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Literature, Culture & Arts | Estd. 2022

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

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Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)

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  • Culture - Society - Weekly Features

    “Gen Alpha and Their Pookie Dads” by Jasleen Kaur

    2 August 2026

    The pookie dad is not the opposite of the fathers we grew up with—he is their evolution. But evolution, like parenting, only works when it finds balance.

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    “Perfume Adverts” by Luca Zani

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    “The Date” by Arpita Bhawal

    26 July 2026

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

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  • Culture - Media - Weekly Features

    “Perfume Adverts” by Luca Zani

    2 August 2026

    The perfume advert understands what the rest of advertising doesn’t. Most products can be demonstrated. But some things can only be gestured at.

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  • Submissions - Updates

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

    31 July 2026

    Submissions in all categories are open. THIS CALL IS UNTHEMED. Your work should be literary, but you can put in elements from any genre. We are open to eclectic work, and we like surprises.

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    8 June 2026

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    3 February 2026

    ASAP Corner Submission Guidelines

    12 March 2025
  • The Writer's Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye

    Time Traveler Jay Oatway Returns with the One Simple Trick of Getting Your Novel Published! (And editors hate him!)

    30 July 2026

    I've been 'in-progress' since the fall of the Roman Empire. But I’ve heard rumours there’s a status beyond that. If only we had time machines to go and find out.

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

    23 July 2026

    Joãowow Lucas Survives Near-Fatal Choking By A Much Better Writer

    17 July 2026

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

    9 July 2026
  • 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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    2 August 2026

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    26 July 2026
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