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Eastlit State of Play

Eastlit continues to expand in terms of readership and contributors every month. You can follow this growth on the lists posts that I do every month. We are only too happy to provide an ever growing audience to an increasingly diverse set of contributions. However, as we move well beyond the eighteenth month point, it is that time when Eastlit faces a bunch of costs again. Naturally I will bear all of these whatever and will stick with the promise made early in the first year not to introduce advertising to Eastlit.

However, if anyone can help out a little or knows someone who can, it would be great. Donations are valued. There are also other things that can be done to help support Eastlit. Please take a read below and help us where you can in a non-financial way.

Support Eastlit

Donations even of a couple of dollars are appreciated and all helps. The link is below. Or contact me at the usual places if you wish to donate books, gift cards or other such things.




Follow Eastlit

Follow Eastlit on Facebook

Every follow on Facebook is much appreciated and it is also the best place to get every little update from Eastlit. You can also follow us on Google+ or Twitter if you head to Eastlit latest.

Like and Share Eastlit pages

You can also like or share any page of Eastlit. This includes our front page, every post and every published piece of work. If you do like something help us and our authors, poets and artists by sharing or liking on your social media program of choice.

Spread the Word

If you like Eastlit and what it is doing, please spread the word by mouth or e-mail or any other way you can think of.

Finally

I would like to thank everyone who has helped to make Eastlit the success it is now. Enough and this call will not be repeated.

Cheers

Graham

Eastlit Popular Literature

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Eastlit has quite a lot of expenses coming up in the next couple of months. If anyone can help out with a few dollars or know a person or organization that can, it would be appreciated. The donations link below can be used. Or contact Graham directly. Enough and on!




Eastlit Popular Literature

Eastlit Popular Literature. July 2014 Cover: Picture: Xenia Taiga. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.We are once again taking a quick look at the Eastlit popular literature. This month we again include the most popular literature over the last seven and thirty days. The all time list gets its usual update, too..

You can find the pieces by using the links in the top bar or in the Eastlit archive. Maybe take a look at some of the other pieces? We all have different tastes, and quality does nto always go hand in hand with popularity!.

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on August 1. The inaugural issue of our sister journal Southlit is coming out on July 15. That is only a few days away now.

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

Eastlit Popular Literature Last Seven Days

  1. The Foreign Man is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  2. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  3. Iain Maloney interview by Graham Lawrence (July 2014).
  4. Damai Moon by Colin W. Campbell (July 2014).
  5. A Bridge Behind by Khanh Ha (July 2014).

Eastlit Popular Literature Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Foreign Man is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
  2. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  3. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  4. Sentences and Two Other Poems by Henrik Hoeg (June 2014).
  5. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).

Eastlit Popular Literature All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  3. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 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. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  10. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa jr. (June 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.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

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

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature

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Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature. June 2014 Cover: Picture: Mai Văn Phấn. Cover design by GrahamLawrence. Copyright photographer, Eastlit and Graham Lawrence.It is time to once again take a look at the Eastlit popular poetry and literature. I have included the most popular poetry and literature in the last seven and thirty days. The all time popular list also gets an update.

You can navigate to the pieces by using the links in the top bar of in the Eastlit archive. Why not also take a look at some of the other pieces? Not everyone has the same taste and there are some excellent reads outside the top lists.

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on July 1. The first issue of our new sister journal Southlit is due out on July 15.

Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature. Last Seven Days

  1. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  2. Perfect Present by Andrew J, West (June 2014).
  3. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  4. Sunday Tiptoeing by Jamie Wang (June 2014).
  5. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).

Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature. Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
  2. Perfect Present by Andrew J, West (June 2014).
  3. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
  4. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  5. My Neighbor, Mr. Tanaka by Lawrence F. Farrar (june 2014).

Eastlit Popular Poetry and Literature. All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  10. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao (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.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

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

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Eastlit Popular Creative Writing

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Eastlit April 2014 Cover. The cover was designed by Graham Lawrence. The cover picture is "Hands". It is by Stuart Coward. Copyright Eastlit and Artist.This is the latest update of the popular creative writing and art that has featured in Eastlit. It is a snapshot of the most popular creative writing over the past seven and thirty days. As usual I have also included and updated list of the all time top ten.

You can navigate to the pieces via our top bar or archive. There are some good reads among the lesser read pieces, too. Why not take a look?

The next issue of Eastlit will be out on June 1 and the first issue of our new sister journal will be out on July 15.

