Kayu Api is BACK!!

Hey guys!!


To all those who have followed us since our conception in 2008, we thank you sincerely from the bottom of our hearts. KAP has been pretty inactive the past year or so due to various reasons. However, we are glad to announce that KAP will be slowly making its comeback. So do continue checking back for future updates and we would love to hear from you. So, drop us an email if you have any suggestions, events or even stories. ;D
That's all for now. Take care fellow readers!


Regards,


Kayu Api 

Announcement!!

Hey there!!

This is a note to all our followers and readers. :)

Kayu Api Productions will resume activity sometime at the end of the year. So do check back every now and then.

Regards,

KAP

News and Updates!!

Hey everyone!!!

Kayu Api is back!!! Sorry for the lack of updates recently. We have been really busy the past 2 months. Here is a post from the Asia and Pacific Writers Network (www.apwn.net) plus some information on the Asia Literary Review.

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Asia Literary Review is now on sale in the US, having arrived on the shelves of 250 Barnes & Noble stores across North America in May.

“Early indications are that sales are strong,” Editor-in-Chief Chris Wood said. “The success of ALR over the past 18 months demonstrates that the eyes of the literary world are turned towards Asia. ALR has gone from strength to strength in a little over a year and is on sale throughout much of Asia and the Subcontinent, in the UK, Europe, Australia and Canada, and now America. It’s a great place for Asian writers and those writing on Asia to showcase their work, and of course to get paid for their efforts.”

With legendary former Granta Editor Ian Jack as Executive Editor and Harvard Review Fiction Editor Nam Le, author of last year’s acclaimed debute short story collection, The Boat, as a contributing editor, Asia Literary Review is fast making a name for itself in the literary world.

The Hong Kong based journal is described as the first magazine of its kind in the Asian literary world - an exciting English language quarterly devoted to reportage, documentary photography, travel writing, fiction and memoir, set to become essential reading around the world for anyone with a serious interest in Asia and the best writing from and about the region. Each issue features the work of celebrated and established writers alongside new voices from Karachi to Beijing.

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Asia Literary Review is calling for submissions.

A young English language quarterly devoted to fiction, reportage, documentary photography, travel writing, memoir and poetry, ALR is fast becoming essential reading around the world for anyone with a serious interest in Asia and the best of Asian writing.

ALR follows the tradition of successful literary journals published in Europe and the USA. It addresses the needs of intelligent readers, each quarterly issue reflecting the Asian experience through the work of celebrated and established writers alongside new voices from Mumbai to Shanghai, New York to London.
ALR has a global reach and readership, with distribution from Australia to India, the UK to China, Canada to Singapore, and Paris to the Philippines. The current issue sees ALR available in Barnes & Noble bookstores across the US for the first time.

ALR pays for submissions accepted for publication and has experienced editors to work closely with writers. Those who would like to submit a piece or discuss a possible submission are kindly asked to contact the editor, Chris Wood, by email to chris.wood@asialiteraryreview.com
For more on ALR visit www.asialiteraryreview.com

Regards,

June

Kakiseni's 2nd Playwriting Competition and Updates

Hey everyone!!

First up,Kakiseni is having their 2nd Kakiseni Playwriting Competition. The theme this year is Conflict/Resolution. The dateline for submission is 5 pm, 1^st September 2009. The winning entry will receive RM10,000 in cash. Two runners-up will receive RM5,000 each. Seven consolation prize winners will receive RM2,000 each. For further information, rules and regulations of the competition, visit Kakiseni's website at the link we have provided here.


Next up, here's a reminder that we are still accepting stories for our Newsletter. Do send in your submissions latest by mid July so that we can sort them out.

Regards,

Alin and June

The Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership

Dear All,

Here's is something for all our followers, readers and contributers to take note of.

"The Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership brings together writers, scholars, writers’ organizations, translators, publishers and others interested in the development, exploration, distribution and promotion of writing from Asia and the Pacific.

Our mission is to encourage international understanding of the region through its literature and enrich writers in Asia and the Pacific by exposure to each others cultures, languages and creative approaches. See Aims

Our Board and Council members include established writers (across genres), scholars (across disciplines), and some of the world’s most highly regarded teachers of creative writing.

You don’t have to be an established writer, a distinguished scholar or literary organisation to join the Partnership. Membership is free to anyone interested in keeping up-to-date with discussions about writing from the region, joining internationally-supported initiatives designed to support writers from the region, or engage in collaborative research in the area.

The Partnership supports regional activities initiated and run by writers and scholars on-the-ground anywhere in Asia or the Pacific. Currently, we concentrate on holding an annual meeting in conjunction with a regional literary event, usually spearheaded by a regional member of the Partnership’s Board or Advisory Council, and in conjunction with local organizations.

Our activities include panel presentations (by writers, literary agents, publishers, translators, festival directors etc), symposia (organised by universities), writing and translation workshops, fellowships, public readings, the establishment of literary prizes, assistance with the establishment of writing programs and writers’ centres, among other initiatives.

Our primary working language is English, but our members and affiliates include many (publishers, writers and translators) whose primary language is not English. The Partnership supports diversity of cultural expression and literature that crosses borders. It champions the notion that literature enhances understanding between cultures." -taken from the Asia-Pacific Writers website

So, visit their website by clicking on the link provided above or @ http://www.apwriters.org for more information and membership registrations.

