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Manoa
A Pacific Journal of International Writing
University of Hawaii Department of English
1733 Donaghho Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-3070
E-mail: mjournal-l <at> hawaii <dot> edu
Simultaneous submissions: yes Email submissions: yes, but query first Reading period: not accepting unsolicited work at this time; query first Response time: varies Payment: varies Contests: never ISSN: 1045-7909 Founded: 1989 Issues per year: 2 Distributors: University of Hawaii Press Average pages: 200 Sample copy (postpaid): $20 Cover Price: $20 Subscription (Individuals): $30 Subscription (Libraries): $50
Publisher’s Description: Manoa is a unique, award-winning literary journal that includes fiction, poetry, essays, plays, and artwork from Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas. An outstanding feature of each issue is original translations of contemporary work from Asian and Pacific nations, selected for each issue by a special guest editor. Beautifully produced, Manoa presents traditional alongside contemporary writings from the entire Pacific Rim, one of the world's most dynamic literary regions.
Twice a year, the journal presents outstanding contemporary writing from places as diverse as the People’s Republic of China, Tibet, Nepal, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Cambodia, and the Pacific Islands, as well as Canada, Mexico, and South America. Works in Manoa have been cited for excellence and reprinted in such anthologies as Best American Short Stories, Best American Poetry, Best American Essays, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, and Pushcart Prize. Manoa has also received national awards for its design and editorial excellence.
Manoa is a member of CLMP, the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses. Titles appear in The Index of American Periodical Verse, The American Humanities Index, Sociological Abstracts, and The Index of Modern Language Association.
Recent issues:
Vol 21 No 1, 2009, Voices from Okinawa features the rich and remarkable culture of Japan’s southernmost islands. This landmark literary anthology showcases Okinawan American voices in plays, essays, and interviews. Through the beauty, humor, and heartbreak in Jon Shirota’s award-winning plays, readers will discover the exuberance and excellence of Okinawan American literature. And in personal essays and interviews, the compelling life stories are told of June Hiroko Arakawa, Philip K. Ige, Mitsugu Sakihara, and Seiyei Wakukawa.
Vol 20 No 2, November 2008, The stories, essays, and poems in Enduring War concern the effects of war in our time and the shadows they cast, from the Pacific campaigns of World War II to genocide under the Khmer Rouge to hostilities in the Middle East. The writers focus on war as a destructive force on the lives of children, women, and civilians, and capture the lasting, complex ways in which innocent individuals and communities are harmed.