This month, we bring you the story behind the infamous legend of the Rakshas. 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

In this month's Team Talkies, we've featured our Community and Outreach Manager, Maliha Rao, with her favourites and a writing tip! 🔮: #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

REMINDER: The submissions for our Spring Issue have opened! SUBMISSION Link in bio! Good luck, everyone! P.S There is no theme for this issue. 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

This book delves into Srilanka’s political history and civil war while enjoying the fantastical, edgy story of Maali. Did he solve the mystery? Read and find out! 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

The submissions for our Spring Issue have opened! SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/... Good luck, everyone! P.S There is no theme for this issue. 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Excited and proud to announce that I'm guest editing @tasavvurnama.bsky.social's Spring 2026 issue. Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.

A sample of my short fiction reviews in LOCUS! @fantasymagazine.bsky.social @bourbonpenn.bsky.social and @tasavvurnama.bsky.social .

It's that time of the month! Drop your flash fiction story in the comments and let's write together. 🌌 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

For the cover of our 14th issue, Hafsa Ashfaque illustrated this beautiful cyberpunk artwork. Click the link below to view the process: tasavvurnama.com/cover-art-wi... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

If you're into weird genre-bending fantasy (that's also very entertaining), Saad is a writer you should really be reading!

Founder Tehseen Baweja and Non-fiction editor Mushba Said interview Saad Z. Hossain about djinns, rebellion, and the radical act of writing from where you stand. Link below: tasavvurnama.com/justice-for-... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Once more, Ayesha Channa stuns in Dimensional Diaires for our winter issue. Link in bio to read. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Krushna Dande weaves a mystical tale of a prince, in “Tinker’s Leap or The Prince Who Fell From The Sky.” To immerse in the prince’s journey, link below: tasavvurnama.com/tinkers-leap... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Animal-centric Speculative Fiction alert. :) 🐻📚💙Your morning read?

#PennedPossibilities 𝟗𝟎𝟎. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐈𝐏. Some demons need to steal one million stationery pieces to break the curse and ascend to rule a bureaucratic nightmare of their device. I've written two stories with this lore, one you can read one. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting 💙📚

In “Bird and Bread,” Aparna Kapur shares a fantastic satirical tale about a bird preventing the end of the world, quite smugly. Link below to save the world: tasavvurnama.com/bird-and-bre... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Penned by Vinayak Varma, “The Fairy Shop Op” is a subversive and witty conversation based in an industrialist dystopia that’s not too far off from our own. Link below: tasavvurnama.com/the-fairy-sh... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

"Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Life, Wheel of Gold,” is a story by Tunvey Mou, who writes about the haunting, yet romantic personification of Death. Let us know what you think! Click the link below to read: tasavvurnama.com/wheel-of-for... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Just finished reading @eyefry.bsky.social's The Fairy Shop Op in @tasavvurnama.bsky.social's Issue 14. whattay fun story, well written :) Go… go… go… give it a read now!! tasavvurnama.com/the-fairy-sh... #ReaderSky

I'm really pleased to have a story in the new issue of Tasavvur. In "The Fairy Shop Op," a couple of babus from the Serious Frauds bureau investigate strange happenings at the Indiranagar BDA complex. Go have a read and tell me what you think! Ta!

The lineup of writers for this issue is incredibly talented, witty and masterful at making their words fly right off the page. Click the link to read the latest issue: tasavvurnama.com 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

The 14th issue was edited by our Editor-in-chief Kehkashan Khalid, who managed to put together an issue full of wonder, whimsy and pure delight despite the crazy holidays! Link to read: tasavvurnama.com 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

For a New Year, we are happy to announce the launch of Tasavvur’s 14th issue! Link to read: tasavvurnama.com 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

"The Kraken Waketh": science fiction, 2,100 words, published Jan 1 in @tasavvurnama.bsky.social 10. The Kraken of Tennyson's poem rises from the depths in front of a cruise ship, and only an elderly couple facing their own mortality know what it truly means. rajivmote.wordpress.com/2025/01/01/t...

