While finalizing the January 2014 issue, I decided to do a quick New Year review of the most popular pieces to have been published in Eastlit. Below are the most read pieces in the whole of 2013. I have not included covers, content pages, contributor lists or editorials. There is a direct link to each piece this time. Oh and why no take a look around some of the older issues? You may find a less read piece of work that is your favorite in Eastlit during 2013.

Eastlit January 2014 will be out on January 3 or 4. OK, so without further ado or comment here is the 2013 top twenty.

2013 Top Twenty:

1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas.
2. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao.
3. Eastern Poetry by Graham Lawrence.
4. Going Home by Steve Rosse.
5. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West.
6. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei.
7. The Mansion by Andrew J. West.
8. The Debt by Kritika Chettri.
9. Five Poems by Rose Lu.
10. When the Holy Ruled the Middle Kingdom by Jean Luc-Bouchard.
11. Struck by T-net Quiring.
12. Art of Evil by Andrew J. West.
13. A Few Thin Jackets by Steve Tait.
14. The Voice by Piya Chakrabarti.
15. Midautumn by Tse Hao Guang.
16. The Battle of Mianzi by Nichole Reber.
17. Artwork by Bruce Gundersen.
18. Shadows in Rooms by Anita Gill.
19. Perseverance by Binita Bhattacharya.
20. Two Poems by Cesar Polvorosa Jr.

Other News

Thanks to everyone for your support over the past year. I hope you will continue to find a place for Eastlit in 2014. I have aso been toying with the idea of a Southlit. This would be a sister journal to Eastlit. It would be aimed at South Asia/Indian subcontinent. If anyone has any comment on this please get in touch with the editor. I also continue to appreciate any feedback at all! We are also looking for guest editorials and a 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!

Happy New Year.

Cheers.

Graham.

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Well the January issue of Eastlit is now out. It is out a day early too! We hope that you will enjoy this collection of work as much as we did.This time as well as poetry and stories, there is also an extract from a novel and a non-fiction piece. It is nice to be able to add variety in our second issue. If you would like to go staright to the contents page click here.

Submissions

We are now accepting submissions for our February and March issues. Eastlit will add book reviews in the next journal. Please send your work in as soon as you can for our consideration. We are also accepting work for issue three from authors we published in issue one.

Publishing as Received

Being a monthly publication we publish pieces by native writers as we receive them. For non-native writers we will make editorial suggestions for the authors consideration. However, we will never change the actual content without the authors consent. We also understand that misuse of word, grammar or incorrect spelling may be part of the artistic expression of the author. However, if you do see any errors, typos or things that do not make sense in what we at Eastlit write, please do let us know. It is appreciated. We are a small team working to a tight deadline and sometimes errors do occur.

2013

Well the New Year is here and the world did not end. We are hoping this new year will allow us to unearth a few new writers and some unique content from across the region. There certainly is a growth in English literature in Asia and it is just great to be a small part of it. This year we will continue with the format and styles we have established. We also hope though to build on our start and launch some new initiatives as the year moves on. We do welcome feedback, comments and ideas. Please carry on sending them in to us. We cannot act on every one, but we do consider them all.

Finally

I would like to wish everyone all the best for 2013. I would also like to thank our contributors and readers to date for supporting Eastlit in its early days. Enough from me.

Cheers

Graham

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