Tasavvur

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Tasavvur is a magazine dedicated to publishing South Asian and BIPOC speculative fiction and nonfiction, with a focus on original and reprinted works connected to South Asia.

Response time info: roughly three weeks after submissions close

Read the full guidelines at tasavvurnama.com↗

Submission calls

nonfictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsPays: $100 flat rate for commissioned pieces

Open to: South Asian origin and other BIPOC authors; not open to non-BIPOC writers.

Pitches for critical essays, translations, and deep dives into South Asian speculative fiction traditions (250–500 word pitches; commissioned pieces ~2,000 words); rolling submissions via email.

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Short speculative fiction (1,000–5,000 words) by South Asian or BIPOC authors, including original stories and reprints; no flash fiction, poetry, or longer works. Submissions for the Winter 2025 issue open November 1, 2024.

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