Eastlit Popular Creative Writing. Last Seven Days

  1. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
  2. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  3. Moonlight Scarf and Two Other Poems by Rose Lu (May 2014).
  4. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  5. Fragrant Island and Three Other Poems by Deborah Wong (May 2014).

Eastlit Popular Creative Writing. Last Thirty Days:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Ishinomkai by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  5. The Star Ferry by David Flynn (May 2014).

Eastlit Popular Creative Writing. All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  4. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  10. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao (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.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

  • Canada
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Other News:

Our friends over at The Font have heir second issue out. Why not take a look?

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Popular Asian Poetry, Fiction and Art in Eastlit

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Popular Asian Poetry, Fiction & Art. Eastlit April 2014 Cover designed by Graham Lawrence. The cover picture is "Hands". It is by Stuart Coward. Copyright Eastlit and Artist.It is time to update the popular Asian poetry, fiction and art that has appeared in Eastlit. Once again we are taking a look a snapshot look at the most popular Asian poetry, fiction and art for the past seven and thirty days. I also include an updated all time list of popular Asian poetry, fiction and art. Plus there is also the latest month on month growth in readership comparison. And finally I include a list of the countries where Eastlit is most read.

I continue to only include creative submissions by contributors. Eastlit pages and regular columns are not included. I have again not provided direct links to each piece, but do mention the respective issue. It is easy enough to find the pieces from these. The menu has direct links to the three most recent issues. The archive has links to older issues.

Why not also take a look at less read pieces. This post is intended as always as a bit of fun. The appreciation of art and literature is very much subjective and because something is well read doesn’t necessarily mean you will like it!

Enough from me and so it is on with the lists of popular Asian poetry, fiction and art in Eastlit:

Popular Asian Poetry, Fiction and Art. Last Seven Days:

  1. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  2. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
  3. Massey Hall 1971 by Flora Qian (April 2014).
  4. Three Worlds by Andrew J. West (April 2014).
  5. What the Dog Saw at Noon by Zara Adcock (April 2014).

Popular Asian Poetry, Fiction and Art. Last Thirty Days:

  1. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  2. Ishinomkai by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
  4. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  5. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).

Popular Asian Poetry, Fiction and Art. All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  4. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
  5. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February 2013).
  6. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  7. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  8. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  9. The Mansion by Andrew J. West (June 2013).
  10. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).

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.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

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

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Editor’s Note:

Previous posts on what was popular in Eastlit were:

Eastlit Live Art and News

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Eastlit Live

Recently I haven’t said much about Eastlit Live. However, I have been asked a few times about it. Eastlit Live is still up and running as a concept mixed between Eastlit, the Eastlit Live You Tube channel and our Google+ account. You can access Eastlit Live Channel by clicking the link in the title above. We are always looking for multimedia submissions for Eastlit Live. they can be in any medium: writing, photography, video, audio or any combination. We are happy to consider music, talks, poetry readings or any other art genre of live art. Just send them in through the usual submissions e-mail, or if too big contact us through that e-mail. We can work something out.

A previous post describes the multimedia concept behind Eastlit LIve.

Live Art

Live art! Thomas Donaldson has an art show on in Chonburi, Thailand right now. Why not go along and take a look? I have inserted a flyer below. If you need an idea of his style of artwork, Thomas featured in the January 2014 issue of Eastlit in a piece titled: Thomas Donaldson Art.

Eastlit Live Art News March 2014. Thomas Donaldson Flyer for Where is My Head Art show.

 Other News

Eastlit April 2014 will be out on March 31 or April 1. This issue will include fiction, poetry, non-fiction, artwork, an interview, advice on writing and a book review. I hope you will enjoy the mix we have put together for you. Thanks also to all those who have contributed work for this issue.

We are still taking submissions for the June to December issues of Eastlit. Please go to our Eastlit submissions page to check the guidelines and send your work in. Also please pass this link on to anyone you know who may be interested.

If you have any live art in the form of video, audio or pictures, please also feel free to submit it for consideration for publication on Eastlit or Eastlit Live.

Enough for now.

Cheers.

Graham.

Top Asian Creative Writing

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Eastlit: Top Asian Creative Writing post. Eastlit March 2014 Cover. The cover was designed by Graham Lawrence. The cover picture is "Vientiane Flags". It is by Graham Lawrence. Copyright Eastlit and Artist.We continue to look at the top Asian creative writing published in Eastlit in 2014. Past posts on top Asian creative writing are: top reads, popular writing, top ten, latest popular literature, hot eastern literature and of course the well read 2013 top twenty. These posts continue to be some of the best read at Eastlit, so we feel honour bound to continue them. This one on Top Asian Creative Writing covers the early March period.

