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

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