Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (http://asiancha.com/) iis now accepting submissions for "The China Issue", an edition of the journal devoted exclusively to work from and about contemporary China. The issue, which will be published in June 2011, will feature poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, scholarly works and visual art exploring the modern Middle Kingdom. We are looking for submissions from a wide range of Chinese and international voices on the social, political and cultural forces which are shaping the country. If you have something interesting, opinionated or fresh to say about China today, we would like to hear from you. Please note that we can only accept submissions in English. More information here: http://asiancha.blogspot.com/2010/07/call-for-submissions-china-issue.html
By Eric Abrahamsen, July 17, 2:08p.m.
The University of Iowa's "Life of Discovery" program concluded recently: this was the second annual installation of a joint program between Iowa's International Writing Program and the China Writers Association, bringing American and Chinese writers together for a little road-trip bonding. Besides the official webpage above, you can peruse their blog, where the writers (Americans only?) posted photos and blogged their bewilderment. The event consisted of two parts: a week in Iowa last May, and a couple of weeks in China, mostly Kunming, which ended July 9.
This year's participants, on the Chinese side:
- Liu Zhenyun 刘震云
- Peng Xueming 彭学明
- Fan Jizu 范继祖
- He Xiaomei 和晓梅
- Lu Qin 禄琴
- Yang Guoqing 杨国庆
- Zhang Gencui 张根粹
Interestingly, nearly all the Chinese participants were ethnic minorities, mostly poets. The Americans:
- Christopher Merrill
- Vu Tran
- Matt Hart
- Kiki Petrosino
- Amanda Nadelberg
- Kyle Dargan
Great to see these kinds of events going on!
By Eric Abrahamsen, July 16, 4:23p.m.
