A very Happy New Year to all Eastlit’s readers, contributors and our team. Following what is becoming a tradition, here is the 2016 top thirty. This is now the fourth look at what is popular for a year. It is also the second time we have included the work from the Southlit Supplement that goes with every issue of Eastlit.

This year we see a mix of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and artwork and an in the 2016 popular Asiatic literature list.

If you want to see the previous years entries follow the links: 2014 Top Literature and 2013 Top Twenty, and the Eastlit 2015 Popular Asian Literature. And with no more ado, here are most read pieces of this year.

2016 Popular Asiatic Literature:

1. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel.
2. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran.
3. Eastern Poetry by Graham Lawrence.
4. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei.
5. 377 by Manoj Nair.
6. The Puppet Tree Illustration by Vasan Sitthiket.
7. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr.
8. The Inherited Journey by Shehzad Ghias Shaikh.
9. Family Drama by Juanita Kakoty.
10. Stefan by Manoj Nair.
11. Gwi’Shin by Todd Sullivan.
12. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh.
13. Photograph by Ages Chew.
14. Dead Drunk in Vientiane & Other Poems by Karlo Sevilla.
15. Still Life and Two Other Poems by Anna Yin.
16. Lelia by Adonis Zambrano Hornoz.
17. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West.
18. Conversations in the Sky by Preh Memon.
19. Jong Il, from Yang Pyeong by Eric Stinton.
20. White Lady by Tina Isaacs.
21. Foreigners Spell Sex & Other Poems by Louie Crew Clay.
22. Apples Are Grown in Aomori by Ian Rogers.
23. Memory Lane by Sumayyah Malik.
24. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao.
25. A Block Party in Burma by Dorothy Hom.
26. His Northern Hemisphere and Other Poems by Alton Melvar M Dapanas.
27. Happy Encounter in a Rainy Christmas Night by Minglu Zeng.
28. Dreams of Old Shanghai by Colin W. Campbell.
29. Ate Keng & Other Poems by Erwin Ponce.
30. Requiem by Theophilus Kwek.

Top 20 Countries where Eastlit was Read in 2016 (in alphabetical order)

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Canada
• China and Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Russia
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• UK
• USA
• Vietnam

Statistics

Year on Year Readership Change 2014 to 2015

• +22% January 2016 on January 2015.
• +12% February 2016 on February 2015.
• +5% March 2016 on March 2015.
• +26% April 2016 on April 2015.
• +20% May 2016 on May 2015.
• +25% June 2016 on June 2015.
• +43% July 2016 on July 2015.
• +3% August 2016 on August 2015.
• +89% September 2016 on September 2015.
• +15% October 2016 on October 2015.
• +45% November 2016 on November 2015.
• +15% December 2016 on December 2015.

Year by Year Readership Change

• +770% from year 2012 to 2013 (only 1 issue in 2012)
• +52% from year 2013 to 2014
• +10% from year 2014 to 2015 (only 10 issues is 2015)
• +23% from year 2015 to 2016

Other News

The all time top thirty will be released later in a separate post. This may be in February. We continue to look at offering some writers the chance to have their work exposed in the ESL environment. I mentioned this an earlier news post on developments in literature in Eastlit. This would of course get your writing read by huge numbers. You name would also be far better known. ESL websites are far more read than any literary ones.

Thank you for your amazing support through 2016. We at Eastlit hopes you will continue to enjoy the journal in 2017. Once again I will introduce one or two new things in 2017. We like to develop as the years go by. But the main aim is to keep Eastlit vibrant and relevant to you as readers and writers. And to make sure that Eastlit plays it part as the poets, writers and artists of Asia take their place alongside those from more traditional literary regions.

And if you want to support Eastlit’s aims you can like, share or even donate – link below (for credit card donation click continue at the bottom):

Lastly

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 2017.

Cheers.

Graham.

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Happy New Year to all our readers and contributors. Following tradition, here is the 2015 top thirty. This is the third look at what is popular for a year. The start of Southlit Supplement has added a new region. So I have increased the usual top 20 to a top 30 this year.

This year we see a mix of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, artwork and an interview in the 2015 popular Asian literature list.

If you want to see the previous years entries follow the links: 2014 Top Literature and 2013 Top Twenty. But with no more ado, here are this years.

