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Kitaab

Closed
Length
Up to 3,000 words
Pay
Unpaid
Fee
Not stated
Simultaneous
Not allowed
Reprints
Original only

What they accept

Kitaab, based in Singapore, provides a platform for Asian writers and for writers of any ethnicity writing on Asian themes, wherever they live. Its short story call is currently closed until further announcement; it takes stories set in Asia, about Asia, or by Asians anywhere in the world, of no more than 3,000 words, in English only, and submissions must be exclusive, original, and not previously published, with simultaneous submissions not accepted. Kitaab offers no honorarium or compensation, though accepted contributors receive a free one-year annual membership.

Literary
Languages
English
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