Asia Literary Review

The Asia Literary Review is a quarterly literary journal published in English and in translation online and in print, and distributed internationally. It includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and photography. The journal had its beginnings in Hong Kong[1] in 2000[2] as a small local literary journal called Dim Sum, founded 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]

Asia Literary Review
Asia Literary Review
FrequencyQuarterly
Year founded2000
CountryHong Kong, China
LanguageEnglish
Websiteasialiteraryreview.com

The journal is an eager advocate of Asian writers, providing a platform for their work to be read in English and thus exposed 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, Anurima Roy

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]

Managing Editor and co-founder: Duncan Jepson (2004 - 2011)[7]

References
  1. "Asia Literary Review". The Book Club. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "About me". Martin Alexander. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. "The ARL team". Australian Literary Review. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. "Ubudwriters – In Conversation with Chris Wood, Editor of Asia Literary Review By Uma Anyar". Bali Advertiser. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. "Contributor and blogger". Asia Literary Review. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. "Kelly Falconer". Linkedin. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. "I Know a Place: Duncan Jepson, Asia Literary Review co-founder".


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