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Eastlit News May 2015

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It is a long while since, I have done an Eastlit news post, and there are a number of developments to mention. So here is the first Eastlit news post in a while.

Easlit Live

We should soon have a new poetry reading up on Eastlit Live. When we do, I will mention it in the news again. At the moment I am just waiting for some artwork to add to it. When I launched Eastlit Live I thought it would be an exciting development, so this is great news for me.

If you have any multimedia poetry or story readings or other multimedia art pieces that you would like us to consider for Eastlit Live, please contact Graham. Anything we put on Eastlit Live will also be mentioned in a news item here, to make sure our community are aware.

Graham Interviewed

Eastlit News May 2015: Asian Books BlogRosie Milne of the Asian Books Blog took the time to interview me about Eastlit and publishing. If you are interested in my views, why not take a read of All About Eastlit / Graham Lawrence. 

The Asian Books Blog which has been going for a few years now, has a lot of other stuff worth a read too. If you have a few minutes to spare, take a look around and see what Rosie is up to at the Asian Books Blog.

Eastlit E-Magazine, Print and More

I still want to see Eastlit published in an e-magazine/e-book version that can be read on Android, iOS and Kindle devices. As soon as I can find the time, I plan to make this happen.

You will notice that there is now a print button on most pages, if you prefer to read your favorites on paper!. I added this a few months back. The page can also be turned into a PDF via this button.

Southlit Supplement

A few months ago, I integrated the separate Southlit Journal into Eastlit as a Supplement. This was done as there seemed an obvious connection in culture at least between South and Southeast Asia. There was also an overlap in readership. When I added on all the extra work it involved for me and the team, combining the two made sense.

For readers this also adds a wider variety of poetry, fiction and artwork to read and view each month. If you are primarily interested in South Asia, you can go straight to the supplement. If you are interested in East and Southeast Asia, stick with our usual magazine. However, I do hope that a bit of variety adds something for our readership.

For contributors it adds an opportunity for you work to be more widely seen and be seen in a different region or two.

Finally in Eastlit News

Thanks to the recently expanded editorial board for all your hard work. I am especially thankful to the original poetry reading group for coping without complaint with all the extra poetry that had to be read each month before the board was expanded.

Enough on Eastlit news for now.

Cheers.

Graham

 

Popular Asian English Literature

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Popular Asian English Literature

Popular Asian English Literature: Eastlit April 2015 Cover. Picture: Pingyao in Winter by Xenia Taiga. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.These are the new lists of popular Asian English literature found in Eastlit. Unfortunately time means these are getting later and later. Sorry for that. Eastlit includes all the popular Asian English literature including fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the most recent seven and thirty days. Eastlit’s all time list of popular Asian English literature has also been updated. Due to popular request, we continue to provide direct links to each piece in our lists.

All of this popular Asian English literature and artwork can be read from the links on this page or just make use of the links in the top menu. Eastlit’s archive can be used for navigation, too. Hopefully it will also give you an opportunity to read some of the less read pieces. After all, we all know well read does not always mean the best!

The next issue of Eastlit will be out around the end of April or start of May.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian English Literature Last Seven Day:

  1. The Boy of Mt. Puh by Minglu Zeng (April 2015).
  2. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  3. The Puppet Tree Illustration by Vasan Sitthiket (October 2013).
  4. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  5. Nights by M. D. Tahsin (April 2015).

Popular Asian English Literature Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Boy of Mt. Puh by Minglu Zeng (April 2015).
  2. On Meeting the 100% Perfect Gay Man One April Evening by Connla Stokes (April 2015).
  3. Tendai Mwanaka: An Eastlit Interview by Graham Lawrence (April 2015).
  4. Junko & Other Poetry by Yumiko Tsumura (April 2015).
  5. Caught by Anna Yin (April 2015).

Popular Asian English Literature All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  7. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  8. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  9. A Descendant of Emperor Shang Tang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  10. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.
  • +26% December 2014 on December 2013.
  • +32% January 2015 on January 2014.
  • +11% February 2015 on February 2014.
  • +9% March 2015 on March 2014.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Best Read Asian Literature in Eastlit

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Best Read Asian Literature on Eastlit

Best Read Asian Literature in Eastlit March 2015 Cover. Picture by Stuart Coward. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.These are the new lists of best read Asian literature found in Eastlit. Unfortunately time means these are getting later and later. Sorry for that. Eastlit includes all the best read Asian fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the most recent seven and thirty days. Eastlit’s all time list of best read Asian literature has also been updated. Due to popular request, we continue to provide direct links to each piece in our lists.