Tasavvur is a non-profit, self-funded magazine. With your help, we can continue to pay writers and artists to bring wonderful stories to light. Donate today, as your support means everything to us! Link: buymeacoffee.com/tasavvurnama 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Repost with alt text for people who use screen readers. (I read the ‘Rakesfall’ audiobook from a Bluesky recommendation and it is a sumptuous, poetic work. Highly recommended!)

"Hold your sentences close." -- @vajra.me Advice that resonates with STEERING THE CRAFT...

Vajra Chandrasekera, author of "Rakesfall" and winner of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize 2025 shares a nifty piece of advice for speculative fiction writers. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

It's time to pen down some flash fiction while sipping a cup of hot chocolate. What happens next is up to you! Drop your short story in the comments and let's read together. ❄️ 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

On this month's Team Talkies post, we've featured our Non-Fiction Editor, Mushba Said, with their favourites and a writing tip! 🔮- : #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

For the month of December, the Word of the Month separates the internal and external within a persons mind. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

If you like reading South-Asian Speculative Fiction, we have an opportunity for you. Tasavvur is currently looking for enthusiastic slush readers, preferably with prior literary experience. Email us at [email protected] with your pitch! 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

9. Sparrow And Parasol by Varsha Dinesh in @tasavvurnama.bsky.social in which a goal is achieved tasavvurnama.com/sparrow-and-...

So, yes, I'm in LOCUS, reviewing short fiction! 👀 My very first review column is in this issue and I am so FREAKING EXCITED to be part of the Locus team and this magazine!

For November, our book club read Saad Z. Hossain's "Djinn City", a story rooted within the complex relationship of a father and son, admist the backdrop of mystical magic and genies. Our book club thoroughly enjoyed this read! 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

REMINDER: This is the LAST call for submissions for our Winter Issue! SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/... Merry submitting! P.S There is no theme for this issue. 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Do you like writing non-fiction? If so, you've come to the right place! We would love to see your non-fiction pieces, which can be themed and researched broadly around speculative fiction in south asia! Email us at [email protected] with your draft/pitch. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Tasavvur is a non-profit, self-funded magazine. With your help, we can continue to pay writers and artists to bring wonderful stories to light. Donate today, as your support means the world to us! LINK Below: buymeacoffee.com/tasavvurnama 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

REMINDER: The submissions for our Winter Issue have opened! SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/... Good luck, everyone! P.S There is no theme for this issue. 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

The talented Ruwangi Amarasinghe illustrated a whimsical piece for the cover art of our third issue. Check out more of her work! 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

I did a knee-jerk outrage post about @wikipedia.org using LLMs even as they fundraise under a "Knowledge is human" slogan. (Screencap from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...) As soon as I did, the post that alerted me to it was deleted, and I started to wonder if there was something more insidious...

Archita is 78% to her goal but donations have slowed (none for 3 days). Much gratitude to everyone who's given so far. She's in desperate need, and would be very grateful for any help. I know things are difficult for everyone right now, even shares help to get more eyes on the fundraiser:

Tashan Mehta, author of "Mad Sisters of Esi", shares her advice for speculative fiction writers looking to publish their work. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

One for the South Asian folk especially, just came across this recently :D Tasavvurnama @tasavvurnama.bsky.social tasavvurnama.com

Just a heads-up that you can read 'Kali_Na', my cyberpunk Kali creation myth story that won the Shirley Jackson Award, for free here, reprinted by @tasavvurnama.bsky.social. Written before the Age of Generative Slop & more optimistic than I'd have written now, but there it is:

This month, we bring you the lore behind the Nāga, which is a figure of great significance in South-East Asia. 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

The submissions for our Winter Issue have opened! SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/... Good luck, wonderful writers. 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Vajra Chandrasekera has officially been awarded the 2025 iteration of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize and our editor, Ayesha Channa, interviewed him about his experience. Interview Link: tasavvurnama.com/vajra-chandr... 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Since Halloween is right around the corner, it's flash fiction time. What happens next is up to you! Drop your short story in the comments and let's go on a spooky journey together. 🎃 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

The dates for the Khatmandu Horror Film Festival are out! Link below: tasavvurnama.com/khatmandu-ho... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction