Anuja Varghese

LOOK AT THIS STUNNING CHARACTER ART FROM A KISS OF CRIMSON ASH by the insanely talented @morganemgl.bsky.social
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Meet Taara and Payal. Their swoony (and spicy!) love story unfolds against the backdrop of a lush, magical medieval India-inspired world in AKOCA, coming May 2026!

Canadian ARCs of AKOCA are starting to go out and I am so excited to welcome y’all to this epic swoony medieval India-inspired world! 🔥💋🔥

(I’ve been living here alone for YEARS.. it’s ok, it DEFINITELY hasn’t made me weird.. 😂😂😳😳)

Anyway.. you can preorder it now! ☺️

This was so fun to moderate! Y’all were a FABULOUS panel!

A night of fabulous food fiction: Veena Gokhale, Anuja Varghese, Gary Barwin. The Hamilton launch of Annapurna's Bounty featuring contributors from Devouring Tomorrow, Tues, Sep 30, 6:30pm, Epic Books, 226 Locke St. South, Hamilton, ON. Book cover of Annapurna's Bounty, book cover of Devouring Tomorrow, Dundurn Press logo, Epic Books logo

Hamilton: I'm hosting the #HamOnt launch of Veena Gokhale's Annapurna's Bounty this Tues, Sep 30, 6:30pm at Epic Books. Veena will be joined by 2 contributors of the @dundurnpress.bsky.social Devouring Tomorrow anthology @anuja-v.bsky.social @garybarwin.bsky.social. There will be snacks! #CanLit

Thrilled to reveal the EPIC USA/UK cover of A KISS OF CRIMSON ASH - my debut medieval India inspired D&D x Bollywood romantasy out with @orbitbooks.bsky.social May 2026!

Enter!! I wanna read your work!!

WHO’S READY FOR @gritlitfestival.bsky.social 📚📚📚 We’re taking over downtown #hamont with tons of authors, panels, events, workshops, prizes + books for sale! I’m there Friday chatting about DEVOURING TOMORROW + Saturday hosting the MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY panel. Stop by and say hi!

This week, Dave and I chat with the incredible @anuja-v.bsky.social about winning awards, writing and rejection, and where Brent learns about a new literature genre: #romantasy Available wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social
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Turns out having writers shun your writing prize is bad!

Kudos to the Gillers for (being pushed and petitioned and protested and publicly shamed into) doing the right thing.

And so much love to every #CanLit writer who had a hand (or a voice or a pen) in this fight. ✍🏾🍉❤️

Come hang out in #hamont for the long weekend! I’m recording LIVE with @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social about “what happened next” and lemme tell you.. SOME THINGS HAPPENED!

WOW! Apply to @banffcentre.bsky.social's SCIENCE FICTION residency w/ mentorship from @aijiang.bsky.social,
@premeemohamed.com & @amalelmohtar.com : www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
Att'n @locusmag.bsky.social @theignyteawards.bsky.social @thehugoawards.bsky.social @worldfantasy2024.bsky.social

Hi Orbit buddy!! 👋🏾
I have your book on my TBR!! 🌹🩸🌹

SOME NEWS!!

It actually is very important that you do things that you take pleasure in, regularly. That is part of how you survive the things that feel like they are going to destroy you.

So @je2fs.bsky.social is making me watch #TwinPeaks which I’ve never actually seen.. and I realize that I’m.. 35 years late to this party.. but what. the. actual. fuck.

New DOUBLE ISSUE of the Ex-Puritan out now! Six new fiction pieces + contest winners + poetry, essays, interviews, reviews and more. Check it out! ex-puritan.ca

My first fortune of 2025 and this is the energy I’m taking into all my writing this year. On the bulletin board it goes! 📌

Such a good conversation b/w Noor Naga and @elamin.bsky.social about why so many Canadian authors are boycotting the Gillers.. and why our actions make a difference.

Interview starts at 10:40 - give it a listen!

www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7415081

I hope the United Healthcare hitman goes back for the receptionist’s number. “I know I’m the subject of an international manhunt right now but.. I just had to see you again.”

Someone’s writing this script already, right? It’s already in production at the W network.

a woman in a plaid shirt is crying and says why am i crying ? ALT: a woman in a plaid shirt is crying and says why am i crying ?

Not me over here crying at the Christmas episode of IS IT CAKE

I definitely at first thought “wow that dog’s turning into an actual potato!”

War Michael Scott GIF ALT: War Michael Scott GIF

LET’S DANCE
(like literally.. let’s dance at this thing!) 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾📚📚📚🥂🥂🥂

My money’s on a complete doubling down, splashy full page spread in the Star explaining why she, in fact, is the victim here.

Doing a shot every time the sheer irony of what people are saying at this thing threatens to KILL ME.

Also me! 👋🏾

Blue book cover of Markswoman depicting an inverted blade.

Book cover of Mahimata depicting an inverted blade hanging over a desert and three wolves.

Over 1k followers! So as promised, here is a #giveaway to win signed copies of my post-apocalyptic #fantasy duology: Markswoman and Mahimata. To enter, just like, repost, and follow.
✨Runs 11 Nov - 18 Nov.
✨ Winner announced on 19 Nov.
✨US and Canada only
#Booksky #Giveaways #SFF

Hi Blue Sky! 👋🏾 This is me and this is my book. Other fun facts:

I write lit fic, SFF, and romance/erotica that centre brown girls + queer folks ✍🏾🏳️‍🌈✍🏾

I’m the Fiction Editor at the Ex-Puritan magazine 📖

I live in Canada with my partner, 2 kids and 2 cats 😸😸

I love playing “is it a heart or is it a butt?” with your latte art.