Spark, the Online Literary Magazine

Spark is an online literary mag that explores the different facets of word, world and wisdom through writings, art and photography.

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Read the views of Spark and other mags on publishing lit mags during the pandemic!

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In Scroll today, we ask how India’s literary magazines are coping with the pandemic https://t.co/DJYnlzBewm via @scroll_in @kan_writersside @IndianQuarterly @OutofPrintOnlne @ishelterskelter @arunkale @HansMagazine @tanujsolanki

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Sathya has an urgent errand to run and hopes that her trusty moped will see her through. @vaniviswanathan writes about Sathya’s afternoon. https://t.co/ivUBx2GsYp

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Although difficult, one can find solace in the vicissitudes of nature, aware that these cyclical changes will turn full circle and restore life. In the midst of this crisis, let's not forget that humanity has survived countless pandemics. Shirley's poem @ https://t.co/VpBVLFTwLO

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College campus life is at once precious and homely, and the suspension of classes due to the Covid pandemic has affected the mental health of many students. Santanu Das tries to articulate his despair and his attempt to seek solace in hope. #May2020Issue https://t.co/isl5TCkkRR

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Anupama Krishnakumar writes small notes on how her life has changed in the wake of the pandemic and how she gets by each day with nuggets of hope infused into her life through instances that are part of her days now. https://t.co/iJVbqlXsyR

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Ram writes the tale of a gritty mother’s hope of finding her lost kid against impossible, cataclysmic odds. https://t.co/0sOdgTwWjs

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Richard Rose’s poem is about a promise that a grandfather makes to his grandchildren in these turbulent times. https://t.co/fxCLn09SUB

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Presenting our 125th issue!With poetry, fiction and non-fiction, this issue seeks to encourage you to go on and hope for a better tomorrow. We hope you are safe and healthy, and we hope this issue brings you some solace in the midst of uncertainty. Read @ https://t.co/TafpPNHUuU

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In these poems of longing by Samreen Sajeda, absence is neither a feeling that surges in during moments of seclusion, nor does it make you a recluse. Rather, it walks right beside you as you return to familiar locales. https://t.co/jSemSwBZsJ

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Mandira’s poem is a personal narrative that moves beyond a walk to encompass the past, present and possible future of the people of Darjeeling, a name synonymous with the finest tea in the world. https://t.co/PspBFduQDJ

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Zach’s piece of flash fiction is about an elderly couple who take a stroll through a zoo and ponder the future. https://t.co/M00naksywi

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SUBMISSION CALL for the May 2020 issue of Spark. Theme: HOPE. Send us #fiction, #nonfiction, #poetry, #art or #photography interpreting #HOPE. Submission guidelines at: https://t.co/pVjJkIubFI

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Read our April 2020 issue themed #WhileOnaWalk at https://t.co/TafpPNHUuU!

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A river of words, words of women from the world over. Tarangini represents the writing voice of women. Read @anupakrish's poem for the ‘Woman and Writing’ issue. https://t.co/E1v8xY5pKN

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Extracts from a nearly 100-year-old diary throw light on a young woman’s skilful wielding of English and her love for writing and literature. Sudha Ratnam shares her findings from her grandaunt’s diary. https://t.co/2bQi0TZOsj

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Women writing is a way of occupying and creating history, writes @vaniviswanathan for our March issue ‘Women and Writing’ https://t.co/1MGESwZ2Dd

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Women have been bleeding their hearts out on paper for long, but women's narrative has recently evolved as their voices have become their own. Mara Ziyad explores her thoughts on what writing means to women & men, and of women as readers and as writers. https://t.co/jUmotvQd2w

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Women Writers are Experimenting With New Genres, Doing Daring Work: Literary agent & author Kanishka Gupta speaks with us on the status of women’s writing in India and what he hopes for in the near future. https://t.co/0bF8miM0VB

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A tormented writer, who pens stories to keep herself together, receives a series of messages that send her over the edge. Is this a well-wisher or a stalker? @meghasnatter narrates a story of two precarious people who almost connect, but not quite. https://t.co/S0SQyOaKKE

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#SUBMISSIONCALL for April 2020 issue. Theme: WHILE ON A WALK. Send us fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art or photography on the theme #WhileOnAWalk For more details on the theme and submission guidelines, please visit https://t.co/pVjJkIubFI