Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
Last month, we shared two drabbles from the upcoming Mythical Creatures of Asia anthology as part of our Women in Horror Month blog event. This month, we'll also be posting a selection of drabbles from the same anthology (due for release in late April). Please enjoy this first drabble, 'Feng Huang' by the incredible Joyce... Continue Reading →
February is Women in Horror Month, and it's my pleasure to host a small blog series to celebrate the amazing women who contribute to projects here at Insignia Stories. WiHM banner We are an Asian speculative fiction press, with contributors from all over the globe. Our horror works tend to be more dark fantasy than... Continue Reading →
Kindle Countdown Deal for 'Insignia: Best Asian Speculative Fiction 2020' If you didn't read last year's Best Asian Speculative Fiction 2020 anthology, now's your chance to grab a copy from Amazon.com! The sale will start at 12AM PST time at just 99c, then rise back to the full price of $2.99 by midnight, so get... Continue Reading →
It's here! I've really enjoyed putting together this second drabble anthology; some of the contributors are from Japanese Fantasy Drabbles, but the majority are new contributors and it's wonderful to feature the work of so many native Southeast Asian writers as well. SOUTHEAST ASIAN FANTASY DRABBLES This anthology includes 83 drabbles (100-word stories) inspired by... Continue Reading →
Today, let's celebrate the newly released 'Dragon's Physician' by Joyce Chng! Joyce creates the most exciting worlds, I love her work and think you will too! ~Kelly~ Can Jixin succeed in a world of dragon racing run by powerful women? Can he fight the system and fulfil his dream of becoming a dragon... Continue Reading →
This Chinese demon-world story is just as exciting as the title! Written by the amazing Joyce Chng, who's stories have appeared now in all 4 Insignia Series anthologies. 'I Found Love in an Urn Full of Ashes' by Joyce Chng The entire cave kingdom gathered for the wedding ceremony. The bats escorted the foxes, the... Continue Reading →
Our second story from Singapore is by regular contributor, Joyce Chng! Her previous stories have been YA fantasy, but this one is definitely for the adult category this time around. 🙂 'Running from Shadows' by Joyce Chng Siri took her time climbing the stairs leading to the nightclub. She could hear the steady techno bass... Continue Reading →
Insignia Series contributor, Joyce Chng, has a new novella out, released under the pen name J.Damask. 'Wolf at the Door' by J. Damask Blurb: Book 1 of the Jan Xu novels Being an ex-teen vigilante comes with its own set of problems. Housewife, ex-teen vigilante…and shape-shifting wolf…Jan Xu has enough problems without adding her sister’s... Continue Reading →
Book of the Week: Xiao Xiao & the Dragon's Pearl By Joyce Chng Blurb: Enter the world of Xiao Xiao, daughter of an imperial courtesan, and a fantastical historical Qing China, with dragons and magic and traditions. What happens when her mother adopts a baby girl found in a rice field? What does - can... Continue Reading →
Great news for one of our Insignia Series authors - Joyce Chng's story, Megumi's Quest, has been selected for inclusion in Twelfth Planet Press' Best of YA Speculative Fiction 2013! Megumi's Quest was first published in Insignia: Japanese Fantasy Stories and we're so thrilled to see the story become available to a much wider... Continue Reading →
