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writers & writerisms · 2W ago

A Poem in Wisdom Crieth Without. Two Poems in Off the Coast

This poem is a reprint. It was previously published in Contemporary Rhyme. The Fish, the Sea and Me is one of my personal favourites, because it’s a metrical poem. And thank goodness for magazines like Wisdom Crieth Without that actively encourage … Continue reading →
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writers & writerisms · 2W ago

Feral – a Story in Reading Hour’s Latest Issue

For this I must totally give credit to my editors at Reading Hour! I normally let a story or poem lie around for months before even contemplating submitting. This time, an email conversation between me and Vaishali Khandekar spurred me on to … Continue reading →
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writers & writerisms · 2W ago

Story in University of Chester’s Flash. Anam Cara’s Poetry Competition

A flash story by me was accepted by The University of Chester’s biannual literary magazine: Flash, which publishes short short fiction of up to 360 words. This is happy news for me, as I share space with many great names! Woo woo! … Continue reading →
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writers & writerisms · 4W ago

As Wide Apart as They Can be – Two Publications

I’m being lazy; blame it on this ghastly Chennai weather! The poem and the short story should be announced separately. Because, honestly, the poem that came out today and the story that was published a couple of days ago are at the … Continue reading →
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writers & writerisms · 1M ago

Little Courtesies of Publishing

Every now and then I come across words on the guidelines pages of magazines and journals, that sound alarmingly like threats to the poor writer at the other end! Something to the tune of: unprofessional writers will be blacklisted or if you (the writer) respond rudely … Continue reading →
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writers & writerisms · 2M ago

Reading Hour Submission Call

Reading Hour is a magazine of short reads – fiction, verse, real life, general interest articles, interviews and reviews. It is a bi-monthly print publication for circulation in India,  with Indian writers telling Indian stories, and is published by Differsense Ventures LLP. Reading … Continue readi
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writers & writerisms · 2M ago

Okay So You Missed Holi!

This is not just for Indian writers, though I dare say Indian writers would benefit the most, because we have just sooooooooooooooo many festivals in our colourful country! There are magazines out there, specifically Everyday Fiction and Every Day Poets that actively … Continue reading →
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writers & writerisms · 3M ago

Fishing in Literary Waters with Clem Cairns

Here’s this month’s interview, up at Flash Fiction Chronicles: http://www.everydayfiction.com/flashfictionblog/rumjhums-ruminations-fishing-in-literary-waters-with-clem-cairns/ For those who still don’t know, Clem Cairns and Jula Wharton are the two main people behind Fish Publishing. Their flash fi
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writers & writerisms · 3M ago

The Puffin Book of Magic Stories for 8-Year-Olds

Get the book here: http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/puffin-book-magic-stories-8-year-olds Filed under: Share This
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writers & writerisms · 3M ago

News Writers Can Use

First things first. Here’s a spanking new online literary magazine from India: The Four Quarters Magazine Guidelines for writers are here: http://fourquartersmag.com/?page_id=44 Do read the magazine first to get a sense of their style and content. And here is a … Continue reading →
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