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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website | instagram | linktree | NEW! order the glade | order the bruising of qilwa | order the white guy dies first | tip jar Welcome to the Tuesday Telegrams, a semimonthly newsletter from award-winning author Naseem Jamnia. You're currently reading a writing-related Telegram, where I update you on projects, offer behind-the-scenes looks, delve into craft, and other publishing and writing topics. Earlier this month was the three-year anniversary of The Bruising of Qilwa. It is a marvel to...
READ POSTCraft Lesson: Nested Storytelling
website | instagram | linktree | NEW! order the glade | order the bruising of qilwa | order the white guy dies first | tip jar Welcome to the Tuesday Telegrams, a semimonthly newsletter from award-winning author Naseem Jamnia. You're currently reading a writing-related Telegram, where I update you on projects, offer behind-the-scenes looks, delve into craft, and other publishing and writing topics. This weekend, I gave the longest iteration of my cultural storytelling class for the Carl...
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website | instagram | linktree | NEW! order the glade | order the bruising of qilwa | order the white guy dies first | tip jar Welcome to the Tuesday Telegrams, a semimonthly newsletter from award-winning author Naseem Jamnia. You're currently reading a writing-related Telegram, where I update you on projects, offer behind-the-scenes looks, delve into craft, and other publishing and writing topics. I usually try to keep my writing Telegrams and my personal Telegrams separate, meaning, I try...
READ POSTTHE GLADE is out today!
website | instagram | linktree | NEW! order the glade | order the bruising of qilwa | order the white guy dies first | tip jar Welcome to the Tuesday Telegrams, a semimonthly newsletter from award-winning author Naseem Jamnia. You're currently reading a writing-related Telegram, where I update you on projects, offer behind-the-scenes looks, delve into craft, and other publishing and writing topics. Today, my second book—my debut middle grade novel—is out in the world. Welcome to THE GLADE! Be...
READ POSTTHE GLADE comes out in ONE MONTH!
website | instagram | linktree | NEW! preorder the glade | order the bruising of qilwa | order the white guy dies first | tip jar Welcome to the Tuesday Telegrams, a semimonthly newsletter from award-winning author Naseem Jamnia. You're currently reading a writing-related Telegram, where I update you on projects, offer behind-the-scenes looks, delve into craft, and other publishing and writing topics. It is wild to me that on May 27, less than one month from today, my middle grade debut will...
READ POSTWhat are trade and starred reviews?
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READ POSTOur schools and public libraries are under attack
website | instagram | linktree | NEW! preorder the glade | order the bruising of qilwa | order the white guy dies first | tip jar Welcome to the Tuesday Telegrams, a semimonthly newsletter from award-winning author Naseem Jamnia. You're currently reading a writing-related Telegram, where I update you on projects, offer behind-the-scenes looks, delve into craft, and other publishing and writing topics. Can you believe it's March?? Truly baffling that time continues ever forward. For my final...
READ POSTThe (limited) role of authors in cover design
website | instagram | linktree | NEW! preorder the glade | order the bruising of qilwa | order the white guy dies first | tip jar Welcome to the Tuesday Telegrams, a semimonthly newsletter from award-winning author Naseem Jamnia. You're currently reading a writing-related Telegram, where I update you on projects, offer behind-the-scenes looks, delve into craft, and other publishing and writing topics. Last week, exactly four months before its release, we revealed the cover of The Glade on...
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