Susmita Bhattacharya
@susmitab.bsky.social
Writer. Educator. Dreamer.
So I went to India and this activity seems to be the highlight! 😂😂😂
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
So I went to India and this activity seems to be the highlight! 😂😂😂
Yesterday Liz Amos & I ran a workshop on art and poetry featuring the African diaspora at @october.books
The project #noplacelikehome❤️ is part of @writingourlegacy important work on sharing experiences and creative thinking from the global majority.
The project #noplacelikehome❤️ is part of @writingourlegacy important work on sharing experiences and creative thinking from the global majority.
October 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Yesterday Liz Amos & I ran a workshop on art and poetry featuring the African diaspora at @october.books
The project #noplacelikehome❤️ is part of @writingourlegacy important work on sharing experiences and creative thinking from the global majority.
The project #noplacelikehome❤️ is part of @writingourlegacy important work on sharing experiences and creative thinking from the global majority.
Sunshine on a Sunday. Preparing for the book club chat across continents. A bit of Bombay street food that connects us all. Bombay Scottish classmates zooming in for a delicious discussion of Susannah Clarke’s Piranesi with a side of laughter, banter, heart-to-hearts and serious book discussions.
August 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Sunshine on a Sunday. Preparing for the book club chat across continents. A bit of Bombay street food that connects us all. Bombay Scottish classmates zooming in for a delicious discussion of Susannah Clarke’s Piranesi with a side of laughter, banter, heart-to-hearts and serious book discussions.
Was so happy to be back at the @morrablibrary in Penzance. Was here ten years ago for the #penzancelitfest where David Bottomley interviewed me about my debut novel, The Normal State of Mind
August 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Was so happy to be back at the @morrablibrary in Penzance. Was here ten years ago for the #penzancelitfest where David Bottomley interviewed me about my debut novel, The Normal State of Mind
Flash inspired by Mughal miniature paintings on 31 July 7:30-9 pm by Susmita (me!) Links to book below. Do come along and explore new prompts and ideas!
July 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Flash inspired by Mughal miniature paintings on 31 July 7:30-9 pm by Susmita (me!) Links to book below. Do come along and explore new prompts and ideas!
It’s a year since the publication of Flash Fusion: An anthology of flash fiction & conversations on craft by South Asian writers, & we’re celebrating in style
Workshops to be held via Zoom & recorded for participants. Discounts available. Details & booking info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flash-fusi...
Workshops to be held via Zoom & recorded for participants. Discounts available. Details & booking info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flash-fusi...
July 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It’s a year since the publication of Flash Fusion: An anthology of flash fiction & conversations on craft by South Asian writers, & we’re celebrating in style
Workshops to be held via Zoom & recorded for participants. Discounts available. Details & booking info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flash-fusi...
Workshops to be held via Zoom & recorded for participants. Discounts available. Details & booking info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flash-fusi...
Last week I visited a school in Southampton with @johnhansardgallery to introduce Gond Art from India. I had the opportunity to blend my art background with poetry writing & create found poetry artwork. Here are a few examples of their work. The first photo is my own artwork I used as an example.
May 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Last week I visited a school in Southampton with @johnhansardgallery to introduce Gond Art from India. I had the opportunity to blend my art background with poetry writing & create found poetry artwork. Here are a few examples of their work. The first photo is my own artwork I used as an example.
Sharing a few photos taken at Winchester Poetry Festival's Poetry Hub as part of Bournemouth Writing Festival 2025. These were taken during my sessions, so they're mostly of me! But it was a weekend of many workshops and readings at the WPF Poetry Hub space.
Photo credit: Solid Imagery
Photo credit: Solid Imagery
May 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Sharing a few photos taken at Winchester Poetry Festival's Poetry Hub as part of Bournemouth Writing Festival 2025. These were taken during my sessions, so they're mostly of me! But it was a weekend of many workshops and readings at the WPF Poetry Hub space.
Photo credit: Solid Imagery
Photo credit: Solid Imagery
The exhibition ‘Cornershop & Portals into Other Worlds’ is now on at the Westside Gallery foyer, Winchester School of Art. Also featuring my poem commissioned by @southamptonforward
It’s on for the next couple of weeks. If you’re in Winchester, don’t miss it!
It’s on for the next couple of weeks. If you’re in Winchester, don’t miss it!
May 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The exhibition ‘Cornershop & Portals into Other Worlds’ is now on at the Westside Gallery foyer, Winchester School of Art. Also featuring my poem commissioned by @southamptonforward
It’s on for the next couple of weeks. If you’re in Winchester, don’t miss it!
It’s on for the next couple of weeks. If you’re in Winchester, don’t miss it!
Some photos from the #womeninscience show I curated for ArtfulScribe at Mayflower Mast Studios
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March 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Some photos from the #womeninscience show I curated for ArtfulScribe at Mayflower Mast Studios
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It’s all happening this weekend! @artfulscribeuk LitFest at @mayflower.studios
Am absolutely delighted to be curating the headline event Women in Science: Told through Poetry, Storytelling and Dance. Let’s celebrate these women in science from around the world and through the ages.
Am absolutely delighted to be curating the headline event Women in Science: Told through Poetry, Storytelling and Dance. Let’s celebrate these women in science from around the world and through the ages.
March 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
It’s all happening this weekend! @artfulscribeuk LitFest at @mayflower.studios
Am absolutely delighted to be curating the headline event Women in Science: Told through Poetry, Storytelling and Dance. Let’s celebrate these women in science from around the world and through the ages.
Am absolutely delighted to be curating the headline event Women in Science: Told through Poetry, Storytelling and Dance. Let’s celebrate these women in science from around the world and through the ages.
