Opportunities for Laotian and Hmong writers **Taken directly (more or less) from
Bryan Thao Worra's myspace page. Much thanks for compiling the list!**
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SPECIAL INTEREST: 1.
UC Berkeley's Southeast Asian Student Coalition is creating a grassroots anthology of Southeast Asian American writing.
Deadline: April 30th, 2008. They will be holding writing workshops to help you with your ideas from 5pm to 7pm every Saturday starting March 2, 2008 through April 19, 2008 on UC Berkeley's campus. For more information:
sea.anthology@gmail.com 2.
Asian Pacific Writer Network: Call for Writing & Art.Theme: Lies/Truth.
Deadline: 15 July 2008You are invited to send writing or art appropriate to the theme Lies/Truth for possible inclusion in the August 2008 edition for the Asia and Pacific Writers Network (
http://www.apwn.net/). This edition will be edited by the Hong Kong-based writer Tammy Ho Lai-ming.
APWN accepts previously published work and will acknowledge first publication. They will consider poetry, fiction, non-fiction, diary excerpts, comics, photo-texts, photos and visual art. Please send between 1 to 3 pieces of writing or art, either in the body of the email [preferred] or in any of the following formats: .doc, .txt, .rtf and .pdf. If you would like to include images, please send JPEGS, 300 x 400 pixels, at 72 dpi. Please send your submissions to
info@apwn.net.
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HMONG AND LAO MAGAZINES1. UNPLUG Magazine -
http://www.myspace.com/writersblocksection or
http://www.unplugmag.com
2. Bakka Magazine -
www.bakkamagazine.com - Accepting fiction/non-fiction short stories, poetry, essays and op-eds, photography, visual art submissions, letters to the editor. Bakka Magazine is a monthly magazine for anyone with a connection to Laos.
3. Lao Roots Magazine -
http://www.myspace.com/laoroots or
http://www.laoroots.com
4. Eye.D Magazine -
link here
5. Paj Ntaub Voice -
Paj Ntaub Voice 6. 18Xeem Magazine -
www.myspace.com/18xeem 7. Hmong Passion Magazine -
www.myspace.com/Hmongpassion
8. Hmong is You Magazine -
www.myspace.com/hmongisu ***
ASIAN AMERICAN MAGAZINES1. The Journal of Southeast Asian American Education & Advancement -
link here - Takes both non-fiction and creative, literary writing. It is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal addressing research interests surrounding the education and community development of Southeast Asian Americans.
2. Hyphen Magazine -
www.myspace.com/hyphenmagazine - Still active, Hyphen Magazine is always looking to give opportunities to freelancers, writers and artists.
3. Trip Master Monkey -
www.tripmastermonkey.com is a daily news / culture site with a strong, humorous Asian American editorial bend. (But you don't have to necessarily be Asian American to write for them).
4. 13 Minutes Magazine -
www.13minutesmag.com - 13 Minutes' target audience consists of females, ages 24 to 45. Their focus is to provide bicultural Asian American women with a forum in which issues that are familiar with them can be addressed and explored.
5. CHA: An Asian Literary Journal -
www.asiancha.com - the first Hong Kong-based online literary quarterly journal dedicated to publishing quality poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art from and about Asia.
6. Theme Magazine -
www.thememagazine.com - a quarterly publication that covers global avant-garde Asian culture for an increasingly international readership.
7. Altra Magazine -
www.myspace.com/altrazine - A quarterly lifestyle magazine that celebrates Asian and Asian American excellence. ALTRA highlights achievements by cosmopolitan, English speaking Asians and Asian Americans, and also informs the public on the diverse trends and issues affecting individuals of Asian descent.
8. Colorlines Magazine -
www.colorlines.com - a more serious bimonthly magazine, and is billed as the leading national, multi-racial magazine devoted to the creativity and complexity of communities of color. ColorLines features the best writing on the issues that affect these communities.
9. Jade Magazine - www.jademagazine.com - endeavors to be THE reference for professional Asian and Asian American women in their 20's and 30's.
10. Audrey Magazine -
www.audreymagazine.com - A bimonthly English-language magazine highlighting the stories that interest Asian American women nationwide.
11. East West -
www.eastwestmagazine.com - an Asian American lifestyle magazine covering fashion, politics, food, career, beauty, celebrities and more.