This Top Asian Creative Writing post covers the top 5 in the last seven and thirty days as well as updating our all time top Asian creative writing list. There continues to be movement in the all time list with some new entries. There are also several pieces very close to entering this list too! The massive year on year growth in readership helps more recent pieces of work rise up the rank quickly.

As is traditional, the Top Asian Creative Writing list is of submissions of work by contributors. Other pages and posts such as interviews, Eastlit main pages, editorials, Eastlit covers, regular columns and news items are not included. Again I do not include direct hyperlinks to each piece. This could affect fairness by directing traffic! However, as usual I have listed the issue each piece appeared in. It is easy from this to use the archive page to find past issues of Eastlit journal. More recent issues can also be found in the navigation bar at the top of the page. It’s also an idea to take a look at some of the less read pieces. You may find a personal gem in them. A piece in the top ten may not mean it is the best, and everyone has different tastes 😉

OK. Enough here are the Top Asian Creative Writing in Eastlit lists for March 2014:

Top Asian Creative Writing: Last Seven Days:

  1. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  2. Four Poems by Rose Lu (March 2014).
  3. Five Poems by Reid Mitchell (March 2014).
  4. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  5. Back to the Future by Steve Rosse (March 2014).

Top Asian Creative Writing: Last Thirty Days:

  1. A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
  2. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  4. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao (February 2014).
  5. Auntie Moh Leen by Daniel Emlyn Jones (March 2014).

Top Asian Creative Writing: All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  3. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
  4. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February 2013).
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  7. The Mansion by Andrew J. West (June 2013).
  8. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  9. Five Poems by Rose Lu (April 2013).
  10. One Day Friend 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.

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

Hot Eastern Literature

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Eastlit: Hot Eastern Literature. News Post by Graham Lawrence.Well this is the first look at the hot eastern literature in Eastlit in 2014. Previous posts on the latest popular literature were: top reads, popular writing, top ten, latest popular literature and of course the well read 2013 top twenty. Apart from being a bit of fun, they were well received and well read. So we will continue these occasional posts throughout 2014. Here is the first one on hot eastern literature at Eastlit for mid-February!

As always I have covered the all time top ten and as well, I have also listed the top five hot pieces of eastern literature of the last five and thirty days. As ever there is some movement in the all time list, and there some newer pieces approaching entering it.

The hot eastern literature list only covers submissions of work by contributors. The pages such as site pages, editorials, covers, regular columns and news items etc are not included. I have not included a direct link to each piece as this could affect fairness in views! However, I have listed which issue each piece is in. It is easy to use the archive page to find older issues of Eastlit. Recent issues can be found in the archive menu and also in the menu at the top of the page. Why not also take a look at some of the lesser read pieces too? Being in the top ten may not mean being the best, and we all have different tastes 😉

In recent times it seems the strong showing by Filipino writers and poets continues with them taking 4 out of 5 spots in the 7 and 30 day lists.

Having said all of that, here is the top ten of all time after the recent top fives:

Hot Eastern Literature: Last Seven Days:

  1. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  2. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  3. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao (February 2014).
  4. William Marr Poetry by William Marr (February 2104).
  5. Boracay Blues and Other Poems by Simon Anton Nino Diego Baena (February 2014).

Hot Eastern Literature: Last Thirty Days:

  1. One Day Friends by Ralph Catedral (February 2014).
  2. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
  3. Day of Valor by Pauline Lacanilao (February 2014).
  4. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  5. William Marr Poetry by William Marr (February 2104).

Hot Eastern Literature: All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March 2013).
  2. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
  3. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February 2013).
  4. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013)
  5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
  6. The Mansion by Andrew J. West (June 2013).
  7. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November 2013).
  8. Five Poems by Rose Lu (April 2013).
  9. La Perla by MFL Bulandus (December 2013).
  10. Portrait of 1965 by Jerrold Yam (January 2014).

Year on Year Readership Change

  • + 46% December 2013 on December 2012
  • +172% January 2014 on January 2013

Cheers

Graham

 

Top Ten

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Eastlit November 2013 Top Ten.The previous pieces on the top ten all time reads, top reads and popular writing it seemed popular. So here is another one on the all time top ten for early November!

As well as the all time top ten, I have included the top five most popular writing pieces of the last five and thirty days. There continues to be movement in the top ten list as well as that expected in the more recent lists.

