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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The point of writing under fascism
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READ POSTWhat does it mean to be a "good literary citizen"?
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READ POSTSmall press vs. Big 5 traditional publishing
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READ POST"Draft Zero" verses "Draft One"
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READ POSTRevising while drafting doesn't work
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READ POSTWelcome 2026: What's on the horizon
website | instagram | bluesky | linktree | order the glade (paperback preorder now live) | 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. Happy New Years, everyone! Welcome to 2026: another year of...
READ POSTReading like a Scientist: Live Course
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 POSTPrewriting 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...
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...
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