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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 11h

Regular walking companion at UNSW.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

At one of my favourite bookshops in the world: Jura Books, Sydney’s anarchist bookshop. Nowhere else have I seen a collection quite like this.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

Coming very soon: open call for submissions for Vol 2 of the IF Anthology of New Indian SFF.

As last time (and always), no commissioned work, no pre-approved guest list, fully open call, and blind review.

Watch this space!

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

The portals are opening again!

We will soon be inviting submissions for the second IF anthology of new Indian SFF edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social.

Stay tuned!

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

The portals are opening again!

We will soon be inviting submissions for the second IF anthology of new Indian SFF edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social.

Stay tuned!

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

In this week’s @strangehorizons.bsky.social, one of my favourite pieces I’ve edited this year — on orientalism from Star Trek to Game of Thrones.

Photon Torpedoes Break the Space Muqarnas: SFF Audiovisuals and Anti-Muslim Violence,” by Tanvir Ahmed —

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

Photon Torpedoes Break the Space Muqarnas: SFF Audiovisuals and Anti-Muslim Violence

Dragon fire on white bodies is sad. Dragon fire on not-Muslim bodies is cheered on the screen. We ache when the scimitar prows of not-Muslim ships cleave through a white human captain’s ship. But b…

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

This looks excellent. Getting a copy.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for your consideration, as always.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

2. Editorially, The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... (the anthology is also eligible in its category, as are the individual stories in theirs).

3. Editorially, a number of articles for Strange Horizons: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

Between Worlds: The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF, Vol…

About the Book BOLD INDIAN SF LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN-…

www.goodreads.com

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

It's awards eligibility time of the year! I don't have any fiction to offer for 2025, but here is some involvement with non-fiction for consideration.

1. "The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction," in various non-fiction and related work categories: altermag.com/articles/the...

[TBC below.]

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.

Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

altermag.com

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 4d

The soul’s desire to return to Galaxy Books has been fulfilled.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 5d

This is an extraordinarily beautiful book.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 5d

New blog post:

The Chief in his Chiefdom: On the Legacy of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai —

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The Chief in his Chiefdom: On the Legacy of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai

When I was a child, I loved reading “Choose Your Own Adventure” storybooks. In these stories, you – the reader – were the protagonist. Every few pages, you would be asked to make a choi…

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 6d

How do Aussie Premier League fans survive? The Arsenal-Spurs game was at 3 30 AM Aus time. There was obviously no sleeping before that. Too much adrenaline after that. And then it was morning, and I hadn’t slept a wink ahead of a whole Monday of teaching. And you go through this every weekend???

Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 6d

"A thunderous, visceral, Sapphic fever dream of a book" @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social

"Furious and staggeringly beautiful" @amalelmohtar.com

We're delighted to have brought August Clarke's Lammy Award-winning novel METAL FROM HEAVEN to the UK!

Buy now 👉 geni.us/metalfhe

Likhita @lipstickkrantikari.bsky.social · 7d

I love everything about this piece by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social, and bonus is also learning about the Alter Magazine. Read it on a bigger screen, if you're able.

altermag.com/articles/the...

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.

Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

altermag.com

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 7d

As always, remember to subscribe if you’d like this in your inbox fortnightly.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 7d

A bit late for the week - it was busy - but here’s the second November issue of Words for Worlds, the F-SF newsletter with an Indian slant.

gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...

feat. the secret history of Indian science fiction, reading (and loving) Stoner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 7d

If you enjoyed this piece, then a quick note to say that I publish a free fortnightly newsletter called Words for Worlds, that covers, among other things, developments in the Indian SFF space: gautambhatia.substack.com

Words for Worlds | Gautam Bhatia | Substack

Science fiction and fantasy, with an Indian slant. Click to read Words for Worlds, by Gautam Bhatia, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

gautambhatia.substack.com

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 7d

Good spot - it’s Melbourne’s botanical gardens but the flora is from Southern Africa.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 7d

Cc: @aptshadow.bsky.social

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 7d

Wow!

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

💚💚💚

Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 8d

32) The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia. Most SFF is both ignorant of, and incurious about, plausible speculation about the law. The solution seems to be: get an excellent constitutional law scholar to write a very good SFF book centring the law. This is the Indian edition; coming out more widely in 2027.

Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 8d

32) The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia. Most SFF is both ignorant of, and incurious about, plausible speculation about the law. The solution seems to be: get an excellent constitutional law scholar to write a very good SFF book centring the law. This is the Indian edition; coming out more widely in 2027.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

That is entirely the work of the Climate Studio at Alt Carbon India!

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

It’s just not talked about very much! Trying to change all that now.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

The folks at Alter Mag have done a brilliant job with this, turning it into an interactive essay with some stunning 3D graphics. Give it a look. 👇🏼

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

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...

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.

Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

altermag.com

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

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...

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.

Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

altermag.com