2015 Popular Asian Literature:

1. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel.
2. Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr.
3. Eastern Poetry by Graham Lawrence.
4. Translucence & The Exile by James Underwood
5. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei.
6. The Writing is on the White Board by Connla Stokes
7. Boxing Day ’13 by Hồn Du Mục
8. The Puppet Tree Illustration by Vasan Sitthiket.
9. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran.
10. A Descendant of Emperor Shang Tang by Minglu Zeng
11. At the Frozen Lakeshore and China by Minglu Zeng
12. Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh.
13. Poem by Preeyakit Buranasin.
14. Ashwin Mudigonda Interview by Graham Lawrence
15. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West.
16. 21 Rupees and 25 Paisa by Vidya Panicker
17. The Man Root by L.P. Lee
18. Love Story for a Foreign Girl by Fiona Cheong
19. Still Life and Two Other Poems by Anna Yin
20. Return to Gander by Xiaowen Zeng
21. Ma’s Mosquito Moment by Hong-My Basrai
22. Fifth Daughter of Tung by Paula Tan
23. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao
24. Junko & Other Poems by Yumiko Tsumura
25. Morning Music by Jonathan Ng
26. Hibakusha by L.P. Lee
27. Violin Girl by T-net Quiring
28. High Water & Other Poems by Reid Mitchell
29. Family Drama by Juanita Kakoty
30. Reliving World War II in the Philippines by Carol Colborn

Top 20 Countries where Eastlit was Read in 2015 (in alphabetical order)

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Canada
• China and Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Russia
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• UK
• USA
• Vietnam

Statistics

Year on Year Readership Change 2014 to 2015

• +32% January 2015 on January 2014.
• +11% February 2015 on February 2014.
• +9% March 2015 on March 2014.
• +10% April 2015 on April 2014.
• +8% May 2015 on May 2104.
• 0% June 2015 on June 2014.
• +1% July 2015 on July 2014.
• +21% August 2015 on August 2014.
• +1% September 2015 on September 2014. (No issue)
• +26% October 2015 on October 2014.
• +2% November 2015 on November 2014. (No issue)
• +14% December 2015 on December 2014

Year by Year Readership Change

• +770% from year 2012 to 2013 (only 1 issue in 2012)
• +52% from year 2013 to 2014
• +10% from year 2014 to 2015 (only 10 issues is 2015)

Other News

Thank you for your brilliant support over 2015. The whole team at Eastlit hopes you will continue to enjoy the journal in 2016. I will again introduce one or two new things in 2016. We like to develop as the years go by. But the main aim is to keep Eastlit vibrant and relevant to you as readers and writers.

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 2016.

Cheers.

Graham.

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These monthly lists will become less regular. They may be quarterly. The January yearly list will also be continued. It seems to be time to concentrate on other areas of news and development in what is limited time each month. So having said that, here is another list.

Popular Asian Literature

Here are the updated lists of popular Asian literature found in Eastlit. These Eastlit lists pf popular Asian literature includes all the popular work including fiction, poetry, artwork and non-fiction of the most recent seven and thirty days. I have also updated the all time list of popular Asian literature. Links to each piece are included.

You can access these pieces of popular Asian literature form the links on this page or the links in the navigation bar or through our archive. Hopefully, you will also spend a little time reading some of the other material. We all know the most popualr is not always the best and what people like is very subjective.

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

Popular Asian Literature Last Seven Day:

1. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
2. Poem by Preeyakit Buranasin (October 2014).
3. Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
4. Gold Moments by Colin W. Campbell (May 2015).
5. The Boy of Mt. Puh by Minglu Zheng (April 2015).

Popular Asian Literature Last Thirty Days:

1. Zara Adcock: An Eastlit Interview by Graham Lawrence (June 2015).
2. A Knock on the Door by Rahad Abir (June 2015).
3. Bitter Potion & Other Poems by Mai Văn Phấn (June 2014).
4. Uneven Path & Other Poems by Gopal Lahiri (May 2015).
5. Saving Princess Pingyang by Sze-Leng Tan (June 2015).

Popular 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. Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
5. A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
6. The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
7. A Descendant of Emperor Shang Tang by Minglu Zeng (December 2014).
8. The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
9. Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
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.
• +10% April 2015 on April 2014.
• +8% May 2015 on May 2104.

Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:

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

Other Eastlit News

The next issue of Eastlit will probably be out around the end of June or start of July. Due to family commitments, I have a lot less free time this month.

Cheers and Enjoy.

Graham

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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.

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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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