Facebook Twitter Instagram

    • Home
    • About us
    • Issue 12
      • Poetry
      • Fiction
      • Nonfiction
      • Translations
      • Book Reviews
      • Interviews
      • Excerpts
      • Visual Narratives
    • Collaborations
      • SheThePeople
      • The Little Journal of North East India
    • Events
    • Submissions
      • ULR Issue 13
      • Matchbox
    • Contributors
    • Archives
      • Issue 1
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 2
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 3
        • Poetry
        • Poetry in Translation
        • Fiction
        • Fiction in Translation
        • Nonfiction
        • Nonfiction in Translation
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 4
        • Poetry
        • Poetry in Translation
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
      • Issue 5
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 6
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 7
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 8
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book reviews
        • Interviews
        • Excerpts
        • Publisher
      • Issue 9
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Excerpts
        • Interviews
        • Writers respond
      • Issue 10
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 11
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
        • Excerpts
        • Visual Narratives
    • Matchbox
      • Matchbox Blog
    • Home
    • About us
    • Issue 12
      • Poetry
      • Fiction
      • Nonfiction
      • Translations
      • Book Reviews
      • Interviews
      • Excerpts
      • Visual Narratives
    • Collaborations
      • SheThePeople
      • The Little Journal of North East India
    • Events
    • Submissions
      • ULR Issue 13
      • Matchbox
    • Contributors
    • Archives
      • Issue 1
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 2
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 3
        • Poetry
        • Poetry in Translation
        • Fiction
        • Fiction in Translation
        • Nonfiction
        • Nonfiction in Translation
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 4
        • Poetry
        • Poetry in Translation
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
      • Issue 5
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 6
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 7
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 8
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book reviews
        • Interviews
        • Excerpts
        • Publisher
      • Issue 9
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Excerpts
        • Interviews
        • Writers respond
      • Issue 10
        • Editorials
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
      • Issue 11
        • Poetry
        • Fiction
        • Nonfiction
        • Translations
        • Book Reviews
        • Interviews
        • Excerpts
        • Visual Narratives
    • Matchbox
      • Matchbox Blog

    FICTION

    • FICTION
    • ISSUE 5
    July 8, 2021

    Book Excerpt – What’s a Lemon Squeezer doing in my Vagina?

    At weddings and holiday resorts, airports and cinema halls, I looked around for

    byRohini S Rajagopal
    4 minute read
    • FICTION
    • ISSUE 5
    July 2, 2021

    The Inauguration by Suneetha Balakrishnan

    Jasmine stepped into the enclosure, screwing up her nose She lifted her

    bySuneetha Balakrishnan
    9 minute read
    • FICTION
    • ISSUE 5
    July 2, 2021

    The Legend of Nagakanna by Aneeta Sundararaj

    Nandini stood inside the marquee and looked around at the business of

    byAneeta Sundararaj
    10 minute read
    • FICTION
    • ISSUE 5
    July 2, 2021

    Broken Bits Of the Moon by Najeeb S.A.

    After the university accepted my application for a research scholarship

    byNajeeb S.A.
    19 minute read
    • FICTION
    • ISSUE 5
    July 2, 2021

    Fury by Sukla Sinha

    The tender morning sun peeps into the little room through the cracks

    bySukla Sinha
    6 minute read
    • FICTION
    • ISSUE 5
    July 2, 2021

    A Storm for Jazz by Candace Meredith

    It has been a week since the rain has started

    byCandace Meredith
    3 minute read
    • FICTION
    • ISSUE 5
    July 1, 2021

    Lessons by Geetha Nair

    It had seemed like any other Saturday when she had woken up

    byGeetha Nair
    5 minute read
    • FICTION
    • ISSUE 5
    July 1, 2021

    Magic Dust in the Air by Fehmida Zakeer

    Ameera’s gaze travelled across the heads of children seated in front

    byFehmida Zakeer
    12 minute read
    Follow Us
    0
    0
    0

    Subscribe to our newsletter To Recieve Updates

      The Latest
      • The Matchbox by Usawa #10

        North-East Special by Matchbox x The Little Journal of North East India

        May 30, 2025
        1 minute read
      • rice fields after heartbreak

        We want freedom, not fixers

        May 30, 2025
        1 minute read
      • The Woman I Aspire to Be

        The Woman I Aspire to Be: A Feminist Reflection on Age

        May 30, 2025
        5 minute read
      • Deobar

        A sensory journey through an Assamese family's Sunday rituals

        May 28, 2025
        5 minute read

      Usawa in Swahili means equality. The Usawa Literary Review is a bi-annual English language literary magazine dedicated to feminist literature and writings by and about underrepresented communities.

      Facebook Twitter Instagram

      Menu

      • About Us
      • Contributors
      • Matchbox
      • Submissions
      • Contact
      • About Us
      • Contributors
      • Matchbox
      • Submissions
      • Contact

      Join our newsletter to receive updates

        Usawa Literary Review © 2025. All Rights Reserved | Managed & Maintained by Podium Pro

        Terms and Conditions    Privacy policy

        • Home
        • About us
        • Issue 12
          • Poetry
          • Fiction
          • Nonfiction
          • Translations
          • Book Reviews
          • Interviews
          • Excerpts
          • Visual Narratives
        • Collaborations
          • SheThePeople
          • The Little Journal of North East India
        • Events
        • Submissions
          • ULR Issue 13
          • Matchbox
        • Contributors
        • Archives
          • Issue 1
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 2
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 3
            • Poetry
            • Poetry in Translation
            • Fiction
            • Fiction in Translation
            • Nonfiction
            • Nonfiction in Translation
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 4
            • Poetry
            • Poetry in Translation
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
          • Issue 5
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 6
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 7
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 8
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book reviews
            • Interviews
            • Excerpts
            • Publisher
          • Issue 9
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Excerpts
            • Interviews
            • Writers respond
          • Issue 10
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 11
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
            • Excerpts
            • Visual Narratives
        • Matchbox
          • Matchbox Blog
        • Home
        • About us
        • Issue 12
          • Poetry
          • Fiction
          • Nonfiction
          • Translations
          • Book Reviews
          • Interviews
          • Excerpts
          • Visual Narratives
        • Collaborations
          • SheThePeople
          • The Little Journal of North East India
        • Events
        • Submissions
          • ULR Issue 13
          • Matchbox
        • Contributors
        • Archives
          • Issue 1
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 2
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 3
            • Poetry
            • Poetry in Translation
            • Fiction
            • Fiction in Translation
            • Nonfiction
            • Nonfiction in Translation
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 4
            • Poetry
            • Poetry in Translation
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
          • Issue 5
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 6
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 7
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 8
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book reviews
            • Interviews
            • Excerpts
            • Publisher
          • Issue 9
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Excerpts
            • Interviews
            • Writers respond
          • Issue 10
            • Editorials
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
          • Issue 11
            • Poetry
            • Fiction
            • Nonfiction
            • Translations
            • Book Reviews
            • Interviews
            • Excerpts
            • Visual Narratives
        • Matchbox
          • Matchbox Blog

        Join our newsletter to receive updates