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  • Issue 15 Now Online!March 11, 2013, 12:02 am

    Check out our latest publication, Issue 15. We’re excited to announce our new poetry editor, Eugenia Leigh, who provides a thoughtful editorial to introduce herself and also has selected some amazing poems for the issue. In This Issue: Jackson Bliss, Wah-Ming Chang, Sharon Hashimoto, Jordan Josafat, Anu Kandikuppa, Karen An-hwei Lee, Henry W. Leung, Sean Labrador y [...]

  • Pushcart Prize NominationsDecember 8, 2012, 8:19 pm

    Kartika Review is happy to announce our nominations for this year’s Pushcart Prize! Fiction “The Chink Shop” by Tony D’Souza (Issue 12, Spring 2012) “The Man-Moth” by Naomi J. Williams (Issue 14, Fall 2012) Poetry “Cast” by Neil Aitken (Issue 13, Summer 2012) “Crossing the Tumen” by Jenna Kilic (Issue 12, Spring 2012) Creative nonfiction [...]

  • Issue 14 Now Online!November 10, 2012, 12:08 pm

    Check out our latest publication, Issue 14. In This Issue: An Tran, Kiki Whang, Naomi J. Williams, Ramola D., JooYoung Choi, Jan Cariaga, Khaty Xiong, Rachelle Cruz, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, V. Jo Hsu, Jimin Han

  • Issue 13 LaunchAugust 7, 2012, 9:45 am

    We’re excited to announce the launch of Issue 13, Summer 2012! In This Issue: Neil Aitken, Aditya Desai, Lee Herrick, Simi Kang, W. Todd Kaneko, Bridget Crenshaw Mabunga, Jen Palmares Meadows, Geoffrey Miller, and Mai Nardone. Author Interviews: Lee Herrick, Gardening Secrets of the Dead (WordTech, forthcoming 2013), This Many Miles from Desire (WordTech, 2007); [...]

  • Literasians 2012: Writers Converge on the APIA Literary ContinuumApril 28, 2012, 5:16 am

    LITERASIANS 2012: WRITERS CONVERGE ON THE APIA LITERARY CONTINUUM As the literary showcase of the 15th Annual Asian American Arts Festival held in San Francisco, the API Cultural Center, Kartika Review, and Zellerbach Foundation come together to present a panel of 4 APIA writers to discuss the state of APIA literature. The event will be [...]

Recent Issues
  • Issue 15 Spring 2013March 10, 2013, 6:23 pm

    In This Issue: Jackson Bliss, Wah-Ming Chang, Sharon Hashimoto, Jordan Josafat, Anu Kandikuppa, Karen An-hwei Lee, Henry W. Leung, Sean Labrador y Manzano, Purvi Shah, and Kaitlin Solimine.

    Author Interview: Monique Truong, award-winning and bestselling author of The Book of Salt and Bitter in the Mouth.

  • Issue 14 Fall 2012March 10, 2013, 6:02 pm

    In This Issue: An Tran, Kiki Whang, Naomi J. Williams, Ramola D., JooYoung Choi, Jan Cariaga, Khaty Xiong, Rachelle Cruz, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, V. Jo Hsu, Jimin Han.

  • Issue 13 Summer 2012August 7, 2012, 9:33 am

    In This Issue: Neil Aitken, Aditya Desai, Lee Herrick, Simi Kang, W. Todd Kaneko, Bridget Crenshaw Mabunga, Jen Palmares Meadows, Geoffrey Miller, and Mai Nardone.

    Author Interviews: Lee Herrick, Gardening Secrets of the Dead (WordTech, forthcoming 2013), This Many Miles from Desire (WordTech, 2007); Aimee Phan, The Reeducation of Cherry Truong (St. Martin’s Press, 2012), We Should Never Meet (St. Martin’s Press, 2004).

  • Issue 12 Spring 2012March 16, 2012, 8:51 am

    In This Issue: Adalena Kavanagh, Aruni Kashyap, Tony D’Souza, Ako Castuera, Fredrick D. Kakinami Cloyd, Jenna Kilic, Hai-Dang Phan, and Ira Sukrungruang.

    Author Interviews: Catherine Chung, author of the novel Forgotten Country (2012), and Krys Lee, author of the short story collection Drifting House (2012).

  • 2011 AnthologyJanuary 15, 2012, 11:14 pm

    This anthology collects Issues 9, 10, and 11 in one volume available for purchase at Lulu.com. Preview this anthology. Order a hard copy of this anthology.

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