A Thousand Tomorrows is a four-hour workshop dedicated to writing science fiction, the literature of ideas, conducted by State of Matter, a South Asian speculative fiction magazine.   This interactive workshop will introduce writers to science fiction as a speculative genre, and will mostly be geared toward writing scenes and short fiction.   Structure: Broadly, the workshop will cover the basics of planning a story and making it believable. We shall begin with questions of theme and conceit and focus on planning a piece. Then, we shall engage with the brick-and-mortar el Read More..

From the magazine that brought you A Thousand Tomorrows, here is a new writing workshop, this time for horror! Gear up toward a scary halloween with Ghosting 101, two four-hour workshops dedicated to writing horror, conducted by State of Matter, a South Asian speculative fiction magazine. These interactive workshops will introduce writers to horror as a speculative genre, and will mostly be geared toward writing scenes and short fiction. Structure: In the first workshop (October 22, 2023), we will discuss how to evoke fear, moving from a soft thought that sticks with you, causes your Read More..

Otherworldly is an introductory poetry session, where we will write poems about the many fantastic worlds that we dream and live in. This three-hour long interactive workshop will introduce poets to form and expression, to fantasy as a speculative genre, and will be geared toward writing small-length verse. Facilitator Bios Dr Akhila Mohan CG is a poet and writer, currently based in Bengaluru. Her works have been published or forthcoming in over 30 national and international literary journals and anthologies including The Year Book of Indian Poetry 2022 (Hawakal), TMYS Review, Madras Cou Read More..