UPCOMING EVENT: Romantasy 101 with Anuja Varghese

April 28, 2026 | 12:30pm EST

This is an introduction to the genre of romantasy where author Anuja Varghese will break down common tropes and structures, and where you will look at things like the intersections of genre elements, and much more!

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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.