Welcome (back) to Ricepaper magazine, Canada’s longest continuously running Asian Canadian literary arts magazine.
The theme for our next issue, due out in 2010, will look at “trade routes” in its both nuanced and broadest definition. If you have any thoughts or opinions on the subject, let’s begin a conversation. We’re interested in stories about buying and selling goods, the barter system, exchange, currency, and the movement of ideas and cultural commodities—whether past or present, real or imagined!
Consider the following phrases:
“We are living in the 21st century, a global economy….”
“We trade culture and goods faster than a blink of an eye….”
“Canada’s three largest trading partners are China, Japan, and the United States….”
How do artists act as “cultural brokers” and ambassadors between countries? Is it possible to participate widely in the global economy while attending to the particular needs of our cities and local customs? What kinds of networks best facilitate rigorous, competitive trade? Could we imagine a world without trade routes? Do you have any direct experience with a trading company? What is the relationship between global trade and cultural reciprocity?
Ricepaper accepts writing in the following genres and formats:
Literary and creative writing: previously unpublished short fiction, poetry, play excerpts, and works of translation (submissions should not exceed 6,000 words)
Features: (2,000 to 2,500 word) in-depth articles and interviews that offer original analysis, investigation and exploration of important socio-cultural trends affecting the Canadian Asian and broader public (features address the quarterly “theme”),
Profiles: (1,000 to 1,500 word) articles on emerging and prominent Canadian Asian artists, cultural workers, alternative publishers, independent filmmakers, and the like,
Cultural reviews: (500 to 1,000 word) critical overview of books, dance, theatre, film/media, visual art, and artistic events in any genre, and
Visual contributions: illustrations, photographs, and comics are also welcome.
Published by the Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop, Ricepaper is a national literary arts magazine committed to providing voice and venue to a vibrant and evolving Asian Canadian identity and culture. A forum for inclusive, representative and progressive dialogue, Ricepaper showcases the quality work by artists, scholars, and cultural producers that reflects the diverse interests of Asian Canadians. By providing an alternative mainstream media for both readers and advertisers, Ricepaper strives to connect the local, national, and global community by challenging the parameters of how Asian Canadians are perceived and defined.
Writers of any and all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to submit non-fiction feature articles, stories, reviews and profiles about Asian Canadian artists and culture, broadly defined.
Creative and fiction writing (short stories), poems and play excerpts would ideally be written or produced by Canadians of Asian or mixed descent, or would contain diverse characters, stories and/or themes pertinent to the broad Asian Canadian population.
Please include a short biographical note (50 to 75 words) with writing and publishing credits and/or resume with your submission.
We accept queries on an ongoing basis. Please send any ideas and pitches directly to our Editor, Eury Chang.
Early submissions are highly encouraged. All first drafts are due no later than January 5, 2010.
Send to: editor@ricepapermagazine.ca
(c/o Eury Chang)
~ OR ~
Ricepaper magazine
PO Box 74174 Hillcrest RPO
Vancouver, BC V5V 5C8
Check us out on twitter @ricepapermag and also join our facebook group or fan page.
Call for Submissions – Ricepaper magazine (Issue 15.1)
TRADE ROUTES
Welcome (back) to Ricepaper magazine, Canada’s longest continuously running Asian Canadian literary arts magazine.
The theme for our next issue, due out in 2010, will look at “trade routes” in its both nuanced and broadest definition. If you have any thoughts or opinions on the subject, let’s begin a conversation. We’re interested in stories about buying and selling goods, the barter system, exchange, currency, and the movement of ideas and cultural commodities—whether past or present, real or imagined!
Consider the following phrases:
How do artists act as “cultural brokers” and ambassadors between countries? Is it possible to participate widely in the global economy while attending to the particular needs of our cities and local customs? What kinds of networks best facilitate rigorous, competitive trade? Could we imagine a world without trade routes? Do you have any direct experience with a trading company? What is the relationship between global trade and cultural reciprocity?
Ricepaper accepts writing in the following genres and formats:
Published by the Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop, Ricepaper is a national literary arts magazine committed to providing voice and venue to a vibrant and evolving Asian Canadian identity and culture. A forum for inclusive, representative and progressive dialogue, Ricepaper showcases the quality work by artists, scholars, and cultural producers that reflects the diverse interests of Asian Canadians. By providing an alternative mainstream media for both readers and advertisers, Ricepaper strives to connect the local, national, and global community by challenging the parameters of how Asian Canadians are perceived and defined.
Writers of any and all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to submit non-fiction feature articles, stories, reviews and profiles about Asian Canadian artists and culture, broadly defined.
Creative and fiction writing (short stories), poems and play excerpts would ideally be written or produced by Canadians of Asian or mixed descent, or would contain diverse characters, stories and/or themes pertinent to the broad Asian Canadian population.
Please include a short biographical note (50 to 75 words) with writing and publishing credits and/or resume with your submission.
We accept queries on an ongoing basis. Please send any ideas and pitches directly to our Editor, Eury Chang.
Early submissions are highly encouraged. All first drafts are due no later than January 5, 2010.
Send to: editor@ricepapermagazine.ca
(c/o Eury Chang)
~ OR ~
Ricepaper magazine
PO Box 74174 Hillcrest RPO
Vancouver, BC V5V 5C8
Check us out on twitter @ricepapermag and also join our facebook group or fan page.