Best Asian Speculative Fiction Series
By Kelly Matsuura, Anna Tan, Celestine Trinidad and
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About this series
Insignia 2021: Best Asian Speculative Fiction features 10 short stories of different styles set in Asia.
Written by some of our regular Insignia Stories contributors, these stories were all previously published in a variety of international indie journals, magazines and anthologies.
Table of Contents
Fantasy Stories:
'Yen Lo Wang's Wife' by Joyce Chng
'The Perfect Date' by Celestine Trinidad
'Riches' by Vonnie Winslow Crist
'At the Edge of a Human Path' by Stewart C. Baker
'Takpe' by Anna Tan
'The Upside-Down Bird' by Ismim Putera
Science Fiction:
'Cthuhlu Tentacles are Delicious' by Jo Wu
'Becoming a Mother' by Mahiro Saeki / Toshiya Kamei
'No Kisses Goodnight' by Toshiya Kamei
'A Story I'd tell My Unborn Grandchild' by Mandira Pattnaik
Titles in the series (2)
- Insignia 2020: Best Asian Speculative Fiction, #1
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Insignia 2020: Best Asian Speculative Fiction features 9 short stories set in Japan, China, the Philippines, Malaysia, and India, as well as 6 Chinese fantasy poems (by Mary Soon Lee). This collection of reprinted works comes from familiar Insignia Stories authors, new Insignia Drabbles authors, and first-time contributors, Tutu Dutta and Sayo Onoda. Special thanks goes to Toshiya Kamei for providing translations of three stories. Table of Contents Stories: 'A Matter of Possession' by Joyce Chng 'Shadows' by Celestine Trinidad 'Kindness' by Vonnie Winslow Crist 'Moon Rabbit' by Jo Wu The Washing Machine Ate the Socks' by Sayo Onoda / Toshiya Kamei 'The Craving' by Tutu Dutta 'Lepers' by Keyan Bowes 'The Enchantress Princess & the Mysterious Child' by Massimo Soumaré / Toshiya Kamei 'Railroad to Potalaka' by Juan Takai / Toshiya Kamei Poetry: 'Meisho's Dodos', 'Lantern Festival', 'The Eighth Son of Ganbataar', 'Lotus Moon', 'The Wild Horses Came Hastening', and 'How to Weave the Stars' by Mary Soon Lee
- Insignia 2021: Best Asian Speculative Fiction: Best Asian Speculative Fiction
Insignia 2021: Best Asian Speculative Fiction features 10 short stories of different styles set in Asia. Written by some of our regular Insignia Stories contributors, these stories were all previously published in a variety of international indie journals, magazines and anthologies. Table of Contents Fantasy Stories: 'Yen Lo Wang's Wife' by Joyce Chng 'The Perfect Date' by Celestine Trinidad 'Riches' by Vonnie Winslow Crist 'At the Edge of a Human Path' by Stewart C. Baker 'Takpe' by Anna Tan 'The Upside-Down Bird' by Ismim Putera Science Fiction: 'Cthuhlu Tentacles are Delicious' by Jo Wu 'Becoming a Mother' by Mahiro Saeki / Toshiya Kamei 'No Kisses Goodnight' by Toshiya Kamei 'A Story I'd tell My Unborn Grandchild' by Mandira Pattnaik
Kelly Matsuura
Kelly Matsuura grew up in Victoria, Australia, but always dreamed she would live abroad. She has lived in northern China, Michigan in the US, and over ten years in Nagoya, Japan, where she now lives permanently. Kelly has published numerous short stories online; in group anthologies; and in several self-published anthologies. Her stories have been published by Visibility Fiction, Crushing Hearts & Black Butterfly Publishing, A Murder of Storytellers, and Ink and Locket Press. She majored in Asian Studies at university, and (sometimes) studies Japanese, Chinese and German. Her other hobbies include cooking, knitting, sewing, and traveling. As the creator and editor for The Insignia Series, Kelly uses her knowledge of Asian cultures to help other indie authors produce great diverse stories and to share the group's work with a new audience.
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