice, that is to be alone and content, while loneliness…
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Part-I Glass/Fire, my latest book, will be out on November 22, 2024. It is a small book with a small press seeking a small readership. But, and I say this with emphasis, it has a big ambition; meaning, it tries many things — among them are innovative story structures, offbeat and sensitive themes, woman-centric approach, and the way it…
