Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I loved your story, Cole. I learned something new reading your flash x 110
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Congratulations Sarah! It’s so lovely to find out who the story belongs to :) 110
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026So glad you enjoyed it Anika. I had a lot of fun as well x 000
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaAnika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Thank you for such a playful & inspiring @flashficfestuk.bsky.social workshop @susmitab.bsky.social. The collective river created feels real to me still & I’m looking forward to playing around with horde/hoard in the context of bees, flowers & otters that should've been beavers. 🙏 #flashfiction 152
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 09/11/2025I’d love to go to Ganpatipule some time. I love the konkan seafood the best! 020
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 09/11/2025I didn’t have a gujarati thali this time. Next time! Had lots of fish in restaurants and at home. 110
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 09/11/2025So I went to India and this activity seems to be the highlight! 😂😂😂 490
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025I love this piece by Kate Hollingsworth in @fictivedream.bsky.social - conceived in my The Female Gothic workshop at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social festival this year. fictivedream.com/2025/10/12/b...fictivedream.comBought It For Lifeby Kate Hollingsworth I added another shoe. At first it was just a rubber slide, the left one. He used to wear those in the garden. Then left slide led to right slide, and they formed a pair at the… 151
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 05/10/2025The workshop was so well received and we heard some beautiful and powerful poems from some of the attendees. What an inspiring and incredible experience it was 💛 The next workshop is on 22 November at @johnhansardgallery with @poojaangraindiansinger in collaboration with @artasiasouthampton. 000
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 05/10/2025This series is supported by @wirewoolevents in Southampton. We shared the room with Nosa Malcolm’s exhibition on Colourism which completed the circle of our workshop themes so perfectly. 100
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Yesterday Liz Amos & I ran a workshop on art and poetry featuring the African diaspora at @october.books The project #noplacelikehome❤️ is part of @writingourlegacy important work on sharing experiences and creative thinking from the global majority. 130
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaThe Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2025And for the Haunting Award: @lmbayley.bsky.social @ruralunease.bsky.social @susmitab.bsky.social 281
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaThe Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2025For the Award for Disabled Creatives: @suzannehicks.bsky.social 391
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaThe Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Please join me in congratulating the #WelkinPrize nominations for the @genrepunkmag.bsky.social awards. For the Editors' Choice Award: @cake-girl.bsky.social @noranadj.bsky.social @mrallanmiller.bsky.social 3224
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 24/08/2025All of us loved it so much - stick with the first few chapters it gets better and better ☺️ 010
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Sunshine on a Sunday. Preparing for the book club chat across continents. A bit of Bombay street food that connects us all. Bombay Scottish classmates zooming in for a delicious discussion of Susannah Clarke’s Piranesi with a side of laughter, banter, heart-to-hearts and serious book discussions. 130
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Was so happy to be back at the @morrablibrary in Penzance. Was here ten years ago for the #penzancelitfest where David Bottomley interviewed me about my debut novel, The Normal State of Mind 100
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Flash inspired by Mughal miniature paintings on 31 July 7:30-9 pm by Susmita (me!) Links to book below. Do come along and explore new prompts and ideas! 052
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025It was so lovely to meet you and have a brief chat. Would have loved to chat longer x 110
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaAnika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Gutted I can’t make any of these dates. @coffeeandpaneer.bsky.social @susmitab.bsky.social and @hanakhalique.bsky.social run such brilliant workshops. Grab a spot if you can. 243
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 18/07/2025We’re at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social this weekend - come and say hello 💕 062
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaKathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 02/07/2025A brilliant anthology and three exciting workshops lined up to celebrate its anniversary 🎉 095
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 02/07/2025It’s a year since the publication of Flash Fusion: An anthology of flash fiction & conversations on craft by South Asian writers, & we’re celebrating in style Workshops to be held via Zoom & recorded for participants. Discounts available. Details & booking info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flash-fusi... 185
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaNational Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Fun was had in Bath at the launch of our anthology ‘Monsoon’. We enjoyed workshops by @jupiterjonz.bsky.social & @susmitab.bsky.social & a panel on the future of flash as well as tons of readings of stories from our anthology. A lovely day & so good to meet so many new people 😊😊😊 0193
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Last week I visited a school in Southampton with @johnhansardgallery to introduce Gond Art from India. I had the opportunity to blend my art background with poetry writing & create found poetry artwork. Here are a few examples of their work. The first photo is my own artwork I used as an example. 040
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Sharing a few photos taken at Winchester Poetry Festival's Poetry Hub as part of Bournemouth Writing Festival 2025. These were taken during my sessions, so they're mostly of me! But it was a weekend of many workshops and readings at the WPF Poetry Hub space. Photo credit: Solid Imagery 020
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025This is sooo cool! I must ask my cousin if she’s been there as she lives in Toronto. 010
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025I love the idea of a library within a corner shop! 210
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025The exhibition ‘Cornershop & Portals into Other Worlds’ is now on at the Westside Gallery foyer, Winchester School of Art. Also featuring my poem commissioned by @southamptonforward It’s on for the next couple of weeks. If you’re in Winchester, don’t miss it! 120
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Really looking forward to reading this collection. Congratulations Kathryn 🎉🎉🎉 121
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaNational Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 20/04/2025FlashFlood is now open for submissions until Saturday 26 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Previously published accepted (2022 & earlier). Debut writer spots. Free to enter. For more details see here: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...media.tenor.coma cartoon of homer simpson in an orange raftALT: a cartoon of homer simpson in an orange raft 614672
Reposted by Susmita BhattacharyaNational Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Our celebration of flash in Bath, UK on 14 June includes workshops by @susmitab.bsky.social & @lunchontuesday.bsky.social & a panel with @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @karjon.bsky.social @judehwriter2.bsky.social & @scooterwriter.bsky.social as well as the launch of our anthology ! t.co/IzQCKOsInRt.cohttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-flash-fiction-day-2025-tickets-1289514084339?aff=oddtdtcreator 194
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Some photos from the #womeninscience show I curated for ArtfulScribe at Mayflower Mast Studios 🚀🧮🧬🔬🚜 030
Susmita Bhattacharya @susmitab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025It’s all happening this weekend! @artfulscribeuk LitFest at @mayflower.studios Am absolutely delighted to be curating the headline event Women in Science: Told through Poetry, Storytelling and Dance. Let’s celebrate these women in science from around the world and through the ages. 120
