This Story Hour, Renan Bernardo took us to Brazil and Amal Singh took us to India. More than that, they took us through history and myth, all the way into the human soul. Lyrical, lovely, haunting. You can still watch! @renanbernardo.com @amalsingh.bsky.social youtu.be/ZwD-TPPlDXI
It was a pleasure reading with @renanbernardo.com on Story Hour!
Happy to be reading next Wednesday at Story Hour with the great @amalsingh.bsky.social!
Color photo of author Renan Bernardo, a man with short brown hair and matching beard and mustache. Rectangular glasses sit before his brown eyes. He wears a button-up in wide blue and white stripes. He poses in front of a wall covered with dinner plates; golden light washes over him from behind. He looks straight into the camera with a serious expression.
Color photo of author Amal Singh, a brown-skinned man with very dark hair worn short. He rests his face on his clasped hands, concealing his mouth; a visible cheek shows a hint of stubble. He wears aviator-style glasses, a soft-red short-sleeved knit shirt, and an orange cloth bracelet. He sits at an outdoor table with a city street and a mountain behind him. A cup of milky coffee or tea sits on a red tablecloth before him. He looks past the camera, into the distance.
This week, Story Hour travels the world to bring you great SFF! Favorite Renan Bernardo returns, and impending favorite Amal Singh makes his Story Hour debut! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @renanbernardo.com @amalsingh.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
The Garden of Delights by Amal Singh
I have just received word that my debut “The Garden of Delights” has earned out its advance! Thank you to everyone who bought and reviewed the book!
The Garden of Delights by Amal Singh
I have just received word that my debut “The Garden of Delights” has earned out its advance! Thank you to everyone who bought and reviewed the book!
a REMINDER to READERS
though Psychopomp is no longer publishing standalone novelettes and novellas
the DEADLANDS *will* be publishing such things.
new for 2026
we've got an upcoming novelette by @dianadima.com
and a novella by @amalsingh.bsky.social
SUBSCRIBE TO THE DEADLANDS as PATRON
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Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
It's Black Speculative Fiction month!
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
So delighted to share that BETWEEN WORLDS: THE IF ANTHOLOGY OF NEW INDIAN SFF, is now available for pre-order - and will be in bookshops on 18 August!
Pre-order here, or from your local bookshop: www.amazon.in/Between-Worl...
hi hello we are publishing 3 amazing novellas next year:
1. @amalsingh.bsky.social
2. @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social
3. @thomasha.bsky.social
details of these are here: psychopomp.com/announcing-t...
happy to send over ARCs when we have them, LMK?
I have a new story out in the latest @clarkesworldmagazine.com
“A Land Called Folly” can be read below:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/singh_07_25/
Hi! With Diabolical Plots opening in mere hours we would like to point out that we have updated the AI Policy section in our guideline to add commitments that Diabolical Plots will not use generative AI for anything including selection, editing, correspondence, artwork, etc.
Thanks to David for calling this out. I was tentatively hopeful when Must Read bought up the big SFF print magazines, but I won't be submitting my work to a machine built to exploit writers who don't have the toolset to spot the problems in contracts like these.
The Strange Horizons fund-drive has been a little stuck between the 14K and 15K mark for the last week; and with 11 days to go, we could use some help — whether it is through donations or amplification. And a lot of excellent rewards still available!
To donate: www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...
I have a new story out in the latest @clarkesworldmagazine.com
“A Land Called Folly” can be read below:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/singh_07_25/
I wrote a rather bleak story about how caste might shape our far-future. It’s a finalist for the Himal Fiction Fest 2025 and available to read on their website!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Photo of paperback book The Garden of Delights by Amal Singh.
This book, The Garden of Delights, is a real treasure! Such a joy to read! Deeply imaginative, deliciously written, multi-layered story with magic, gods and flowers. Stunning! Thank you @amalsingh.bsky.social
Read @amalsingh.bsky.social's short story for Himal Fiction Fest 2025 — celebrating Southasian speculative fiction.
🎨 CDD20 / Pixabay
Read here: buff.ly/vtQ6V9z
Read @amalsingh.bsky.social's short speculative fiction story for Himal Fiction Fest 2025:
🎨 CDD20/Pixabay
My latest short story, a finalist for the Himal Fiction Fest 2025, is now live!
www.himalmag.com/fiction/alwa...
Flame Tree Press and Psychopomp are great!
My latest short story, a finalist for the Himal Fiction Fest 2025, is now live!
www.himalmag.com/fiction/alwa...
Flower magic! Transformations! Political and magical shenanigans! You need this wonderful book in your life. 🌸🏵️💮
You can get the Kindle edition of "The Garden of Delights" for $0.99 as there's currently a huge discount on the e-book.
Grab a copy if you haven't already.
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/...
I can see a 99p ebook deal for this highly inventive fantasy novel The Garden of Delights by Amal Singh - www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/5/...
Thank you to Locus voters for choosing DEEP DREAM: SCIENCE FICTION EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF ART (@mitpress.bsky.social, ed. me) as a finalist for the Locus Award for Anthology. Congratulations to all the contributors, & @wtalabi.bsky.social & @aliettedebodard.com, whose stories are finalists too:
Today along with many others we’re celebrating #indiepressday
My choice today is The Garden of Delights by @amalsingh.bsky.social published by Flame Tree Press
Check out other recommendations on the link below 👇🏽
A reminder that two of my works are on the Locus Recommended Reading List.
My novel “The Garden of Delights” is in the First Novel category,
And my short story “The Gulmohar of Mehranpur” is in Short Story category.
If you have enjoyed these works, consider voting for them!