Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
It's my pleasure to introduce a new poet to our INSTINCTS series, Sultana Raza. She has graciously shared a series of three interlinked poems, in both English and the original French! What a treat! The second and third poems will be published next Monday and Thursday. Please enjoy! INTER-DIMENSIONAL CLASSIFIED AD Lines found scribbled in... Continue Reading →
Insignia 2020: Best Asian Speculative Fiction features 9 short stories set in Japan, China, the Philippines, Malaysia, and India, as well as 6 Chinese fantasy poems (by Mary Soon Lee). This collection of reprinted works comes from familiar Insignia Series authors, new Insignia Drabbles authors, and first-time contributors, Tutu Dutta and Sayo Onoda. Special thanks (always!) goes to Toshiya Kamei... Continue Reading →
It's my honor to introduce Eisuke Aikawa, contributor to our newly-released anthology, Japanese Fantasy Drabbles. Born in Chiba in 1977, Eisuke Aikawa is a writer based in Fukuoka. He has published two collections of short stories, Hiking (2017) and Kumo wo hanareta tsuki (2018). His short fiction has appeared in venues such as Bungakukai,... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year, everyone! I'm very excited to share the cover for our upcoming anthology: Japanese Fantasy Drabbles. It is the first planned release in the new Insignia Drabbles series. I haven't decided the release date yet, but it will likely be mid-February. For now, enjoy the cover! ~Kelly Matsuura~ This anthology includes... Continue Reading →
Today we're sharing the first poetry contribution to our new online series, Instincts: Asian Speculative Poetry. ('Instincts' for short). Haiku are wonderful expressions of thought and beauty: adding speculative elements is especially difficult in this form, so I love the creativity of this piece. And if you're into haiku, you'll get the frog reference...... Continue Reading →
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 →
Hi everyone, welcome to July! What's the best thing about July every year? The SMASHWORDS SUMMER SALE of course! I'm into it this year, and putting the Insignia Series anthologies - all seven - on FREE promo all month long !!! It's a great chance to fill out your collection, or recommend the series to... Continue Reading →
It's Read an Ebook Week again over at Smashwords! It's an awesome chance to stock up on free and discounted ebooks by your favorite indie authors. We're offering volumes 1-3 of The Insignia Series for FREE this week! And volumes 4-6 are 50% OFF! Just enter the coupon code (found on each book page) at... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, and a warm welcome to our new blog followers! Well, it's been sweltering here in Japan for the past few weeks. We've had several days over forty degrees and still with high humidity! I'm ver glad I bought a new air-conditioner for my office this year. How's the weather where you guys are?... Continue Reading →
'The Drowning Pool' is a lovely mix of science fiction and fantasy, with Indian cultural elements. It a flash piece, so the excerpt is just a small tease.... 'The Drowning Pool' by Vonnie Winslow Crist Excerpt: The swimming pool on the Chandra Estate in New Thoothukudi was shaped like a coffin. From local historical records,... Continue Reading →
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