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  • All Issues
    • Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
    • Issue 4 (April 2025)
    • Murals (December 2024)
    • Issue 3 (April 2024)
    • Wee Hooghly, Issue 1 (January 2024)
    • Issue 2 (October 2023)
    • Issue 1 (April 2023)
  • Weekly Features
    • Craft
    • Culture
      • Faith
      • Film/TV
      • Food
      • Literature
      • Music
      • Mythology
      • Satire
      • Science
      • Society
      • Sports
      • Theatre
      • Wildlife
    • Humour
    • Photo Essay
    • Translation
    • Travelogue
    • Book Review (Till Feb 2025)
    • Weekly Features Archive (October 6, 2024 and Before)
  • ASAP Corner
    • Books
    • Conversations
    • Excerpts
    • Film/TV
    • Magazines/Journals
    • Music
    • Remembrance
  • The Writer’s Gauntlet
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Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)

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Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)

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The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)

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  • Submissions - Updates

    Submission Call for The Hooghly Review, Issue 5 (Oct/Nov 2026)

    28 July 2026

    Submissions in all categories open on August 1, 2026. For closing dates, check category-specific details. Submissions sent before August 1 will be deleted unread.

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  • Culture - Humour - Society - Weekly Features

    “The Date” by Arpita Bhawal

    26 July 2026

    "Why? What’s wrong with a park?" / "Huh? No, no, nothing is wrong. You know how parks are... they have a reputation."

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    26 July 2026

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    19 July 2026

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    19 July 2026
  • Culture - Food - Humour - Travelogue - Weekly Features

    “French One, Seven Times” by Curtis C. Morgan

    26 July 2026

    The Michelin Red Guide covered restaurants. Three red stars meant worth a special journey. Two meant worth a detour. One meant worth a stop.

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    19 July 2026

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    19 July 2026
  • The Writer's Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye

    Bearded Enviable Teacher Kev Harrison Expelled For Promoting Pagan Rituals Blames Cat Overlords

    23 July 2026

    I have one WIP which I’m hoping to put out sometime next year, in which the protag is a self-proclaimed misanthrope. He’s been a delight to write because he’s such a wilfully shit human.

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    17 July 2026

    Jen Nafziger Is The Worst Comedy Hack We’ve Ever Seen.

    9 July 2026

    Mat Ricardo is an America’s Got Talent loser who wrote a book for kids about how to be criminals.

    2 July 2026
  • Culture - Faith - Society - Weekly Features

    “Camel’s in the House” by Maureen Tai

    19 July 2026

    I stood in front of the gods, and was struck anew by embarrassment and regret. As usual, I couldn’t decipher any of their names.

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    26 July 2026

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    19 July 2026
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