Asia Literary Review
 Asia Literary Review | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
|---|---|
| Year founded | 2000 |
| Country | Hong Kong, China |
| Language | English |
| Website | asialiteraryreview.com |
The Asia Literary Review is a quarterly literary journal published in english and translation online and in print, and distributed internationally. It includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and photography.The journal began Hong Kong, China,[1] in 2000.[2]
The journal had its beginnings in a small local Hong Kong literary journal called Dim Sum begun by Nuri Vittachi. Later Nuri became involved with British businessman and philanthropist Ilyas Khan who provided encouragement and financial support for the first decade.[3] Khan was a Hong Kong supporter of arts and together they created an international showcase for writers from the Asian region.[4]
THe journal aims to attract Asian writers to our pages and provides a platform for Asian writers to be read in English and exposes those writers to an international readership.[4]
Contributors/Interview subjects
The magazine has published interviews with figures such as Aung San Suu Kyi, David Mitchell, Salman Rushdie and Kyung-sook Shin (2011 winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize).
Contributors have included Margaret Atwood, Justin Hill, Liu Xiaobo, Su Tong, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Laurie Thompson, Seamus Heaney, Kim Young-ha, Ko Un, Zheng Danyi, Bei Dao, Shehan Karunatilaka and Xu Xi.
Poetry Parnassus
At Poetry Parnassus, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, an Asia Literary Review Celebration Reading was held at the Southbank Centre. Participants included Marjorie Evasco, Jang Jin-sung, Kim Hyesoon, Alvin Pang, Laksmi Pamuntjak and Jennifer Wong.
The event was covered by the Philippine Star and other media including CBN News
Staff
Managing Editor: Phillip Kim (Listed on website as business and finance director)[5]
Editor in Chief: Martin Alexander 2010- (Poetry editor 2000 - 2015)[2]
Consulting Editors: Peter Koenig, Robert Hemley
Senior Editors: Justin Hill, Kavita Jindal, Miichael Vatikiotis, Zheng Danyi
Former staff
Editor: Chris Wood (2008? -?)[4]
Literary Editor: Kelly Falconer (Nov 2011 - Dec 2012)[6]
References
- ↑ "Asia Literary Review". The Book Club. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- 1 2 "About me". Martin Alexander. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "The ARL team". Australian Literary Review. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Ubudwriters – In Conversation with Chris Wood, Editor of Asia Literary Review By Uma Anyar". Bali Advertiser. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ "Contributor and blogger". Asia Literary Review. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kelly Falconer". Linkedin. Retrieved 30 July 2016.