Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 17/05/2025“Datacore Collapse” by @ajha.bsky.social: #artwork about the fragility of systems. View this one with some caution. stateofmatter.in/artwork/data...stateofmatter.inDatacore Collapse – State of Matter 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 17/05/2025#WritingCommunity We end Year 4 with Issue 17, and some #scifi, some #fantasy and some #horror at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren... Details 👇🧵stateofmatter.inCurrent Issue – State of Matter 133
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 17/04/2025Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Earthquake Choir in Quakeville Sings Only During Tremors. #QuakevilleChoir #TremorTunes Flying Dutchman Cruise in Ghost Haven Leaves Passengers Haunted. #GhostHaven #FlyingDutchman 011
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 10/04/2025Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Mandala Studios in Chronosis Offers ‘Time-Warping’ Meditation. #MandalaYoga #TimeWarping Steampunk Cafe in Gearford Offers Tea with Clockwork Robots. #GearfordCafe #SteampunkTea 011
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 03/04/2025Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Private Firm in Clonevale Launches ‘Doppelganger Daycare’. #ClonevaleCare #DoppelgangerKids Trollgard Opens Live Troll Exhibit—Parents Fearful, Kids Thrilled. #Trollgard #TrollTrouble 011
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 14/03/2025Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Alien tacos with Nebula Dust hit Zyron City! Ready for cosmic flavors? #SpaceTacos #OutOfThisWorldEats Quantum mirrors now swap Vortexia's citizens with their parallel selves! #ParallelWorlds #QuantumMirrors 031
Reposted by Ankit JhaPremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 14/03/2025Oh also! Today is (maybe?) a good day to pick up ONE MESSAGE REMAINS -- my mini-collection of war, resistance, revelation, and the shirking of duty!* :D *I mean you SHOULD shirk your duty when evil people are asking you to serve psychopomp.com/one-message-... 79538
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 11/03/2025Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch #sciencefiction #fantasy #humor 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaN. Asokan @asokan.org · 11/03/2025@vajra.me's website now has the full text of my #Tamil translation of his #SF story “The Translator, At Low Tide” which appeared in the January 2024 issue of the Tamil literary magazine, kalachuvadu. Earlier, I wrote about my experience in doing this translation at medium.com/@asokan.publ...medium.comSri Lankan Science FictionWhen I was fourteen, my parents decided to move me to a Christian school. Back then the medium of instruction for most Sri Lankan students… 1129
Reposted by Ankit JhaAvert Your Eyes, Pamela Ganache! @pressfuturist.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I’ll be live-posting from Steve Bohme’s session at #LBF25 for the next 45 minutes. 1132
Reposted by Ankit JhaTashan Mehta @tashanmehta.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Friends in the US and Canada! MAD SISTERS OF ESI has a launch date (August 5th 2025) and it’s part of the Barnes & Noble Preorder sale. All you have to do is use the code: PREORDER25. Go preorder! It means you’ll have more money for more books. 12814
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 26/12/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 26 of our exclusive #speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Arriving at the landing zone. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 132
Reposted by Ankit JhaVajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 27/12/2024Do you do developmental editing for novels? If so I'd love to see your website link and genres in the replies. (I get this question a lot but I stopped doing this type of work a while back and would like to be able to recommend others.) 187032
Reposted by Ankit JhaVajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 19/12/2024trying to find a fast-responding magazine that would reprint a (somewhat experimental) novelette online and make it look good, but tbh I can't seem to find an option better than just putting it on my own website 5252
Reposted by Ankit JhaWill Gervais @willgervais.com · 19/12/20242024 media roundup 🧵. Stuff I consumed this year (regardless of when it was created). 📚💙 Novels! We're in a golden age of cool creative sffh stuff, y'all. Loved all these, thanks Mariana Enriquez, @victorlavalle.bsky.social, @vajra.me , Gerardo Sámano Córdova!🙏 HM: Orbital, Head Full of Ghosts 1/ 1163
Reposted by Ankit JhaVajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 07/12/2024“Ambitious and kaleidoscopic.“ RAKESFALL makes Amal El-Mohtar's 10 selections for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2024 in the NYT archive.is/fqcSW 17912
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 18/11/2024We are open to reading #speculative fiction, original #translation and #poetry throughout the year. We are currently scouting for work for Issue 17. 022
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 18/11/2024“Long Haul” by Ankit Jha: #artwork about the long voyage into the stars that we might end up undertaking, sooner or later. stateofmatter.in/artwork/long... 121
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 18/11/2024#WritingCommunity 2024 is about to close shop,but not without Issue 15! Some holiday reading, with #horror, #fantasy and #scifi, #artwork and our first #althistory at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren... Details 👇🧵 122
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 12/11/2024#WritingCommunity #speculativefiction I am looking for translations of specualtive works from South Asian languages particularly, since there is much work to be done on that front. But our magazine accepts all original translations, from any language into English. #EditorsTake 012
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 11/11/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 23 of our exclusive #speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Detecting pulsar radiations. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 121
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 04/08/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 16 of our exclusive #speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Powering up boosters. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 131
Reposted by Ankit JhaUrsula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 16/07/2024We're delighted to announce — with help from Electric Literature — the shortlist for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. Congratulations to the authors! The recipient of this year's prize will be announced on Ursula's birthday, October 21st. electricliterature.com/announcing-t... 3598180