After watching Mrs, the Hindi remake of the Malayalam film, The Great Indian Kitchen, I’ve retired to a sunny spot in the company of my plants to contemplate on life, marriage, independence, companionship & the balance between all these things. If you have watched it, what did you think of the film?
February 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
After watching Mrs, the Hindi remake of the Malayalam film, The Great Indian Kitchen, I’ve retired to a sunny spot in the company of my plants to contemplate on life, marriage, independence, companionship & the balance between all these things. If you have watched it, what did you think of the film?
Such a lovely evening at @arcwinch listening to David Nicholls talk about his writing journey, his fascination with songs and music in his books, his writing process and his support for libraries at the Winchester Books Festival and I managed to get a signed copy of his latest book. 📚📖📚
February 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Such a lovely evening at @arcwinch listening to David Nicholls talk about his writing journey, his fascination with songs and music in his books, his writing process and his support for libraries at the Winchester Books Festival and I managed to get a signed copy of his latest book. 📚📖📚
Every year the Public Lending Right (PLR) sends authors info about how many times their books have been borrowed in libraries, & pays authors 11.76 p/loan.
I’d like to thank all my readers & hope that you keep borrowing books from libraries to keep them thriving and growing.
I’d like to thank all my readers & hope that you keep borrowing books from libraries to keep them thriving and growing.
January 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Every year the Public Lending Right (PLR) sends authors info about how many times their books have been borrowed in libraries, & pays authors 11.76 p/loan.
I’d like to thank all my readers & hope that you keep borrowing books from libraries to keep them thriving and growing.
I’d like to thank all my readers & hope that you keep borrowing books from libraries to keep them thriving and growing.
Birthday sleepover - multiple teens in the house 🤣🤣🤣
January 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Birthday sleepover - multiple teens in the house 🤣🤣🤣
Last week at Poetry@JHG
An evening spent listening to great poetry & reading my poem, based on post memory theory, about the Bengal Famine of 1943, a genocide of that time where more than 3 million people died during the British rule in India, & the current genocide in Palestine.
📷 Nosa Malcolm
An evening spent listening to great poetry & reading my poem, based on post memory theory, about the Bengal Famine of 1943, a genocide of that time where more than 3 million people died during the British rule in India, & the current genocide in Palestine.
📷 Nosa Malcolm
January 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Last week at Poetry@JHG
An evening spent listening to great poetry & reading my poem, based on post memory theory, about the Bengal Famine of 1943, a genocide of that time where more than 3 million people died during the British rule in India, & the current genocide in Palestine.
📷 Nosa Malcolm
An evening spent listening to great poetry & reading my poem, based on post memory theory, about the Bengal Famine of 1943, a genocide of that time where more than 3 million people died during the British rule in India, & the current genocide in Palestine.
📷 Nosa Malcolm
First writing workshop of the year at God’s House Tower, Southampton today inspired by Jane Austen’s letters and @jocelynjmcg art installations exploring the Female Gothic. We were also inspired by @louisemangos flash fiction A Roadmap of Womanhood. Don’t miss the exhibition at @ght_soton.
January 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
First writing workshop of the year at God’s House Tower, Southampton today inspired by Jane Austen’s letters and @jocelynjmcg art installations exploring the Female Gothic. We were also inspired by @louisemangos flash fiction A Roadmap of Womanhood. Don’t miss the exhibition at @ght_soton.
Our final in-person SO:Write Women’s writing group met yesterday. We wrote about gratitude & giving thanks, ended with chai latte & conversation. Thank you ArtfulScribe for a glorious 8 year run, I’m grateful to be a part of it as a participant & then as the facilitator for the past 2 years. ❤️✍🏽✍🏽❤️
December 15, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Our final in-person SO:Write Women’s writing group met yesterday. We wrote about gratitude & giving thanks, ended with chai latte & conversation. Thank you ArtfulScribe for a glorious 8 year run, I’m grateful to be a part of it as a participant & then as the facilitator for the past 2 years. ❤️✍🏽✍🏽❤️
Inspiring Orwell Foundation lecture by Nazanin Zachary-Radcliffe last Thursday at Southbank Centre. Was so lucky to be able to accompany my daughter, an Orwell Youth Fellow.
December 8, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Inspiring Orwell Foundation lecture by Nazanin Zachary-Radcliffe last Thursday at Southbank Centre. Was so lucky to be able to accompany my daughter, an Orwell Youth Fellow.
A glimpse into last night’s exhibition launch of the project Just Popping In: Cornershop and portal into other worlds. I was commissioned to write a poem for this project. Students & staff of Solent University & Winchester School of Art worked with Southampton Forward to create fashion and design.
December 4, 2024 at 11:15 AM
A glimpse into last night’s exhibition launch of the project Just Popping In: Cornershop and portal into other worlds. I was commissioned to write a poem for this project. Students & staff of Solent University & Winchester School of Art worked with Southampton Forward to create fashion and design.
Excited to be at Southampton Solent University for the launch of Southampton Forward’s Corner Shops: Portals into Other Worlds project. I was commissioned to write a poem to accompany the beautiful fashion creations by the students of Winchester School of Art and Solent University
December 3, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Excited to be at Southampton Solent University for the launch of Southampton Forward’s Corner Shops: Portals into Other Worlds project. I was commissioned to write a poem to accompany the beautiful fashion creations by the students of Winchester School of Art and Solent University
My first post on Bluesky. Thank you for all the follows. Working my way through the app and following back. Looking forward to interacting with all things arty, literary and lots of creative content. Here’s my writing buddy, Timmy 🐾🐾🐾
November 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM
My first post on Bluesky. Thank you for all the follows. Working my way through the app and following back. Looking forward to interacting with all things arty, literary and lots of creative content. Here’s my writing buddy, Timmy 🐾🐾🐾