And also a call for submissions to Kinaara.
Kinaara is an experiment of sorts, and the culmination of much plotting and planning and tearing of hair. Kinaara, to be somewhat more formal, is an upcoming online magazine for the South Asian youth and diaspora, concerned with literature and culture, and in discussions and depictions thereof.
The two lj-ers connected to Kinaara are
toujours_nigel and
fireshowers, the others in the group being inactive on or unaware of lj. The
Facebook group is where team members are likely to be most active, and
this journal is also a place where news of Kinaara and updates on the work being done by members is going to be posted, and bears watching.
We will post the first edition of Kinaara on 01.07.2009. The permanant address of the magazine will be revealed at the time.
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WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR::
- Original, exciting and thought-provoking work from people below 30 with a South Asian connection.
- Anything that makes our brains tingle! Essays, articles, poetry, short stories, comics, photo essays, artwork, ramblings, a standalone chapter from the novel you're writing... If you think the world needs to see it, we're interested in it.
- If you have a work or idea that doesn't fit any of the above categories, write to us directly and we'll get back to you.
UPCOMING EDITIONS::
JULY 2009: No theme, everything welcome. Deadline is June 15.
AUGUST 2009: Tentative theme is CONFLICT. Interpret broadly, as long as you remember the focus. Deadline is July 15.
HOW TO SUBMIT::
- For now, we are receiving all correspondence at kinaaramail@gmail.com.
- Writing is best sent as an MS Word (.doc) or Text (.txt) document. If it isn't too long, pasting in the mail body works too.
- Images are loved as JPEG (.jpg) files that don't exceed the size of 500 kbs each.
- Mention your name as you'd like to be credited. Add a two-sentence introduction to yourself. We're interested in knowing where you're from and what you like doing, but you're free to fill your introduction with anything you want to tell.
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We are cross-posting this message on our journals and a few relevant communities. Please help us to spread the word. Copy this message and post it in your journals, mail it to your friends, pass it on to anyone who you think will appreciate it. Take the icon if you want, as long as you credit "Kinaara Magazine" somewhere in the notes.
Thank you.