Reposted by Ankit JhaChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 17/07/2024Prime Day, Schmime Day. Hey, listen, indie bookstores are out there being awesome every day. And they tend to ship directly to you, even if you're not local to the store. They're where the books live! And booksellers are book wizards! Bonafide bibliomancers fast with the recommendations. 291386353
Ankit Jha @ajha.bsky.social · 12/07/2024We are humans first. And each thought is viable. Targeting the other as wrong is an easy way out, because we do not want to understand the other. But, in society, we will always have all thoughts around. Denying them only suffocates growth. 120
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 08/07/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 14 of our exclusive #speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Calculating orbital velocity. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 141
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 09/06/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 12 of our exclusive hashtag#speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Calibrating plasma beams. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 132
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 15/05/2024We are open to reading #speculative fiction, original #translation and #poetry throughout the year. We are currently scouting for work for Issue 15. Submit to us at stateofmatter.in/submissions/ 021
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 15/05/2024“Mercurial Monuments” by @ajha.bsky.social: #artwork that reminds us to preserve fleeting, small structures before they fizzle out in space-time. stateofmatter.in/artwork/merc... 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 15/05/2024#WritingCommunity The dreaded Issue 13 is here for reading! Do not read while under a ladder, these 5 pieces of #horror, #fantasy and #scifi, and 1 unlucky artwork at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren... Details 👇🧵 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 12/05/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 10 of our exclusive #speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Performing course correction. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 13/04/2024Sojourner, are you sure you want to peek behind the curtains? There may be something terribly, terribly amazing behind: the #speculative team of State of Matter! Here are their bios: stateofmatter.in/team/ 🤯🧵stateofmatter.inTeam – State of Matter 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 08/04/2024#writers, #readers, #speculativefiction enthusiasts Before we release the dreaded "Issue 13", we now have a dedicated page for all our past issues: stateofmatter.in/past-issues/ Of course, most of the brilliant artwork that you see is by Ravinder Nain and @ajha.bsky.social. A thread 🧵stateofmatter.inPast Issues – State of Matter 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 31/03/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 7 of our exclusive #speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Printing nav-logs. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 121
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 29/03/2024“Which is ‘more’ The Hoverer… now or eternity? The Hoverer embraces both uninterruptedly,” - Ken Goodman, “The Hoverer” stateofmatter.in/poetry/the-h... 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 29/03/2024A metric certainty of solar systems, once a fantasy in the sciences, now a fantasy in the arts. This desire-to-desire was captured by @ajha.bsky.social, perfect for our #Editorial. Did you catch the #scifi play, "Love in the Cholera of Time" by Tahatto? A review of the play in the QT 👇🏻. 011
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 19/03/2024"We wanted, perhaps in other words, an alternative that we feel is central to speculative fiction, an alternative that makes demands for its own novelty, an alternative that forces you to reckon with it as new." Read more here: stateofmatter.in/blog/discove... Details 🧵👇🏻 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 17/03/2024#Writers. #Poets. #Bangalore. For when our world's not enough, let us dream up an alternative! Join our #poetry workshop on March 24, at Atta Galatta. It is: - aimed at beginners - absolutely free - hosted by Dr Akhila Mohan CG: poet, writer, thespian Register here: forms.gle/KacJ1BasWR7Q... 121
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 11/03/2024#WritingCommunity, Something is shifting, morphing, shedding its cloak (or skin). We conducted our very first #horror workshop last year. Here's something from the session, in case you want to come up with ideas! Don't forget to tag us 👀 on inspired pieces :) 011
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 01/03/2024We are open for reading this month too, like all months... *Checks calendar* Did you know we are always open? Looking for a place to submit your #scifi, #fantasy or #horror piece? Why not send it here? stateofmatter.in/submissions 021
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 03/03/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 5 of our exclusive #speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Cruise control active. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 121
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 15/02/2024“You apparently know all these details about me doing something that I haven’t even thought about doing and wasn’t planning on attempting…” - Sean MacKendrick, Temp Work stateofmatter.in/fiction/temp... 🧵👇 131
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 18/02/2024#WritingCommunity This is Week 4 of our exclusive #speculativefiction dictionary📔, a curated relic that features works of dubious reality. Caution! Activating warp drive. We are rocketing through new wor(l)ds alphabetically. 52 weeks of 2024 with 26 speculative works… 👀🧵 122
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 12/02/2024We are open to reading speculative fiction, original translations and poetry throughout the year. We are currently scouting for work for Issue 14. If you are a sci-fi, horror or fantasy writer, submit to us at stateofmatter.in/submissions/stateofmatter.inSubmissions – State of Matter 021
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 12/02/2024“module.heart” by @ajha.bsky.social: as a reminder of the many speculations and practices of infusing the intangible in the mechanical, and how science fiction bridges the gap. Oh, and what are your plans for Valentine’s? stateofmatter.in/artwork/modu...stateofmatter.inmodule.heart – State of Matter 111
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 12/02/2024Writing Community, Issue 12 is up for reading! We bring you 6 pieces of sci-fi, fantasy and horror and 1 artwork at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren... Read 👇🧵for details about each piece: 121
Reposted by Ankit JhaState of Matter @handle.invalid · 11/02/2024Caution⚠️We are now crossing the language barrier! Calling out for original translations of #scifi, #fantasy, #horror, and #speculative #poetry from South Asian languages. Send us your best translations📫 Submission Guidelines: stateofmatter.in/submissions/ 053
