Syeda Erum Noor

To read as an academic: The transformative journey of a reader turned student

I became curious as to how the experience of reading might change for someone who studied it for a living, and how the lens of a literature student might differ from that of a creative writing one

6d ago

Manga on Bangabandhu wins bronze medal at 17th Japan International Manga Award

On 5 March 2024, at the 17th Japan International Manga Awards, a manga portraying the life and struggle of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman received a bronze medaeruml, making it the first Bangladeshi manga to be featured in and to have won such a prestigious award

3w ago

A discussion on truth, dares, and death with Nadia Kabir Barb

It was an intimate gathering of book lovers who had come together to listen to and participate in a discussion regarding a variety of topics, starting from her writing process to concepts of death explored in her stories, all stemming from deeply personal events in her life

4w ago

Anubad Sahitya Puraskar 2024: Celebrating the achievements of translators

Speakers talked about the losses and the gains of the meaning of text after having undergone translation, about the responsibility and the power that a translator holds in taking an author’s words and transforming it for a different reader base.

A twisted tale of deception

Reading this book was uncomfortable, like a car crash waiting to happen, it was hard to read and even harder to put down.

3-day conference to be held in honor of literary magazine’s 20th anniversary

There will be a total of seven sessions held over the course of February 8, 9, and 10 where various topics will be discussed by participants, ranging from litterateurs, artists, and accomplished literary personalities.

6 magazines accepting international submissions for fiction, poetry, and everything in between

To help save you the effort and to hopefully nudge you a little to submit your work, here are a few magazines around the world accepting international submissions for this year.

The House With No Clocks

There are no clocks inside this house. The walls are quiet, the windows loud.

February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022

Tamed

Backed into a corner, A house pet in the wild,

December 16, 2021
December 16, 2021

Illusion of Choice

With nothing left to give, She withered away. From black, then to white And she faded to gray.

November 25, 2021
November 25, 2021

In The Name of The Queen

Drenched in sweet moonlight yet hidden in part, She sat on an oak tree that lived in the dark.

November 11, 2021
November 11, 2021

The pressure to be in a relationship

The idea is presented as though it's the only solution to our problems.

September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021

Nowhere

You walk a star-covered path leading you nowhere, You think you’re no closer but you’re nearly there. 

September 9, 2021
September 9, 2021

How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?

Both parents and teachers agree that this is largely affecting a child's growth.

August 5, 2021
August 5, 2021

For the Love of the (Unpopular) Game

How do these players and athletes fuel their passions and dreams?

July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021

Dorothy in Wonderland

For wounded soldiers rarely feel, Of throbbing hearts and broken skin.

July 15, 2021
July 15, 2021

Of You, I Know Not

A poem by Syeda Erum Noor.

May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021

Six feet under hell itself

Rituals from when time was young, Filling our daughters’ lungs with sand,

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