All of this bets read Asian literature and artwork can be read from the links on this page or just make use of the links in the top menu. Eastlit’s archive can be used for navigation, too. Hopefully it will also give you an opportunity to read some of the less read pieces. After all, we all know well read does not always mean the best!

The next issue of Eastlit will be out around the end of March or start of April.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Best Read Asian Literature Last Seven Day:

  1. A Descendent of Emperor Shang Tang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  2. The Paddle Steamer by Iftekhar Sayeed (March 2015).
  3. Return to Gander by Xiaowen Zeng (March 2015).
  4. The White Fox by L.P. Lee (March 2015).
  5. High Water by Reid Mitchell (March 2015).

Best Read Asian Literature Last Thirty Days:

  1. Ashwin Mudigonda: An Eastlit interview by Graham Lawrence (March 2015).
  2. Return to Gander by Xiaowen Zeng (March 2015).
  3. Morning Music by Jonathan Ng (March 2015).
  4. High Water by Reid Mitchell (March 2015).
  5. Mr. Ranjan’s Student by Nadeem Zaman (March 2015).

Best Read Asian Literature All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  8. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  9. Translucence & The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  10. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.
  • +26% December 2014 on December 2013.
  • +32% January 2015 on January 2014.
  • +11% February 2015 on February 2014.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • Bangladesh
  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Creative Writing

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Popular Asian Creative Writing

Eastlit February 2015 Cover. Picture: Colombo Train by Gill Morris. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.These are the new lists of popular Asian creative writing found in Eastlit. Apologies for being a little later than normal. We still include all the most popular Asian fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the most recent seven and thirty days. Our all time list of popular Asian creative writing has also been updated. Due to popular request, we continue to provide direct links to each piece in our lists.

All of this popular Asian creative writing and artwork can be read from the links on this page or you can make use of the links in the top menu. The Eastlit archive can be used, too. Hopefully it will also give you an opportunity to read some of the less read pieces. As we all know well read does not always mean the best!

The next issue of Eastlit in 2015 issue will be out around the end of February or start of March.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian Creative Writing Last Seven Day:

  1. Boxing Day ’13 by Hồn Du Mục (February 2015).
  2. The Writing is on the White Board by Connla Stokes (February 2015).
  3. At the Frozen Lakeshore and China by Minglu Zeng (February 2015).
  4. Yu Sheng by Daniel Emlyn-Jones (February 2015).
  5. 21 Rupees and 25 Paisa by Vidya Panicker  (February 2015).

Popular Asian Creative Writing Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Writing is on the White Board by Connla Stokes (February 2015).
  2. Boxing Day ’13 by Hồn Du Mục (February 2015).
  3. Translucence and The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  4. At the Frozen Lakeshore and China by Minglu Zeng (February 2015).
  5. 21 Rupees and 25 Paisa by Vidya Panicker  (February 2015).

Popular Asian Creative Writing All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  9. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.
  • +26% December 2014 on December 2013.
  • +32% January 2015 on Januaru 2014.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • Canada
  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Eastern Writing

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Popular Eastern Writing

Popular Eastern Writing: Eastlit January 2015 Cover. Picture: Seattle Asiatown Temple by Allen Forrest. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.These are the new lists of popular Eastern writing found in Eastlit. Apologies for being a little later than normal. We continue to include the most popular Asian fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the past seven and thirty days. The all time list of popular Eastern writing has also been updated too. By popular request, we continue to provide direct links to each piece in our lists.

All of this popular Eastern writing and artwork can be navigated to from the links on the page or by making use of the links in the top bar. You can use the Eastlit archive. It will also give you another opportunity to read some of the less popular pieces. As we all know popular does not always mean best!

