Imprint 18: New Submission Deadline: 22 October 2018
We have received a healthy number of submissions for Imprint 18 but would like more to round out the anthology. If you have not yet had the chance to submit, we hope you will now. Please share the extended deadline with your writing community. New Submission Deadline: 22 October 2018 For more information, go to the Submit to Imprint page on the WiPS website. N.B. We have started editing this year’s submissions and are impressed with what we have [...]
Hong Kong Living Seeks Submissions of Christmas Stories
Hong Kong Living, the publisher of Southside, Sai Kung and MidLevels magazines, is seeking submissions of children's Christmas themed stories for the December issue(s). They are also looking for illustrators for the stories as well. Deadline: 1 Nov 2018 Word count: 1000 - 1500 max The story must be based on locations such as: Southside magazine story ( Shek O - Pokfulam) Sai Kung magazine story (Sai Kung based) Mid-Levels magazine story ( Central [...]
Susie Orbach Luncheon for WiPS Members
Phillipa Milne at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival has kindly offered WiPS members discounted tickets to the Susie Orbach luncheon, Fat is a Feminist Issue, on Saturday, 10 November. The lunch starts at noon and finishes at 1.30 pm, and will dovetail nicely with the day ticket that they have offered us. The cost of the ticket will be HKD750 (originally HKD1000) and will be held at Old Bailey, the restaurant at Tai Kwun Centre [...]
Building Your Writer’s Profile–One Publication at a Time
Wednesday, 26 September at the FCC Many thanks to Celia Claase for a wonderful evening with WiPS at the FCC. She inspired us to think about who we are as writers, consider our potential audience, and suggested different platforms to explore to launch our work into the world.
Woman at Work
Each month we feature an introduction to one of our members. This month we hear from one of our newest members, Yuetting Cindy Lam. Yuetting Cindy Lam's short stories have appeared in various magazines including New Orleans Review, Quiddity (NPR Illinois), Wasafiri and Brain, Child. She won the Second Prize in Hong Kong's "Top Story 2017" competition, and her story, "Fridays on Tin Hau Temple Road" was recognized as an honorable mention in [...]
Member News
WiPS member Shannon Young has recently published her thirteenth novel under her Jordan Rivet pen name. Please join her for the Hong Kong launch of Wake Me After the Apocalypse at Social Room at 19.30 on Thursday, 11 October. Full details below. From Gillian Bickley. Please click here to register: Susan Lavender will represent Peel St. Poetry at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival for "Poetry in the Prison Yard" at Tai Kwun Centre [...]
Literary News from Around Hong Kong and Beyond
Poetry OutLoud Hong Kong The next Poetry OutLoud open mic will be held on Wednesday, 3 October at 7.45 pm at the Fringe Club. David McKirdy will MC the evening. Cha Reading Series On 3 October, Cha Reading Series "Irish Voices" will be held at the Irish Consulate, 20/F, 33 Des Voeux Road, Central from 7.30-9.00 pm. All are welcome. Click here for more information. The Cha Reading Series, organized by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming, aims [...]
HKILF Day Ticket for WiPS Members
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival has kindly offered WiPS members a day ticket for Saturday, 10 November. The cost of the ticket will be HKD320 and will include access to seven events (and does not include access to workshops or festival lunch or dinner). All events will be held at the new Tai Kwun Centre for Hertiage and Arts at 10 Hollywood Road in Central. The events are: Irvine Welsh: Dead [...]
Imprint Submission Workshop
Saturday, 1 September at the JW Marriott Many thanks to Jenny Eagleton for braving the weather and leading a few WiPS members in a session to workshop their submissions for Imprint 18. For those who could not attend, there is still time to work on your submission before the deadline of 30 September. Further submission guidelines may be found here.