Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and summer/winter break. I went up in the mountains, to Takayama in Gifu. One of my favorite places in Japan! It has a lovely historical town, plus nice onsen (hot springs) and snowy mountain peaks. And the food is amazing. I highly recommend a... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, can I first say a quick THANK YOU to everyone who has been following/ tweeting/sharing all our recent releases and promotions across social media. Sales are up, engagements are up, and I'm super pumped (even during these terrible times). And I'd also like to welcome all new followers. I hope you're enjoying our... Continue Reading →
Hey, how's everyone going? I've had my ups and downs during Lockdown, but Insignia projects are giving me a reason to get out of bed and get busy every day! I actually have THREE new anthologies in production: a second drabbles anthology; a new Insignia Series (Vol.8.) short story anthology; and a reprint collection for... Continue Reading →
Welcome to June's edition of INSTINCTS! I'm very excited to share a poem from Mary Soon Lee's epic fantasy collection, ''The Sign of the Dragon" today! This is one of two poems she has graciously submitted for INSTINCTS. Several of her poems are also featured in 'Insignia: Asian Flash Fiction & Poetry. MIDNIGHT Tsung... Continue Reading →
Welcome to our second INSTINCTS publication: a free-style poem by new contributor, Kim Whysall-Hammond. Kim says the poem was inspired by Malaysian folktales told to her by a friend. Enjoy! Graveyard shift In old Malay, draped in forest lies heat swamped George Town along tree lined avenues abandoned colonial mansions forsaken, cracked, diminished irrelevant... Continue Reading →
HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone! I work as an English teacher (part-time) here in Japan, so have been busy these past two weeks with Halloween lessons on weekdays, and parties on the weekend. In fact, I still have another party to attend THIS Saturday....that's more than enough Halloween for me! UPDATE: 'Japanese Fantasy Drabbles' Submissions As... Continue Reading →
Today we bring you a second author interview, with new contributor, Mary Soon Lee. We are all passionate, cross-genre writers who love Asian cultures and stories. Get to know us a little better through our Answers to 20/25 Questions challenge! ~~~ Mary Soon Lee was born and raised in London, but now lives in... Continue Reading →
It's officially here! We're very excited to share our 7th collection with you all! INSIGNIA: ASIAN FLASH FICTION & POETRY CONTENTS Part I: CHINA ‘The Cormorant in the Glass-Bottomed Cage’ by Rebecca Birch ‘How Have the Mighty Fallen?’ by Ray Daley ‘Chiaroscuro’ by Liam Hogan ‘Training: Stances’, ‘The Horse Lord’, ‘Tsung’s... Continue Reading →
Coming Soon! Hi everyone, I'm excited to share the new cover and list of stories for our upcoming Asian science fiction themed anthology! This is the 5th anthology released for The Insignia Series and since it's not region-based like the first 4 books, I decided to go green on this cover...Hope you all like the... Continue Reading →
Happy Memorial Weekend to our US friends! I've just moved back to Japan so am a little sad to be missing the holiday weekend, but I have great memories of trips to Chicago and Lake Michigan in previous years. It's also pretty nice here in Nagoya. 🙂 I thought it was a good week for... Continue Reading →
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