The second 2015 issue of Eastlit will be out around the end of January or start of February.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Eastern Writing Last Seven Day:

  1. A Descendant of the Emperor Shang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  2. Fifth Daughter of Tung by Paula Tan (January 2015).
  3. The Man Root by L.P. Lee (January 2015).
  4. Thomas Donaldson Art (January 2014).
  5. Keeping Tabs by Chua Yini (January 2015).

Popular Eastern Writing Last Thirty Days:

  1. Translucence and The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  2. Fifth Daughter of Tung by Paula Tan (January 2015).
  3. A Descendant of the Emperor Shang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  4. After Mid-Autumn & Other Poems by Ting Wei Tai (January 2015).
  5. Malaysee-ah, negaramu by JoAnn LoSavio (January 2015).

Popular Eastern Writing All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  9. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.
  • +26% December 2014 on December 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

2014 Top Literature

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Eastlit 2014 Top Literature.

2014 Top Literature Eastlit: Beach View.It is that time of year when I have to find the time to list the best read pieces of 2014. So here it is the Eastlit 2014 top literature top twenty. This time though there is actually a bonus as we have 21 pieces with a tie for 20th!

There is a mix of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, an interview and artwork, so we have a bigger mix than last year.

And talking of last year, we have three pieces that featured in the 2013 top twenty and are also in the 2014 top literature list. Their 2013 positions are included in brackets after the author.

The usual monthly lists will be out shortly, but for now let’s see the most popular of 2014.

2014 Top Literature:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr.
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes.
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh.
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr.
  5. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel.
  6. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral.
  7. Eastern Poetry by Graham Lawrence. (2013 position 3)
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan.
  9. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran.
  10. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei. (2013 position 6)
  11. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao.
  12. Cesar Polvorosa Jr. Interview by Graham Lawrence.
  13. The Puppet Tree Illustration by Vasan Sitthiket.
  14. Sentences and Two Other Poems by Henrik Hoeg.
  15. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West. (2013 position 5)
  16. Perfect Present by Andrew J. West.
  17. The Old Hibachi by Peter Mallett.
  18. A Secret Paradise by Daniel Emlyn-Jones.
  19. A Bridge Behind by Khanh Ha.
  20. Massey Hall 1971 by Flora Qian and Unit 136 by China De Vera.

Other News

Thanks to you all for your wonderful support over the last year. I hope you will keep on contributing or reading Eastlit in 2015. We hope to continue dynamically through 2015 and already have a few plans. Southlit will be integrated into Eastlit starting in February. The aim is to compliment what we already have and hopefully expand the reader base as well as the contributor one.

If anyone has any comments or suggestions on anything to do with Eastlit please get in touch with the editor. All feedback is listened to, considered and appreciated! We are also looking for guest editorials and a possible volunteer for the editorial board. If anyone wants to be interviewed for Eastlit, let me know. Oh and if you like us, linking to our site is always appreciated!

Have a great 2015.

Cheers.

Graham.

Popular Asian Writing: Eastlit

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Popular Asian Writing

Popular Asian Writing: Eastlit December 2014 Cover. Picture: Guardian by Graham Lawrence. Cover design by Graham Lawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.The current lists of popular Asian writing found in Eastlit are finally ready! As always we have included the most popular Asian fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the past seven and thirty days. The popular all time list has also been updated too. By popular request, we continue to provide direct links to the pieces on our lists.

All of this popular Asian writing and artwork can be accessed from the links on the page or by navigating through the links in the top bar, or you can use the Eastlit archive. It also gives you another chance read some of the less popular pieces. As we all know popular does not always mean best!

The first 2015 issue of Eastlit will be out around early January.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian Writing Last Seven Days

  1. Translucence and The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  2. A Descendant of the Emperor Shang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  3. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  4. The Sarawak Club by Colin W. Campbell (September 2013).
  5. Rain by Lu Yu (December 2014).

Popular Asian Writing Last Thirty Days:

  1. Translucence and The Exile by James Underwood (December 2014).
  2. A Descendant of the Emperor Shang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
  3. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  4. Great Goddess by Andrew J. West (December 2014).
  5. Brünnhilde’s Immolation by Daniel Emlyn-Jones (December 2014).

