NEW RELEASE!! ‘Mythical Beings of Asia’ (Insignia Drabbles #4)

HAPPY RELEASE DAY!! A huge thanks to all the contributors in this anthology. 🙂 Mythical Beings of Asia is the fourth volume in the Insignia Drabbles series. This anthology includes 60 drabbles (100-word stories) and 2 bonus flash stories inspired by Asian folklore. Release Date: September 30th, 2021 Contributors (drabbles): | Amrita Valan | Celestine Trinidad | | Dawn DeBraal | DJ Elton | Fariel Shafee | | Fusako... Continue Reading →

October 1, 2021 0

NEW RELEASE: ‘HORROR MATSURI 2020’ EBOOK

Happy Thanksgiving to our friends and followers in the US! Hope you have a wonderful day with family and/or friends. Today, I'm pleased to share the Amazon release for the Horror Matsuri 2020 ebook! If you pre-ordered a copy (thank you!) it should now be available in your Kindle Library. Regarding non-Amazon sellers, the links... Continue Reading →

November 26, 2020 2

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: CELESTINE TRINIDAD

It's been a little while since we shared an author interview, and with the release of Southeast Asian Fantasy Drabbles this week, it's the perfect time to meet some our SEA contributors! Celestine Trinidad has been an Insignia contributor since the early days, with her story 'Horse Feet' featured in Southeast Asian Fantasy. She also... Continue Reading →

September 29, 2020 0

HAPPY RELEASE DAY: ‘SOUTHEAST ASIAN FANTASY DRABBLES’!

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 →

September 28, 2020 2

INS8 Excerpt #4: ‘Dream Sequence’ by John H. Dromey

This excerpt is from a story by John H. Dromey, who is also a contributor in both Japanese Fantasy Drabbles and the upcoming Southeast Asian Fantasy Drabbles (Out Sept 24th). And look out for his poetry during Horror Matsuri in October! 'DREAM SEQUENCE' BY JOHN H. DROMEY Excerpt: Hoshiko was a born dreamer. As she... Continue Reading →

September 6, 2020 0

INS8 Excerpt #3: ‘Waiting by the Otogawa River’ by Kelly Matsuura

Today's excerpt is from me, Kelly Matsuura! It's a little weird promoting as the editor and also being a contributor, but this particular anthology is special to me because I LOVE Japanese castles, plus I have 2 stories in this collection. I also have a story in Japanese Fantasy Stories called 'The Waiting World' that's... Continue Reading →

September 5, 2020 0

INS8 Excerpt #2: ‘King Anisika’ by Tetsuya Sato & Toshiya Kamei (translator)

This second excerpt from 'Castles & Kimono' is from Japanese SFF author, Tetsuya Sato. Translated by Toshiya Kamei, it's a traditional-style Japanese piece and I'm proud to include it in the anthology. There was a short write-up about Tetsuya's story on the Japanese site Virtual Gorilla Plus recently (in Japanese only): https://virtualgorillaplus.com/nobel/king-anisika-insignia/ 'KING... Continue Reading →

August 31, 2020 0

INS8 Excerpt #1: ‘Portal to Miyashita’ by Carmen Indalecio

As you might have noticed, I love sharing excerpts! Well, Insignia: Castles & Kimono was just released on Sep 27th, so I'd like to introduce the authors and share a few teasers from the wonderful Japanese fantasy stories in this collection. This first excerpt is from new contributor, Carmen Indalecio. She also has work featured... Continue Reading →

August 29, 2020 0

Happy Release Day! ‘Insignia: Castles & Kimono’ (Insignia Series #8)

HAPPY RELEASE DAY! I'm really excited about this anthology, it's one of my most favorite themes! Thank you to the wonderful contributors who worked with me on this book. CASTLES & KIMONO INSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings. Release Date: August 27th, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 'Waiting... Continue Reading →

August 27, 2020 2

HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!

It's finally here! 'Insignia: Southeast Asian Fantasy' is now available for just $1.99! Buy Links: | Smashwords | | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA | (Coming soon to Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iBooks, and more). ~~~ Visit the Insignia Vol.3. Page here Want to write for our next anthology?... Continue Reading →

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