The Cosy Desi Club is a collaborative platform celebrating South Asian creativity and connection.
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Made by and for the South Asian diaspora, The Cosy Desi Club aims to bring people together through in-person events and online spaces and give a home to stories, art, and ideas that reflect our culture and identities. At its heart, it’s about collaboration and community, and creating a space where emerging and established creatives can share their work, connect with others, and feel seen.
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ISSUE #3 SUBMISSIONS OPEN
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DEADLINE: 08.05.26
The submissions for our next issue of The Cosy Desi Club magazine are now OPEN.
Everyone is welcome to submit their ideas for the third issue. Submissions are open worldwide.
For details on the theme and how to send in your work, visit the PITCH page.
Released in August 2025, this issue brings together the voices of 44 contributors from across the diaspora, each offering an intimate response to the theme Hidden Journeys. Through poetry, essays, art, photography, music reflections, and creative projects, they explore the quiet, complex, and often overlooked paths that shape identity and creativity.
The Cosy Desi Club Magazine — Issue 2: Hidden Journeys
Released in August 2025, this issue brings together the voices of 44 contributors from across the diaspora, each offering an intimate response to the theme Hidden Journeys. Through poetry, essays, art, photography, music reflections, and creative projects, they explore the quiet, complex, and often overlooked paths that shape identity and creativity.
This issue sheds light on the beauty and depth of stories that exist beneath the surface as they travel through unconventional routes and self-discovery, with the resilience of carving one’s way against expectations. It’s a celebration of unseen narratives and the power of making space for them.
Contributors:
Nadine Aamir, Khizra Ahmed, Sanah Akhtar, Shehla Ali, Noor Afasa, Saira Basravi, Gurvinder Bharaj, Bhavina Bhudia, Olivia Cooper, Cooking With Feem, Ahona Das, Ayesha Dey, Sharandeep Flora, Fijiana, Charnjit Gill, Nayonica Ghosh, Zahra Haider, Aishaah H, Zainab Iqbal, Tooba Kazmi, Mosina Khan, Simi Khan, Aisha Parveen Khan, Abby Limfoong-Doherty, Devika Lishanin, Urvee Lungare, Fatimah M, MIAIM Eyewear, Anisa Mohammed, Annie Mirza, Prishika Nagar, Fiza Owais, Farabee Pushpita, Jessie Randhawa, Rubah Rathore, Ayman J. Sabir, Sabrina, Uma Shah, Yusuf Syed, Syeda Tatheer, Fallaq Ujgalla, Rebecca Varghese, Sumaiya Yasmin, Sumayah Yaseen
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Photography: @usawa.project
Cover: Gloss Lamination
156 pages
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