Poetry Submissions

Asian Fortune newspaper is the only English language newspaper targeting the entire Asian and Pacific American (APA) community in the DC metropolitan area since 1993. We are seeking local writers of APA heritage from DC, Maryland, and Virginia to contribute their poetry to our upcoming issue.

THEMES

September 2013 – Education: What types of education exist? How can education help or harm students, teachers, mentors? How are people inspired, challenged, provoked? How do people learn? How does this pertain to the APA community? What kinds of lessons exist—inside and outside the institution of school?

Max limit per poem: 50 lines. There is compensation of $20 per poem.

Please send a cover letter (including your name, address, email, and a 50-word bio), with up to three poems. Email submissions and any questions to editor@asianfortunenews.com (cc: Amanda Andrei).