Category Archives: Writing

Join me at SFContario, Toronto

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

A (hopefully) exciting weekend coming up! I will be SFContario, Toronto’s annual SF/F convention. The full schedule is here. I will be reading from my upcoming book Markswoman on Saturday afternoon, and I will have (yay!) bookmarks to give away. … Continue reading →

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Stories, Launches, and More

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

In the Woods, My Voice is my latest publication, a short story which is now live in the October issue of Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show. You can read it or listen to an audio version narrated by the … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Thoughts

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

I remember, so clearly, the first time I articulated the desire to be a science fiction / fantasy writer. I was in Grade 6, and the question had been put to us by our pretty, young, and sometimes-strict teacher Ms. … Continue reading →

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ARCs ARCs beautiful ARCs!

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

Just to say that the ARCs of Markswoman have arrived, and they’re just beautiful. I can’t stop petting them….that’s totally normal, right? Hah. I’m just enjoying holding my book in my hand before it actually goes out into the world. … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal of MARKSWOMAN eek!

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

I’m delighted to share the gorgeous cover of my upcoming book MARKSWOMAN! With many thanks to my editor Priyanka Krishnan and the amazingly talented art department of Harper Voyager. Can’t wait to hold this book in my hands! Meanwhile I … Continue reading →

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Washing dishes and writing words

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

July is the hottest month, breeding weeds in my tulip pots, mixing energy with ennui, stirring deck chairs with thunderstorms. You can see I’ll never be T.S. Eliot, and for that, I suppose, we should all be grateful. But seriously, … Continue reading →

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Sumer Is Icumen In (and other reasons to smile)

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

Sumer Is Icumen In is the title of a medieval English round of the mid-13th century. The middle English is pretty hilarious to sing aloud (Lhude sing cuccu!), but it feels appropriate to the day, which must be the first (okay maybe … Continue reading →

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April News and Reviews

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

News flash! I have a release date for my novel. Markswoman is scheduled for 23 January 2018. A few weeks, and I should have a cover to share. It’s all very exciting. I’m working with my editor on line edits, and … Continue reading →

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Hackers’ Faire: now live at Cast of Wonders

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

Story Day! Very pleased to announce that Hacker’s Faire, my far-future story with cats, cyborgs and buskers mingling in a bombed-out space station in Toronto, is now available to read or listen at Cast of Wonders. The story is narrated by Wilson … Continue reading →

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Poems on the Underground

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Rati Mehrotra

Twenty years ago, a friend of mine from England gave me a beautiful gift: a book titled Poems on the Underground, a collection of poems that were selected to be displayed on unlet advertising spaces in the London Tube. The … Continue reading →

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