Hi everyone! Submissions are now open for the new drabbles anthology:' MYTHICAL CREATURES OF ASIA Please read the FULL submission guidelines on the Submissions (Drabbles Series) Page. I'm looking forward to reading everyone's stories! Good luck! ~Kelly Matsuura~
INSTINCTS #8: ‘The Manananggal, On A First Date’ by Celestine Trinidad
Hey everyone, hope your weekend is going great! Today's poem is from Celestine Trinidad, a regular Insignia Stories contributor who writes really fun Filipino myth-based fantasy. Her story 'Horse Feet' in our Southeast Asian Fantasy anthology is one of my favorites! Celestine also has stories featured in our upcoming Southeast Asian Fantasy Drabbles and Insignia... Continue Reading →
INSTINCTS #2: ‘Graveyard Shift’ by Kim Whysall-Hammond
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 →
Featured Book: ‘Magical Women’ Anthology (Sukanya Venkatraghavan)
If you love short stories and love Indian/South Asian fantasy writing, you might want this one on your TBR list 🙂 MAGICAL WOMEN (Anthology) Edited by Sukanya Venkatraghavan Blurb: A weaver is initiated into the ancient art of bringing a universe into existence. A demon hunter encounters an unlikely opponent. Four goddesses engage in a... Continue Reading →
Coming Soon! ‘Insignia: Asian Birds & Beasts’
Yes, folks, we have another anthology releasing soon! With stories from regular contributors and a few wonderful newbies, we have it all: dragons, kitsune, magical birds, snake-shifters, and ....werewolves in space? ( No, that's not a typo). I promise a great mix of legends and settings. Coming August 20! ASIAN BIRDS & BEASTS INSIGNIA VOL.... Continue Reading →