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Sumitra Singam (she/her/Baginda) Nina Miller Sudha Balagopal Srilatha Rajagopal Sudha Subramanian Viji Sridhar A. k.Talwar Swetha Amit Ayee! The colour of dust you are, she shouts when he comes home from school. Save me from this grubby lad, lounging around eating gol gappas. When he enlists he arrives in uniform, shining, upstanding with pride in khaki. Pray god he does not return as ashes. #9forNavaratri

I found an old notebook - so many stories and drawings by 13 yr old me. Writing was always my go-to escape from the everyday. So was drawing. I am so grateful that both these are part of my job now. Today’s story on BBC Sounds is ‘In the Lap of the Gods’. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Susmita Bhattacharya BBC Sounds loved your book already as I think you know but these drawings so amazing & wow the full BBC treatment (sound effects!) bravo! 👏👏👏

#9forNavaratri She’d play Karma Chameleon on loop every day until her mother wd beg her to stop. ‘It’s selfish to hog the airwaves in a 1-bed flat.’ She now lives in a mansion. Everyone shut in their rooms. No music. No chatter. She longs for the crush & noise of her childhood.

THE BRISTOL SHORT STORY PRIZE will soon be opening for entries, and oh my goodness, do we have a white-hot list of judges this year! Get your stories ready! Guidelines: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/guidelines/

The last story from #TableManners is on @bbcsounds today. Mango Season. A story of making mango pickles, grandmothers, secrets and more. Hope you enjoyed listening to the stories and thank you for listening. 📷 Fruit stall at Dadar TT, Mumbai bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Don’t buy this house, they said. It’s haunted. She bought it anyway & on the first night, she had a visitor. A shadowy apparition. ‘Welcome to your new home.’ She thanked her. ‘No, thank YOU. Live happily in my home, now I can leave, knowing it is in good hands.’ #9forNavaratri

Last night at Winchester Cathedral #lawweekfestival Thought-provoking talk by Andy West about the concept of freedom and incarceration. Who is really free? The Cell Quilt is a life size representation of a 2 man cell in HMP Bullingdon, created by Fine Cell Work

One of the fab writers we're working with in Southampton in 2024-25 #NoPlaceLikeHome - Susmita Bhattacharya

To celebrate this week of Table Manners on BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC Sounds Sounds, my lovely publisher, Dahlia Books , is doing a special offer on the book. Get it for £5 + p&p. It’ll make a lovely present for anyone who enjoys short stories 😊😊 dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/table-…

For #shortstory lovers & listeners, do tune in to five wonderful stories by Susmita Bhattacharya on BBC Radio 4 extra from her collection TABLE MANNERS. Not only are all 5 truly wonderful, but they are so beautifully read. A real delight. Dahlia Books #shortstory #fiction #shortfiction

One for #shortstory #readers & #writers - I’m reading Table Manners atm so what a treat to be able to listen to some too. Susmita Bhattacharya is a master storyteller ☺️

I love this collection!

I already own Table Manners, but if you don't, take advantage of this great offer and treat yourself to some fab short stories!

My copy of Bridges Not Borders arrived today! Can't thank Write Beyond Borders enough for including my story 'A Good Mother' in it!

Beautiful day at the #wellsliteraryfestival - Really enjoyed the poetry readings and it was fun to announce the short story winners and so hard to judge. Such a great variety and quality of stories.

I’m on 🦋 now. Trying to figure it out. bsky.app/profile/susmit… Please follow, dear writers, and I’ll follow you back.

Our ASAP Corner has a brand-new review. "Bouquet of Diverse Voices — Bridges Not Borders: An Anthology of South Asian Writing" by Asha Krishna thehooghlyreview.com/bouquet-of-div… #WritingCommunity