Kyoto Journal offers thought-provoking cultural perspectives from Asia. A non-profit, all-volunteer production now in its 19th year, KJ has been shortlisted ten years in a row for the Utne Independent Press Awards. In 2006, it was again nominated in the category of International Coverage. In 2004, the journal was nominated for General Excellence, Design, and Cultural/Social Coverage. Previous nominations were for Art & Design Excellence (award winner, 1998), Local/Regional Coverage, Writing Excellence, Design, General Excellence, and Best Essays. For full details of the latest issue, see number 65.
March 28, 2007
The pilot issue of no man’s land will be launched on December 7, 2006. A special English 10th anniversary edition of the alternative Berlin literary magazine lauter niemand, it features acclaimed young writers such as Hendrik Jackson and Uljana Wolf. For the translations, the project also drew on the talents of the local Anglophone literary scene, organizing a translation workshop at the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin. The print edition will be available internationally at Goethe Institutes, other cultural institutions and expat bookshops, while the online edition is also designed as an information resource for literature enthusiasts, translators and those interested in expat cultural initiatives. The project is sponsored by Berlin’s Culture Senate.
Details of the launch are as follows: December 7, 9 p.m., Ballhaus Ost, Pappelallee 15; reading in English and German with Daniel Falb, Andrej Glusgold, Orsolya Kalász, Ulf Stolterfoht, Donna Stonecipher and Ron Winkler. Contact: Isabel Cole at isabel@no-mans-land.org.
December 5, 2006
Waterbridge Review has some wonderful interviews with writers, as well as reviews of books related to the Pacific Rim. Maxine Hong Kingston and Gail Tsukiyama review books for them, and recent interviews include those with the winners of the Kiriyama Prize.
November 7, 2006
Kyoto Journal offers thought-provoking cultural perspectives from Asia. A non-profit, all-volunteer production now in its 19th year, KJ has been shortlisted ten years in a row for the Utne Independent Press Awards. In 2006, it was again nominated in the category of International Coverage. In 2004, the journal was nominated for General Excellence, Design, and Cultural/Social Coverage. Previous nominations were for Art & Design Excellence (award winner, 1998), Local/Regional Coverage, Writing Excellence, Design, General Excellence, and Best Essays. For full details of the latest issue, see number 65.
