Mahogany Journal
For +65 South Asians
About
Mahogany Journal was conceptualised in 2020 as a welcoming online literary space for anglophone South Asian writers and readers in Singapore. Our main objective is to share stories that are written by, about and for people like us. This non-profit journal strives to examine the South Asian diaspora through an intersectional lens. Together with your input, we, Prasanthi Ram (fiction editor) and Jaryl George Solomon (poetry editor), hope to unpack what it truly means to be South Asian in our local and global context.
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Here at Mahogany, we are always thrilled to hear that our contributors have been republished. It lets us know that our work matters within and beyond our +65 South Asian literary community. Thank you for believing in us, and more so, yourselves.
When We Inherit: Growing Up Indian (2022)
Issue 1, Poetry | “Being Brown” – Sanusha S SritharanBest New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Five (2021)
Issue 1, Fiction | “Sacred Scalp” – Anittha Thanabalan
Issue 1, Fiction | “The Prayer Mat” – Wisha JamalHow We Live: Stories of Daily Living (2022)
Issue 2, Fiction | “The House of Wind” – Anittha ThanabalanLittle Things: An Anthology of Poetry (2025)
Issue 2, Poetry | "Kesh" – Tessa KaurBest New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume 7 (2025)
Issue 5, Fiction | "The Hidden Bar of Tanjong Pagar" – Akash Mattupalli
New Year New Stories 2025 Workshop Series
Fully sold out18 January Introduction to Fiction (Prasanthi Ram)
1 February Mastering Fiction (Nisha Mehraj)
15 February Introduction to Poetry (Jaryl George Solomon)
1 March Mastering Poetry (Pooja Nansi)
15 March Introduction to Creative Nonfiction (Prasanthi and Jaryl)
29 March Mastering Creative Nonfiction (Varsha Sivaram)
Manifest Zine
Thank you for supporting us!
What you will receive:
A 52-page zine (cover to cover) in full colour;
A variety of forms from letters and recipes to poetry and advertorials, all inspired by magazines of the 90s;
Contributor works by Noonherd, Anittha Thanabalan, Nitya Nedyam, Yashmita D/O Ananthan, Gayathrii Nathan, Subash Kumar, Zubaidah D., Uma Jayaraman, Paati and Kirthiga Ravindaran;
Featured pieces by culture writer Chandreyee Ray, spoken word poet Shivram Gopinath and content creator Preeti Nair.
Pricing:
S$32 for 1 zine
S$63 for 2 zines
S$94 for 3 zines
S$124 for 4 zines
How to order?
Please head on to our Google Form for all orders. Note that the current collection dates on 31 January (to be ordered by 30 January) and 7 February (to be ordered by 6 January).
If neither option is suitable, you can drop us a DM on our Instagram handle, @mahoganyjournal to see if alternative arrangements can be made