This continues to be the most popular writing by contributors. Site pages, editorials, covers and news items etc are not included. I haven’t included a direct link to each piece, but I have listed which issue each piece is in. It is easy to find links to back issues through the Eastlit Archive. Recent issues are in the archive menu at the top of the page. I also recommend taking a look at some of the lesser read pieces too. Of course being in the top ten may not mean best 😉

Anyway here is the top ten of all time after the recent top fives:

Popular Writing: Last Seven Days:

  1. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November).
  2. Midautumn by Tse Hao Guang (November).
  3. Working Women by Noushin Arefadib (April).
  4. Spring at Kyorai’s Hut by Iain Maloney (March).
  5. Rice Fields and Gold Mines by Robert Paul Weston (August).

Popular Writing: Last Thirty Days:

  1. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November).
  2. A Few Thin Jackets by Steve Tait (August).
  3. Midautumn by Tse Hao Guang (November).
  4. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March).
  5. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October).

Popular Writing: Top Ten All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March).
  2. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April).
  3. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February).
  4. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October).
  5. The Mansion by Andrew J. West (June).
  6. Five Poems by Rose Lu (April).
  7. Three Poems by Rose Lu (July).
  8. La Perla by MFL Bulandus (December).
  9. The Debt by Kritika Chettri (November).
  10. When the Holy Ruled the Middle Kingdom by Jean Luc-Bouchard (October).

Other News:

I have a new job now, and do not have as much time to dedicate to all things Eastlit. However, hopefully that will not hinder development of the new projects.

Please keep the submissions coming to the submissions e-mail. We are accepting work for the first half of 2014 now. Please take a look at the submissions guidelines first.

We are still seeking work for our Eastlit Live channel. We take any form of multimedia art. If you want to chat about this please contact us. And we will be introducing a new regular review column in the December issue. Plus don’t forget we will randomly republish a piece previously published in Eastlit, so work does not get lost in back issues.

Cheers.

Graham.

Second Year

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Eastlit Second Year: Cover of Issue One, First Year. Picture and Cover Design by Graham Lawrence. An evening picture of Wonnapha Beach, Chonburi, Thailand by Graham Lawrence.First I would like to apologize for any delays in replying recently. I will be staring a new job in a few days time, and will temporarily be working away from home. That has meant finding some temporary accommodation. So I haven’t been as available as usual. Things should settle down again now though. Anyway enough of that.

It is about the second year of Eastlit and some new initiatives that I want to look at this time.

The cover to the left is of the inaugural issue of Eastlit, many moons ago. Just click on it for a reminder of where we started.

Eastlit First Anniversary: Welcome to the Second Year!

As many of you know we are fast approaching the first birthday of Eastlit. That seems like a good time to introduce some new things. It is also a good time to renew energy in some older projects. So for the second year of Eastlit, we have some plans. We will start to roll these out from the December issue.

Monthly Reviews

We will be introducing book reviews by a regular contributor. The aim is to have one per month. This does not mean we will not take reviews from others.

Author and Artist Interviews

These will be of different types. Obviously we do not have he resources to gallivant around the world interviewing people. But there is modern technology. We have several types of interview:

  • written: we send out our questions and the replies are written.
  • audio: we send out written questions and the replies are spoken.
  • video: we send out written questions and the replies are spoken onto video.
  • full video: we send out written questions and you the author or artist find a friend to ask the questions and then answer them while making a video.

We are now inviting all of our contributors over the past year to be interviewed. Just contact us at Eastlit editors

All previously published authors and artists interviews will be published. We will do this via Eastlit and/or Eastlit Live. Oh unless you are hideously rude or offensive! The timing of these will depend on the popularity of this.

E-Magazine

I have virtually completed the editing of the downloadable E-version of he first issue of Eastlit. I will release at some auspicious time!

Republication

This is just a reminder that as from the December issue we will republish a piece of work from a previous issue of Eastlit. This will be chosen randomly. These will appear on their own special page in Eastlit.

Second Issue - Eastlit. EastlitSplashScreen. The New App

There is still some technical work to be done on our new independent Android app. When it is finished, we will release it. In the meantime the old one is still available from the Google App. Store.

Links

If any of our contributors have a literature or art website or blog and would like us to consider linking to it, let us know. We are going o start building a links list.

Second Year Other Things

Thank you to everyone who reads, contributes to and recommends Eastit. Without you, we are nothing. I hope you continue to do so. And if you have any requests, ideas or comments for the second year, please let me know. I will be doing a separate post on areas we may need or not need to change.

And thanks to those who have donated to help Eastlit cover costs. It does make things a easier. It really is appreciated.

Cheers

Graham