Popular Asian Writing All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  9. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.
  • +32% November 2014 on November 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Creative Writing: Eastlit

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Popular Asian Creative Writing

Popular Asian Creative Writing: Eastlit November 2014 Cover. The latest lists of popular Asian creative writing in Eastlit are finally available! As per normal we include the most popular Asian poetry and fiction of the past seven and thirty days. Our all time list gets an update too. We are going to  continue providing direct links to the pieces in the current list of popular Asian creative writing to make reading them easier.

The creative writing and artwork can be accessed from the links on the page or by navigating using the links in the top bar or from the Eastlit archive. Why not also take a look at some of the other poems, prose and artwork too? We all have different tastes, and let’s be honest, quality does not always mean popularity!

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on December 1.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian Creative Writing Last Seven Days

  1. Unit 136 by China De Vera (November 2014).
  2. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  3. Monkey Business by Ashwin Mudigonda (December 2012).
  4. The Old Hibachi by Peter Mallett (September 2014).
  5. Chit Phumisak by Wayne Deakin (March 2014).

Popular Asian Creative Writing Last Thirty Days:

  1. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  2. Two Poems on Moonlit Nights… by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (November 2014).
  3. Unit 136 by China De Vera (November 2014).
  4. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  5. Dragon’s Lover by Deborah Wong (November 2014).

Popular Asian Creative Writing All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  9. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
  • +2% October 2014 on October 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Poetry and Fiction: Eastlit

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Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction

Eastlit October 2014 Cover. Picture: Canton Tower in the Mist by Miodrag Kostadinovic. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.The latest lists of popular Asian poetry and fiction in Eastlit are now ready! As usual we are including the most popular Asian poetry and fiction over the last seven and thirty days. And the all time list is updated too. For the first time we are providing direct links to the pieces in this list of popular Asian poetry and fiction to make viewing them easier.

The poems, prose and artwork can be found from the supplied links or by navigating via the links in the top bar or from in our Eastlit archive. Why not also take a look at some of the other poems, prose and artwork too? We all have different tastes, and let’s be honest, quality does not always mean popularity!

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on November 1.

Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.

Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction Last Seven Days

  1. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  2. Poem by Preeyakit Buranasin (October 2014).
  3. The Puppet Tree Artwork by Vasan Sitthiket (October 2013).
  4. Still Life and Two Other Poems by Anna Yin (August 2014).
  5. Định Liệt by Matt Martin (October 2014).

Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction Last Thirty Days:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
  3. The Old Hibachi by Peter Mallett (September 2014).
  4. Dreams of Old Shanghai by Colin W. Campbell (October 2014).
  5. Turnstile by Iain Maloney (October 2014).

Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
  10. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacailao (February 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
  • +21% September 2014 on September 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Fiction and Poetry: Eastlit

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Popular Asian Fiction & Poetry

Popular Asian Fiction: Eastlit September 2014 Cover. Picture: Boracay Yachts by Simon Anton Nino Diego Baena. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.Sorry that this one is a little later than usual, but it is time to update our lists of popular Asian fiction and poetry in Eastlit. Once again we include the most popular Asian fiction and poetry over the last seven and thirty days. The all time list gets another update, too.

The pieces of work can be found by using the links in the top bar or in the Eastlit archive. Maybe it’s an idea to take a look at some of the other pieces? Everyone has different tastes, and quality does not always mean popularity!.

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on October 1.

Please note we exclude all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these stats.

Popular Asian Fiction & Poetry Last Seven Days

  1. A Secret Paradise by Daniel Emlyn-Jones (September 2014).
  2. Raju by Stephen Evans Jordan (September 2013).
  3. Three Worlds by Andrew J. West (April 2014).
  4. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  5. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao (February 2014).

Popular Asian Fiction & Poetry Last Thirty Days:

  1. A Secret Paradise by Daniel Emlyn-Jones (September 2014).
  2. This is the Greatest Story Ever Told (about Uzbeki Fred in Hanoi) by Connla Stokes (September 2014).
  3. The Old Hibachi by Peter Mallett (September 2014).
  4. Raju by Stephen Evans Jordan (September 2014).
  5. J. David Simmons by Iain Maloney (September 2014).

Popular Asian Fiction and Poetry All Time:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  3. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  4. The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  10. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
  • +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
  • +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
  • +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
  • +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
  • +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
  • +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
  • +33% August 2014 on August 2013.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • China & Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham