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SP Blog seeks the best poetry, literary fiction, and essays written in English by authors who identify as Asian. We also publish reviews of American books by Singaporeans and vice versa. We pay USD25 for an original poem and USD50 for a story, essay, or book review (1000w). Submit 3-5 poems, 1 story, or 1 essay, with a brief cover letter, in PDF or MSWord format, to Jee at jkoh@singaporeunbound.org.
We ask for exclusive first rights only. After publication, all rights return to the author.
To see what original work we like, read Kaustuv Ghosh’s poems, Sharmini Aphrodite’s story “The Archaelogist’s Lover,” and Jonathan Chan’s essay “Saying Goodbye to America.” For book reviews, read Eric Norris’s review of Wena Poon. It’s opinionated, specific, and pleasurable to read. If you are new to SP Blog, please inquire first with a published sample before sending us a review.
SP Blog, formerly Singapore Poetry, is our arts, culture, and politics blog. It began life on October 15, 2013, as an independent website and rapidly attracted a following. On September 30, 2016, it became the official blog of Singapore Unbound.
Every April, we hold The Singapore Poetry Contest, for which poetry submissions are sought from non-Singaporeans. The only requirement for submissions is that they include the word “Singapore.” They can, otherwise, be on any theme. Our annual round-up “My Book of the Year” seeks the opinions of a wide cross-section of Singapore’s artistic and scholarly community.
We are always looking for excellent arts criticism. Although we are primarily a literary blog, we are also very interested in the visual arts, including film and TV, and in music and theater. For enquiries, write to Jee at jkoh@singaporeunbound.
Three poems by Teo Soh Lung, written while in solitary confinement in Whitley Center, Singapore.