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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:

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

 

Latest Popular Literature

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Eastlit: Latest Popular Literature. News Post by Graham Lawrence.We are continuing our series on the latest popular literature a Eastlit. Previous posts on the latest popular literature were: top reads, popular writing and top ten. They seemed popular enough and a bit of fun. So here is another one on the latest popular literature at Eastlit for early mid-December!

I have included the all time top ten and as usual I have also included the top five most popular writing pieces of the last five and thirty days. Pieces still seem to move up and down and in and out of the all time top ten.

We continue to look at the latest popular literature by contributors. Pages such as: site pages, editorials, covers and news items etc are not included. I still don’ include a direct link to each piece, but I continue to list which issue each piece is in. It is easy to find links to older issues through the Eastlit Archive. Recent issues are in the archive menu and also at the top of the page. It is also a good idea to take a look at some of the lesser read pieces too. Being in the top ten may not mean being the best 😉

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

Latest Popular Literature: Last Seven Days:

  1. Artwork by Bruce Gundersen (December).
  2. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December).
  3. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March).
  4. Two Poems by Cesar Polvorosa Junior (December).
  5. Another Day Above Ground by Susan Lewington (December).

Latest Popular Literature: Last Thirty Days:

  1. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December).
  2. Two Poems by Cesar Polvorosa Junior (December).
  3. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March).
  4. The Student Tree by Andrew J. West (December).
  5. Two Poems by Miguel Gomez (December).

Latest Popular Literature: All Time:

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

Other News:

I will be doing another Eastlit news post soon to cover other stuff. We will also be doing some kind of end of end of year review and most popular pieces of 2013 in the coming weeks.

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.

Popular Writing

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Popular Writing: Eastlit. Guardian Image by Graham LawrenceThe last time I did a piece on top reads, it seemed to generate quite a bit of interest. I wasn’t really sure if popular writing would go down well, but by popular request it is back.

So here we are again with an update on popular writing in Eastlit. As with the previous one, I have listed the top five most popular writing pieces of the last five and thirty days. I have also done the top ten reads of all time. There has been some movement in this list!

Again I have only looked at the most popular writing by contributors. I haven’t included site pages, editorials, covers or news items etc. As before, I haven’t included a direct link to each piece, but I have listed the issue each piece is in. Links to back issues can be found in the Eastlit Archive. Recent issues can be found in the menu at the top of the page. Maybe take a look at some of the lesser read pieces too. Of course being popular may not mean best 😉

Anyway here is the popular writing:

Popular Writing: Last Seven Days:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March).
  2. Shadows in Rooms by Anita Gill (August).
  3. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April).
  4. Four Poems by Anna Yin (March).
  5. Art of Evil by Andrew J. West (August).

Popular Writing: Last Thirty Days:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March).
  2. Art of Evil by Andrew J. West (August).
  3. The Sarawak Club by Colin W. Campbell (September).
  4. The Pilgrim by Simon Rowe (September).
  5. Colonial Arch by Rembrandt Ramilo (September).

Popular Writing: Top Ten All Time:

  1. Common Filipino Funeral Superstitions Rebutted by Reynold P. Macaranas (March).
  2. The Mansion by Andrew J. West (June).
  3. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April).
  4. Going Home by Steve Rosse (February).
  5. Five Poems by Rose Lu (April).
  6. La Perla by MFL Bulandus (December).
  7. Three Poems by Rose Lu (July).
  8. Monkey Business by Ashwin Mudigonda (December).
  9. The Battle of Mianzi by Nichole Reber (May).
  10. Struck by T-net Quiring (July).

Other News:

I have been quite busy with personal and family business recently, so apologies if things are getting delayed.

We are taking submissions for the next 6 issues now, so please keep them coming to the submissions e-mail. Please take a look at the submissions guidelines first.

Why not also take a look at our Eastlit Live channel? Or better still send us some live material to publish! If you want to chat about this please contact us.

I would also like to mention a new online journal, The Font which is a literary journal aimed at language teachers. The Font has just launched ts first issue. They are not connected to Eastlit formally, but we have had a nice dialogue as they have set up. Xenia Taiga and Nichole Reber who have both written for Eastlit feature in their first issue.

Cheers.

Graham.