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

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Wikipedia article on "Gerrymandering" headed by a fundraising banner "Knowledge is human" immediately followed by a banner saying "This article incorporates text from a large language model. It may include hallucinated information, claims not verified in cited sources..."

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

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

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Home - Tasavvur Myth. Magic. Memory Myth. Magic. Memory Read the Latest Issue ABOUT THIS ARTWORK In Tasavvur’s latest issue: from terraces in the city to forests and mountains, our protagonists encounter the Read Mor...

One for the South Asian folk especially, just came across this recently :D

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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.

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The submissions for our Winter Issue have opened!

SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/...

Good luck, wonderful writers.

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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: https://tasavvurnama.com/vajra-chandrasekera-wins-the-2025-ursula-k-le-guin-prize-for-fiction/

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...

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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. 🎃

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The dates for the Khatmandu Horror Film Festival are out! Link in below: https://tasavvurnama.com/khatmandu-horror-film-fest-happening-soon/ 🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

The dates for the Khatmandu Horror Film Festival are out!

Link below: tasavvurnama.com/khatmandu-ho...

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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
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Another brilliant psychological horror story
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For the month of September, the Word of the Month is a phrase that describes a quiet desperation; a yearning for a beloved.

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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!

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@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!
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Escape Pod 748: Flash Fiction Contest Winners 2020 Our stories this week are the winners of the contest, as chosen by you: our listeners and readers. All four stories are Escape Pod originals. Out of 224 stories, the top four stories were: “Butterfly”...

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.
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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-...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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?

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Home - Tasavvur Myth. Magic. Memory Myth. Magic. Memory Read the Latest Issue ABOUT THIS ARTWORK In Tasavvur’s latest issue: from terraces in the city to forests and mountains, our protagonists encounter the Read Mor...

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

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oh wow!

@indrapramitdas.bsky.social this was really amazing!

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