UPCOMING EVENT: Romantasy 101 with Anuja Varghese (Part 2)

May 5, 2026 | 12:30pm EST

Now that we have the basics with part 1, part 2 will be a workshop where Anuja will offer writing prompts around character development and integrating conflict. Prompts usually ask participants to write for 3-5 mins. The goal is to see what new ideas surface and to challenge yourself to write quickly without self-editing, and have fun!

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Anuja Varghese (she/her) is an award-winning writer of literary fiction, fantasy, and erotica/romance where women of color get leading roles! In 2023, her short story collection, titled CHRYSALIS, won the Writers Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize and the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, and in 2024, was longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, among others. Her debut novel, A KISS OF CRIMSON ASH, the first in a new medieval India-inspired romantasy trilogy, is forthcoming in May 2026. Anuja lives in Hamilton with her partner, two kids, and two cats. Find Anuja online at anujavarghese.com.