priyanuj mazumdar

writer, editor, educator • words in @guernicamag @lareview @alliumjournal @harbor_review • writing instructor @theuofolivet • sr. fiction editor: jmww

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

DREAM PUB @LAReview! "My Mother is a Cannibal" is a story contained in a single paragraph about the darkest shade of maternal love: https://t.co/IMLUOw3uv3

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

"i got my visa status tattooed on my forehead so they don’t mistake me for an illegal" @VagabondCityLit

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

"i got my visa status tattooed on my forehead so they don't mistake me for an illegal" is the longest title in a poem. ever. true story. <3 @VagabondCityLit

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

collecting tiered rejection letters like pokemon cards ✨ @GrantaMag @pshares @AGNIMagazine @Missouri_Review

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

always good, never good enough

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

wtf is happening with the publishing world? first, the commonwealth foundation awarding the first prize to the ai story despite evidence, yale review publishing pro-ai articles, la review of books publishing stuff that is 100% ai generated. as a writer, wtf do you do anymore?

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

@rrreadsbooks renee, you're one of the only agents giving back to these closested racist writers finally coming out into the open. keep it up!

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

@NoahRayWrites hey noah, you think agents look at the author's name and think, "ooh that's an ethnic sounding name", let me sign them up quick? or do you think they are referring to the actual story being informed by their identity? or are you being purposefully obtuse to shield your racism?

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

@jessica_barberi @AuthorGoodwin you can filter these results through specific categories. here's the link: https://t.co/BUbhtJiDuB

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

@onwearinzepius @rrreadsbooks didn't even see it until now 🤮 makes perfect sense

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

@onwearinzepius @rrreadsbooks You have some grave comprehension skills, my friend. You live in an alternate reality cause the reality we live in, no one's treating bipoc authors as special needs children. Otherwise we'd be getting published a lot more

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

@onwearinzepius @rrreadsbooks Dude you need to take a long hard look at yourself and question why you think increasing visibility for underrepresented communities and a level playing field are opposite things. You all act like shitty bipoc authors are getting publishEd at the expense of genius white authors

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

thank you so much! that means a lot ✨

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

2nd draft of my coming-of-age meets literary horror novel about a young boy who moves from india to an idyllic island in london only to find himself in the clutches of a powerful hindu cult is done ✅ from 75k to 105k words and a new working title ✨

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

white authors go a day without victimizing themselves = mission failed. here are the actual stats in US publishing:

White: 79.0% | Asian, Hawaiian, Pacific Islander: 7.2% | Hispanic: 5.5% | Black: 3.5% | Multiracial: 2.7% | Middle Eastern: 0.8% | Native American: 0.5%

[Charlotte Goodwin 🇬🇧📚🪖 @AuthorGoodwin]

Are there any literary agents who aren't looking from people from 'under represented backgrounds'?

And how do the hell do they know anyway?

It's not like when you query, you open with: "Hi, I'm Charlotte, I grew up working class and most authors are middle class, by the way, my mum was an alcoholic and raised us on her own."

No. I'll never stick this in a query because I think books should be judged on their merit, not on the victim status of their authors.

[priyanuj mazumdar @whoispriyanuj]

the hardest thing i've ever written. for the longest time, i was adamant to never let this essay see the light of day. but isn't that a part of being a writer? to be terrified of yourself and how people see you?

https://t.co/gg1oCphoVC

[PEAK @Filmfanatics__]

This lineup is pure psychological damage. 😭

[Antidepressant Content @depressionlesss]

one day, your pet will be gone, and you’ll realize the luckiest part of your life was being loved by a tiny creature who thought you were home.

[𝕭𝖎𝖗𝖉𝖞 @mary_got_grace]

don't use ai to write, use your childhood trauma like the rest of us