The Financial Times and Oppenheimer Funds have asked for our help in socializing their new Emerging Voices awards. Please help spread. Asian fiction writers, artists and film makers can submit to this new FT award:

The awards aim to recognise extraordinary artistic talent in three categories – fiction literature, film-making and art across more than 100 emerging market countries

Hit the link in the picture for more information. Please note that emerging writers, artists and film makers in other regions can also submit.

Note that the deadline is May. There are multiple prizes and awards. The main winners will receive $40,000. So why not give it a go?

Cheers

Graham

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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

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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

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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

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It is again time to take a quick look at the popular Eastern literature in Eastlit. Once again Eastlit includes the most popular Eastern literature over the last seven and thirty days. And the all time list gets an update, too…

The pieces 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 go hand in hand with popularity!.

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

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

Popular Eastern Literature Last Seven Days

1. The Foreign Man is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
2. Let Me Tell You How I Treat My Children by Preeyakit Buranasin (August 2013).
3. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
4. The Puppet Tree Illustration by Vasan Sitthiket (October 2013).
5. A Bridge Behind by Khanh Ha (July 2014).

Popular Eastern Literature Last Thirty Days:

1. Let Me Tell You How I Treat My Children by Preeyakit Buranasin (August 2013).
2. The Foreign Man is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
3. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2014).
4. Ma’s Mosquito Moment by Hong My Basrai (August 2014).
5. Perfect Present by Andrew J. West (June 2014).

Popular Eastern Literature All Time:

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

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

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

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

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The main changes to the Eastlit look are:

• The Eastlit tagline (below the name on each page) has been changed to Creative Writing, Literature and Art focused on East and South East Asia. It used to be: English literature from or connected to East and South East Asia.
• The colour of the links on Eastlit pages is now Eastlit red. It used to be default blue.
• The order of the Home page has been changed. Now the latest news and latest issue are almost first thing.
• The order and detail on the About page has been changed.
• Some information such as the statement on Asian writing has been moved form the Home page to the About page.
• The picture at the top of this page is the new Eastlit logo which has been around on some pages for a while now. I have not yet replaced the banned logo with this one though, and have mixed feelings on whether to or not. This logo is also now used on many of the social media and supporting sites Eastlit uses.

Eastlit Look Changes Rationale:

These changes to the Eastlit look are not huge but are aimed at improving:

• first contact.
• creating a more balanced Eastlit brand.
• identifying more accurately what Eastlit is about.
• Putting information where it goes best.

Over the next few weeks I will be making other subtle changes to the Eastlit look. These will be aimed at completing this process. I would appreciate any feedback or comments via the editors mail. After all it is you as readers or contributors who are more affected by these things. I am wary of making any big changes as Eastlit is still growing in readership and comments are generally positive. So the aim is gradual improvement.

One last thing on this post. The first issue is now available in a downloadable e-book form. It is in e-pub and mobi formats. We have tested it on iPhone, iPad, Kindle and some android devices. There are a few formatting issues with poetry on some devices. However, if you would like to take a look and give any feedback, please contact us on the editors e-mail.

Have a great Thai New Year if you celebrate it.

Cheers.

Graham

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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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