CARPE VERBA: Week 3 Theme Announced — “Home: A Place, A Person, A Feeling”

As the second week of Carpe Verba bows out with stirring tributes to the theme of Mother, The Great Indian Review now unveils a theme that promises to touch the most intimate corners of the human spirit— “Home: A Place, A Person, A Feeling.”

What is home to you? Is it the scent of rain on old floor tiles? A voice you’ve missed for years? A city that still holds your stories? Or is it the place inside you where peace dwells? This theme invites writers to redefine the meaning of home—beyond bricks and walls—into something deeply personal, fluid, and sacred.

Carpe Verba, Latin for “seize the words,” is not just a call to write—it is a movement celebrating India’s pulsating literary soul. Each week, voices from across the country gather in this vibrant space, weaving a fabric of shared stories, bold emotions, and unfiltered creativity. Whether you’re a seasoned author or a silent scribbler, Carpe Verba welcomes you with open arms and blank pages.

We believe that the idea of home—so deeply etched into our emotional vocabulary—is fertile ground for introspection, nostalgia, longing, and hope. It is a theme that speaks to the migrant and the monk, the child and the dreamer, the rooted and the restless.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

• Deadline: 1 June 2025

• Word Limit: Open

• Genre: Open

• Submit via: Submission Form at www.gibooks.in

Submissions may be lyrical or raw, poetic or journalistic, fictional or personal. There is no single way to write about home—only your way.

So, take this as an invitation. Revisit your memories. Speak your silences. And let your words build a home that readers will never forget.