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

Ufff read the @indrapramitdas.bsky.social story and it was SCARY

My Muslim Literature class is discussing this. We love it so much. Gratitude that I met Tasavvur Magazine here, and was able to bring these amazing psychological thrillers to my students. The emotional power is mind blowing.

We love The Sulaiman bsky.app/profile/tasa...

Another brilliant psychological horror story bsky.app/profile/tasa...

For the month of September, the Word of the Month is a phrase that describes a quiet desperation; a yearning for a beloved. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

This book is wonderful. I highly recommend it.

ICYMI, my horror short 'You Will Survive This Night' (1st pub COME JOIN US BY THE FIRE s2, Nightfire), now free to read as a reprint. A woman in her 30s is dragged to a late night winter house party in the poshest part of Kolkata & regrets it even more than expected. Here be monsters, mundane & not:

For September, our book club read Vajra Chandrasekera's "The Saint of Bright Doors", a buddhist mythological retelling following a character who has a complex relationship with himself, his family and the world around him. Read the reviews! 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

@nishka-is-writing.bsky.social just finished reading your short story "Deep in a Lightless Forest" on @tasavvurnama.bsky.social and love love loved it!

Currently reading Djinn City by @saadzhossain.bsky.social for the @tasavvurnama.bsky.social and totally in love. Why did I not pick up this book before? Was missing out on a gem! #booksky

Happy #WorldOctopusDay! May I offer a bite-sized tale "In Roaring She Shall Rise" in @escapepod.org, about a plucky, knife-wielding octopus in a city reclaimed by the sea whose ambitions reach further than the ocean. escapepod.org/2020/09/03/e...

In the Fall edition of our issue, Ayesha Channa stuns in Dimensional Diaires with recommendations that are perfect to read for the chilly weather! Let us know if you're reading along! Link: tasavvurnama.com/dimensional-... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

For the cover of our 13th issue, Alia Sinha illustrated this gorgeous piece. To find out more about the inspiration behind it, click the link below: tasavvurnama.com/cover-art-fa... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

In "Deep In A Lightless Forest", Nishka Dasgupta pens down a mysterious tale that follows a string of missing children in a magical forest. To follow their journey, link below: tasavvurnama.com/deep-in-a-li... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

It was a pleasure to select/edit the fiction for this @tasavvurnama.bsky.social issue, featuring new fiction by three writers, as well as a @indrapramitdas.bsky.social reprint. Plus, original art and a bonus ghost tale by Alia Sinha. Thanks, team Tasavvur!

"Late Night Conversations" by Ramsha Farooq Raja stuns with a dual perspective between two family members that are just a little more peculiar than the rest. Link to read below: tasavvurnama.com/late-night-c... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Day 4 of #31DaysOfSpooktober Sharing one of my only (non-self) Published story from this year (part of @tasavvurnama.bsky.social's 12th issue) 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐟𝐤𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥? #WritingCommunity #ReaderSky 📚💙

p.s. @tasavvurnama.bsky.social also just released Issue 13, and you should go read some of the new stories on there! tasavvurnama.com

oh wow! @indrapramitdas.bsky.social this was really amazing! #Spooktober #Horror #BookSky

Thrilled to be a part of the latest issue of @tasavvurnama.bsky.social ! It was a pleasure to work with Shreya to improve my story "Deep in a Lightless Forest", which you can read here: tasavvurnama.com/deep-in-a-li...

Momina Sohail’s “The Sulaiman” takes readers over the peak of storytelling. Dive headfirst into the story with her, link below: tasavvurnama.com/the-sulaiman/ 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Just in time for horror season, my story 'You Will Survive This Night' (1st pub in Nightfire's audio anthology COME JOIN US BY THE FIRE s2) is reprinted in the latest issue of @tasavvurnama.bsky.social. A woman navigates a winter house party in the poshest part of Kolkata & finds it deeply cursed:

"You Will Survive This Night" is a reprint by Indrapramit Das, who writes about what it means to be a girl and a monster at the same time. Link to read below: tasavvurnama.com/you-will-sur... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Stories containing great myths and legends await you, written by some amazing writers from South-Asia! Click the link to read: tasavvurnama.com 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Our 13th issue has been edited by the talented Shreya Ila Anasuya, who has helped us show what the meaning of a true retelling is. Link to read: tasavvurnama.com 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

We come bearing good news, Tasavvur's 13th Fall Issue is finally ready! Link to read: tasavvurnama.com 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

For the prestigious Clarion West workshop, Raazia Naqvi interviewed four south-asian authors that were part of the 2025 cohort this year; to learn what their experiences were like. Link below: tasavvurnama.com/clarion-west... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

My less scary, more melancholy take on the Kraken is in @tasavvurnama.bsky.social, "The Kraken Waketh" wherein the undersea monster of Tennyson's poem rises, and only one couple seems to understand what it signifies. tasavvurnama.com/the-kraken-w...

We'd love to include an overview/spotlight feature of your work in our quarterly Dimensional Diaries. It has to be South Asian, based in the speculative fiction genre and has to be an upcoming/new release. Email us at [email protected]. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

For August, our book club read Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's "The Forest of Enchantment", a hindu mythological retelling which puts a fresh spin on the genre by a strong willed female protagonist. This is what our book club readers thought about the book! 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Please support @tasavvurnama.bsky.social, South Asia’s premier paying spec-fic market I just signed up for monthly support here: buymeacoffee.com/tasavvurnama

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The Other Wives by Archita Mitra in @tasavvurnama.bsky.social in which Lola asks her husband if he's Bluebeard, but he introduces her to his ex-wives /10 tasavvurnama.com/the-other-wi...

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 broadly around speculative fiction in south asia! Email [email protected] with your draft/pitch. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Go check the updated website. Go read my story 🎉 tasavvurnama.com/horror-gone-...

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

We come bearing news: the Tasavvur website has been revamped, with the same stories, just a new look! A whole world of wonder and speculative fiction awaits you. LINK: tasavvurnama.com Happy reading! 🔮 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Revered Pakistani Speculative Fiction author, Usman T. Malik, shares his motivational insight for up and coming writers in the genre. 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Last Call for the submissions of our Fall Issue! THEME: Inventive horror and fantasy stories that retell or otherwise use mythology and folklore from South Asia and other neighboring regions. SUBMISSION Link: tasavvur.moksha.io/publication/... 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Throwback to when the brilliant Hazem Asif made the cover art for our second issue for our magazine; an elaborate cyberpunk desi piece. Read about him and check out his work! 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

Great story.

We're officially starting The Tasavvur Writing Club, which is an initiative to help both aspiring and established writers across South Asia write together. For more information, LINK below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Sign up now! 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction