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Hi! I'm Naseem Jamnia.

Every other week, I send out a newsletter as part of my Tuesday Telegrams. Find out more about me at www.naseemwrites.com or on IG @jamsternazzy. THE BRUISING OF QILWA, my Crawford-, Locus-, and World Fantasy-nominated novella set in a queernormative, Persian-inspired world, is out now. My queer MG horror debut, THE GLADE, comes out 5/27!

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The cover of The Glade, which shows an Iranian American tween wearing a blue-purple hoodie and jeans clenching her fists as she looks up and away, her long brown hair whipping around her face. Around her are mushrooms and grasses and twisting tree trunks,

The (limited) role of authors in cover design

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Introducing "Writing Like a Scientist"!

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An art end piece by Pauliina Hannuemmi from the special edition of THE BRUISING OF QILWA, which shows a spoiler scene of three people overlooking a city on fire.

2024.23: final 2024 telegram: your beginning guide to getting locally involved (esp. at libraries)

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2024.17: how I start a new project

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2024.15: writing horror for mg/ya audiences

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2024.13: why I hate "show, don't tell"

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2024.09: changing writing processes

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2024.07: grounding in non-western worldbuilding

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2024.05: questions to build inclusive worlds

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