Regards,

June

KAP's First Newsletter and Other Announcements

Hey all!!

First and foremost, we at Kayu Api Productions would like to thank all of you who have supported us throughout these couple of months(4 months to be exact)-by visiting,submitting stories, etc...

Therefore, today we are proud to announce that Kayu Api Productions is coming up with our very first NEWSLETTER for the year!! And that's not all!! Our very first newsletter would be submitted to the Asia and Pacific Writers Network for their September 2009 Issue!! So, send us you stories (fiction,non-fiction etc) and poems. We would be selecting about 6-10 pieces from all our submissions received (since we can't possible send all :D). There is no specific deadline but for those who would like their submissions to be considered, do try to send it to us by mid July. We need to read through,edit, and compile. Do bear in mind that all your submissions would first be published in our blog regardless as to whether it is selected for the newsletter or not..

You can submit your entries to us through the "Submit Form" at the sidebar, or alternatively you can choose to send it to our email- kayuapiproductions(AT)gmail.com . For those sending directly to our email, do remember to include your name, pen name, genre, summary, title and working email address so that we can contact you!! And read the terms and conditions too!!

Also, always remember that Kayu Api Productions accepts and welcomes all kinds of stories and poems from and all walks of life and all ages. We do not filter submissions sent to us unless it is something we deem highly inappropriate-vulgarities etc.... (So far, there's none ;D) All we do is edit and make sure there are no grammatical or typo errors. We strongly believe that every writer has to start from somewhere and there will never be any stories/poems etc that would be too substandard, simple for Kayu Api. The key to improving is towrite, write and just write!! And we are here to encourage that!!!

Next up! I'm sure most of you have noticed the minor changes in KAP's layout!! Well, we at KAP are working hard to bring you much more!! So stay tuned!! Also, KAP is adding an Events section which would feature the latest events attended by KAP in the local arts industry!!

We have also added a chat box to our blog. Feel free to drop us a message there or even email us.It would mean a lot to us.At least we'll know our progress.We don't bite!! :D

Well. that's all for now. Do continue to support us!!!

Regards,

Alin and June

Kayu Api is Looking for Staff Members for the Forums!!

Hey!!

Kayu Api is looking for Staff Members for the forum!! We are looking for someone who is passionate, responsible and able to meet deadlines. Also, the person must at least be able to spend a reasonable amount time online. WE understand that each one has many other dedications to attend to as well so we do not expect you to sit in front of the computer all day long.What we mean by reasonable is at least a couple of hours per week, at your own discretion. :) So without further ado, the specific positions we are looking for are listed as below:-

Graphic Designer -Someone to work with Graphics at the Forums- our Banner etc..... If you have sufficient "photoshopping" skills, do drop us an email with maybe a sample of your work!!

Coder/Designer - A person with sufficient html skills and can help work with the forum layout....design. This person must work with the Graphic Designer since the Graphic Designer will be providing the graphics for use in the forums.

Moderator/Publicity - Since the forums are pretty inactive now, the moderators won't have much to do yet. So, initially, those that apply would do some publicity work which would be spreading the word around on Kayu Api and the Forums. It's a pretty easy job. You can send emails out to your friends and we would provide the introduction note and everything. When the forum starts working, then the moderators can start moderating. I'm pretty sure I need not explain the jobs of a moderator since the name "Moderator" itself is self-explanatory.

So, if you feel like to joining the team and you fufill the criterias listed above or if you want to make any further enquiries, do drop us a note at kayuapiproductions(AT)gmail.com. Remember to replace the (AT) with @. We would love to hear from you!!

Regards,

Alin and June

Update! Of Copyright Issues and Stories v.1

Heys!

It's a little after midnight and here, i bring you our very first update! Yays!

Okay, firstly, we have settled the legal, plagiarism and theft issues the best we could. This is by using the utilities of Copyscape(c) and a Creative Commons License as protection for the users of this website. A more detailed version of the protection provided can be found in the Copyright and Protection section.

We can't stress the importance of reading the Copyright and Protection article enough, as the article shows how KAP is handling the issue. Please give us feedback for your concerns and such in order for us to aid you in our cause.

Secondly, we've started out with one story so far, which is more of a guinea pig, really. We will start posting others up as soon as possible, now that we believe the legal issue has been settled. So, expect more updates in terms of stories!

The website is going smoothly so far and it's all thanks to you for supporting the website! Although, we do admit that there's still some ways to go but we promise the ride would be worth it! =D

We have much more to update but that definitely will not deter us from answering any questions.

Have a great day~

Alin and June

Welcome to Kayu Api Productions

Hey!

Welcome to Kayu Api Productions! We're the new site in town, focusing on stories written by you! Our focus is mainly on Malaysians as we understand opportunities for your stories to be read is sparse and few, especially if you want to get feedback for your work. Ones that range beyond the single sentences anyway =P

We're here to provide a space that writers can communicate and exchange ideas freely! Our main function is to provide a comfort zone for you as a writer and, as the site progresses, to become a platform for your recognition as writers =)

So do submit stories! It would be an honour for us to host it up for you. And, if you think we're lacking somethings, drop us a note. We swear that we'll work on it ^_^

Poke around, have fun! And write at the end of the day.We can only grow with the support of the public.

Hope you enjoy your stay~

Alin and June

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