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@meeravijayann

Writer I Mum I Fellow I Advisor I I write essays on gender + health I bylines & more

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Joined June 2009
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    Feb 27

    These persons from the Indian side are tasked with reaching help and organising the safe return of Indian students in the Ukraine.

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  2. Feb 22

    Gosh, YES. 👇🏽

    Normalize saying "I don't now how to pronounce this word because I've only ever read it and never heard it out loud".
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    Feb 8

    My new piece for is about the journalist Vicky Ward and Vanity Fair, and why sexual abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell did not appear in a 2003 story.

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    Feb 5

    Interesting opportunity: VCCA Caregiving Fellowship for a writer caring for an ill or disabled spouse, child, or other family member:

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    Jan 29

    We are OPEN for submissions. Please send us your best poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Got hybrid work? We'd love to read that too. Our readers are standing by.

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    Jan 25

    We're open for submissions until March the First! Send us fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and book review & interview pitches through Submittable.

    Who’s open for submissions today? 👀
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    Jan 19

    The death penalty is fundamentally a poor person’s issue. I have never met a single person with money or resources on death row. Capital punishment means “those without the capital get the punishment.”

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    Jan 20

    Looking to commission some new essays for for Feb/March! I'm looking for first-person essays that use the personal as a portal to broader questions & conversations. Here's my pitch guide, which has everything you need to know:

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    Jan 15

    Call for Submissions: Orange Blossom Review seeks original, unpublished works of poetry, fiction, CNF, and visual art for our 8th issue. We want to read your best! More information & the link to Submittable are here: . Deadline: Feb. 15. Please share! 🍊

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    Jan 10

    is open for essay submissions until February 28, so here’s a thread in which our editors share what they would like to see. Give them a follow and send your essay our way via (See submission guidelines: )

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  11. 26 Dec 2021

    It astounds me how many great people we lose towards the end of every year. So many since Covid began. There seems to be no end to grieving. RIP Archbishop Tutu 💔

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    He was the 'voice of the voiceless' during the long struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. The Nobel Peace prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has died aged 90.
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    23 Dec 2021

    In many ways writing is the act of saying I, of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying listen to me, see it my way, change your mind. It’s an aggressive, even a hostile act. Joan Didion, Why I Write:

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  13. 15 Dec 2021

    What a huge loss for all of us. 💔

    The influential critic, author and feminist bell hooks died Wednesday at the age of 69. We discussed her work and legacy.
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    15 Dec 2021

    lumiere's writing contest is back!💛💡✨ we'll be accepting poems and fiction/ nonfiction from january 1-31 2022. submissions are free, open to all, and unthemed. our judges are luther hughes (poetry) and elaine hsieh chou (prose). details:

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    13 Dec 2021

    Here's a deal you might like: If you purchase my novel, RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM, at the below link (or any other on the list), you receive a 30-percent discount on an Alta Journal Membership AND will be supporting independent bookstores:

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    3 Dec 2021

    “Sit with ALL their questions that will become your questions. You’ll find your own language. They’ll come to you when you’re ready. Sit and listen.” Read Jung Hae Chae's full interview at

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    5 Dec 2021

    I got to sit down and think about childhood, first loves, writing process, my eternal muses, and other things. Thank you, !

    “Sit with ALL their questions that will become your questions. You’ll find your own language. They’ll come to you when you’re ready. Sit and listen.” Read Jung Hae Chae's full interview at
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    2 Dec 2021

    The brilliant Maggie Nelson is judging our 2022 short nonfiction contest! Submit your essay by December 31. The winner will be published in KR and receive a scholarship to attend the 2022 Kenyon Review Writers Workshops:

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    1 Dec 2021

    Submissions are open! From now until 12/31 we're excited to see your work—fiction, poetry, essays, flash, cnf, humor, music, art, and photography. See our guidelines for details and send us your best reenvisioned Americana!

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    6 Nov 2021

    Let's talk golden titles! continues to make waves among the bookish community, with penning 🔥 praise for the title by : “This is a story that comes alive around you.” OUT NOW:

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