Hi! I'm Naseem Jamnia.
Every other week, I send out a newsletter as part of my Tuesday Telegrams; one is on writing, publishing, and craft, and the other personal reflections on my life and the times. THE BRUISING OF QILWA, my Crawford-, Locus-, and World Fantasy-nominated novella set in a queernormative, Persian-inspired world, is out now from Tachyon Publications. My queer MG mushroom horror debut, THE GLADE, is out now from Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. I regularly teach writing classes focused on inclusive and marginalized storytelling at organizations like Tin House, Clarion West, Carl Brandon Society, and Roots. Wounds. Words.
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Prewriting tips for NaNoWriMo
website | instagram | linktree | 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. It might be October, but some of you may already be gearing up for NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing...
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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. This is my last writing Telegram for 2025. I always take December off from doing Telegrams in...
READ POSTWhat could a mycelial story structure look like?
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. Last week, I recorded an upcoming episode of Our Opinions Are Correct, the Hugo Award-winning...
READ POSTAnswering questions about The Bruising of Qilwa!
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...
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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. This weekend, I gave the longest iteration of my cultural storytelling class for the Carl...
READ POSTDonate money, get a free book from me!
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?
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. If you follow authors on social media, you may see that many of them talk about receiving...
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