Anum Asi
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Anum Asi
@anumasi.bsky.social
writing, snoozing 🫧 🍒
stories in VQR, Indiana Review, Necessary Fiction etc
www.anumasi.com
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The mentors are:
FICTION:
🌟 BAREERAH GHANI
🌟 AHSAN BUTT
🌟 ANUM ASI
🌟 RABIA MALIK
February 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Save the date: Applications for the Lakeer Summer Mentorship Program, July 2025, will be open from 1 April till 30 April.
This is an online program pairing established writers with students in highschool or college interested in creative writing. Participants must be residents of Pakistan.
February 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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This is BAD NEWS. This is turning the UK creative industries into a freeport for global tech companies. It's as bad news as Musk funding Reform. It's the same news. So much for SoA & ALCS consultations.
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

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December 17, 2024 at 8:02 PM
This is going to be great 🤩
🌟 Lakeer Kahaniyan's wonderful lineup: Kamran Fiaz, Eman Farhan, Amna Chaudhry, Afnan Ibnayjunaid, Iraj Toosy, Sidra Tul Muntaha, Ibrahim Tanweer, Fareha Siddiqui, and Rabia Malik.
🌟 8pm to 9:15pm Pakistan Time.
🌟 Send your name and email address to [email protected] (no fee!)
🌟 Don't miss this!
December 12, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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Lakeer is Lakeer Magazine, a literary journal + Renditions, a translations column + Chowk + Trunk Call, a podcast.
Our latest issue is Issue Three with beautiful cover art by Mariam Khawer. Head on over to lakeermag.com for older issues and columns!
December 9, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Super duper excited for this book!
Debut story collection 🌖The World With Its Mouth Open by Zahid Rafiq is out tomorrow (12/3/24)!

Read more of the amazing praise these stories have already received:
bit.ly/TheWorldWith...
December 3, 2024 at 5:42 AM
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🌔Tuesday!

Join Zahid Rafiq author of debut story collection 🌔The World With Its Mouth Open at The Writers Center in conversation with Emily Fridlund!

5pm PT / 8pm ET -- free to attend!

🌔Register here: writer.org/event/zahid-...
December 2, 2024 at 8:29 PM
blessing the new feed with tehanu and ayşegül savaş 🪄
November 13, 2024 at 6:12 PM