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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 54 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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"I Wish People Would Read More South Asian Authors"
Image Courtesy: Shah Tazrian Ashrafi at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 2026.
Hi everyone,
Welcome to the latest dispatch from South Asia Speaks. I’m Uma Shirodkar, a Program Assistant here at SAS, though before that I was a Fell...
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Reactionary mindsets, postcolonial thinking, and how feedback helps him grow
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Five New Books and a Reportagen debut
Plus stories, prizes, and more from South Asia Speaks
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The South Asia Speaks Guide to Writers’ Residencies
Hawthornden, Yaddo, Sangam House and more. SAS mentors and fellows on how to get in, and what to do when you arrive
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Opening SAS to the South Asian Diaspora
Wherever you live, if you identify as South Asian, you're eligible to apply.
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