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"an award-winning, quarterly magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural and historical insights from all of Asia"

"an award-winning, quarterly magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural and historical insights from all of Asia"

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  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

7 genres

Interview

No specific limitations

Translation

Max words: 4500

translations of work by Asian writers into English

Fiction

submissions that illuminate life and society in Asia

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

articles and essays that come from the heart; that are original, creative, sincere, and thought-provoking

Review

Max words: 2000

Art

No specific limitations

Interview

No specific limitations

Translation

Max words: 4500

translations of work by Asian writers into English

Fiction

submissions that illuminate life and society in Asia

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

articles and essays that come from the heart; that are original, creative, sincere, and thought-provoking

Review

Max words: 2000

Art

No specific limitations

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

submissions must have some clear connection with Asia we offer contributors a free copy of the print issue they are featured We seek ideas that illuminate cultural differences in a positive way, promoting intercultural understanding via specifics, not generalities We experience a backlog of book reviews, fiction and poetry in particular

About the Magazine

Founded in 1986 | Japan

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

John Einarsen

Publisher

Ken Rodgers

Managing Editor

Susan Pavloska

Associate Editor

Examples

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