Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
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 →
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 →
After a short break, our Author Spotlight Series is back! Meet one of our regular short story contributors, Sheenah Freitas. Sheenah also has micro pieces in our soon-to-be-released Japanese Fantasy Drabbles anthology! A geek at heart, Sheenah Freitas has a love for the whimsical and magical. She looks to animated Disney movies and Studio... Continue Reading →
NEWS Submission Calls Submissions for 'Japanese Fantasy Drabbles' are officially closed. I want to say a big thank you to all the contributing authors for submitting such a fantastic selection of drabbles. Otsukaresama desu! I'll probably write a post in December about the submission call, for those who are curious about the data and behind-the-scenes... Continue Reading →
Next in our Author Spotlight series is one of Insignia's original contributors, Heather Ewings! Heather Ewings (whose story Kitsune was published in Insignia Vol. 1 under the name Heather Jensen) is an Australian author of speculative fiction. She has a MA in History, and a fascination with myth and folklore. Aside from Insignia, Heather’s work... Continue Reading →
Continuing our Author Spotlight series, I'd like to share my own interview this week! (Excuse the following use of third-person...) Kelly Matsuura grew up in Victoria, Australia, but always dreamed she would live abroad. She has lived in northern China, Michigan in the US, and over ten years in Nagoya, Japan, where she... Continue Reading →
Happy September everyone! Continuing our Author Spotlight series, let me introduce UK writer, Anita Goveas. Anita Goveas is British-Asian, based in London, and fueled by strong coffee and paneer jalfrezi. She was first published in the 2016 London Short Story Prize anthology, most recently in Lost Balloon, Terse and JMWW. She’s on the editorial team at... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, I think it's time for a sale! From June 13-16, get any anthology in The Insignia Series for just US$1.99! *Sale price will be available for all books on all Amazon sites Amazon USA link (to series list) Amazon UK link (to series list) All Amazon links to 'Insignia: Asian Flash... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! How are those preparations for Halloween going? I'm an ESL teacher here in Japan, so I have quite a few Halloween parties on my calendar this month. 🙂 After releasing 2 new Insignia Series anthologies in July and August, I had a bit of a break in September to work on my own... Continue Reading →
It's September 1st, and that means we have a new submission call open! It's for a new anthology: volume 7 in The Insignia Series. See our Submissions Page for instructions on how to submit. If you're not familiar with our series, please browse our previously published anthologies - there are six volumes, which you... Continue Reading →
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