Category Archives: Science fiction and fantasy

Laughing my way through Heinlein

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

I knew, before I picked up Stranger in a Strange Land, that I would probably find parts of it dated and offensive to women, and possibly racist. It was, after all, written in 1961. What I did not expect was … Continue reading →

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Another year, another Con: SFContario 5

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

I’d been looking forward to Toronto’s SFContario 5 for months, and then a few days ago I read Michael Matheson’s disturbing blog post on why he wasn’t going to attend. My spirits plummeted. I almost did not go myself. In the … Continue reading →

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Short story now live at Inscription Magazine

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

Woohoo! My YA science fiction story Anjali is now live at Inscription. Inscription is a great new magazine that publishes science fiction and fantasy for teens. All the stories are free to read online, and you don’t have to be a teen … Continue reading →

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Short story now live at Abyss & Apex

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

Yay! My short story Hatyasin is now live at Abyss & Apex, a great speculative fiction magazine. You can read my story here.  I enjoy perusing the fiction they publish every quarter and am so pleased to find Hatyasin among them. All the stories are free to … Continue reading →

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Literary agent news

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

News! I am now represented by the lovely Mary C. Moore, literary agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates. Mary wears many hats – she’s a writer and editor as well as being a literary agent. You can read one of her … Continue reading →

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Spaceships, Magicians and Walruses

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

Ah, September. The smell of new backpacks, the rude 6 am alarms, and the return, one hopes, to a writerly routine. Eventually, once the dust has settled… Yes, I know I totally missed posting in August. One of the reading … Continue reading →

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Short story now live at AE – The Canadian Science Fiction Review

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

  I’m pleased to report that my short story “This is not what I wanted for my birthday” is now live at AE – The Canadian Science Fiction Review. AE is the only SFWA-recognized Canadian science fiction market, and if you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Short Fiction Update

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

I have a couple of short story acceptances to report, WOOT! So, in chronological order: Hatyasin was accepted by Abyss & Apex, a highly acclaimed quarterly speculative fiction magazine edited by Wendy S. Delmater. My story is scheduled for publication in … Continue reading →

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Another Blog Hop

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

What? Yet another Blog Hop? Say it’s not true, you scream. It is true, I gleefully reply. Blame the post-Easter springiness in my step. It’s sunny out, and I may as well hop, especially as I’ve been tagged by my crit group … Continue reading →

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Emails from the future, Part 3

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

The other day, I picked up a local newsletter in a café and idly flicked through the pages. The second last page caught my eye. It was filled with the adverts of various spiritual gurus who promised to solve all problems, … Continue reading →

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