The Insignia Series

INSIGNIA Vol.1 includes 9 Japanese fantasy stories with a mix of urban, literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. PART I: Young Adult / Adventure Tales 'Kitsune' by Heather Jensen 'Megumi's Quest' by Joyce Chng 'The Bakeneko' by Holly Kench 'Moon Shadow' by Kelly Matsuura PART II: Adult / Literary Tales 'Towards the Light' by Aislinn Batstone 'Restoration' by Chris Ward 'Sanctuary' by Chris White 'Becoming Hashihime' by Holly Kench 'The Waiting World' by Kelly Matsuura

INSIGNIA Vol.2 includes 7 Chinese fantasy stories with a mix of urban, literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces.

INSIGNIA Vol.3 includes 7 Southeast Asian fantasy stories with a mix of literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Countries included are Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. PART I:  Adventure / Folktales 'Horse Feet' by Celestine Trinidad 'The Third Eye' by Sheenah Freitas 'Interlude' by Eve Shi 'The Island' by Melvin Yong PART II: Adult / Literary Tales 'Running from Shadows' by Joyce Chng 'Never Seen' by Kelly Matsuura 'Spirit of Regret' by Eliza Chan

INSIGNIA VOL. 5 includes 8 science fiction stories with Asian characters and/or settings. CONTENTS 'Stars Bright as Light' by Joyce Chng 'Islets of the Blest' by Nidhi Singh 'Uncle Ping's Evening Farewell' by Ray Daley 'Connecting Through the Cosmos' by Holly Schofield 'The Galaxy's Cube' by Jeremy Szal 'Kill / Switch' by L. Chan 'The Drowning Pool' by Vonnie W. Crist 'Love and Relativity' by Stewart C. Baker

INSIGNIA Vol.4 includes 9 Asian fantasy stories with a mix of literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Countries included are Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, China, India, and Nepal. PART I: Adventure / Folktales 'Four Claws' by Allison Thai 'I Found Love in an Urn Full of Ashes' by Joyce Chng 'Jentayu's Tear' by Anna Tan 'Ribbons & Bones' by Kelly Matsuura PART II: Adult / Literary Tales 'The Fireflies of Todaiji' by Russell Hemmell 'Birds of Heaven' by EK Gonzales 'Last Train to Begunkodor' by Nidhi Singh 'Untouchable' by Sheenah Freitas 'White Lady' by Tina Isaacs

INSIGNIA VOL. 6. includes 8 short stories with Asian characters, settings, and magical creatures. In this volume you'll find an array of animal-shifters, magical creatures, gods, and spirits. Story settings include: India, Japan, Cambodia, China, and outer-space! CONTENTS 'Reborn' by Nidhi Singh 'The Star Ball' by Amy Fontaine 'Raising Words' by Stewart C. Baker 'Apsaras' Dance' by Kelly Matsuura 'We, the Ravens of Bai Gao Lou' by Russell Hemmell 'The Azure Dragon' by Lorraine Schein 'The Churail and the Crow' by Keyan Bowes 'Vermillion Nights' by Joyce Chng

INSIGNIA VOL.7. includes 11 stories, and 8 poems with Asian characters and settings.

INSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings.    TABLE OF CONTENTS   'Waiting by the Otogawa River' by Kelly Matsuura 'Freedom' by Alanna Robertson-Webb 'King Anisika' by Tetsuya Sato / Toshiya Kamei 'Beneath the Cherry Blossoms' by Vonnie Winslow Crist 'Dream Sequence' by John H. Dromey 'Portal to Miyashita' by Carmen Indalecio 'The Silent Witness' (poem) by Russell Hemmell 'Castle of Blood & Ink' by Kelly Matsuura 'The Amaterasu Kimono' by Jo Wu  

This book is a collection of the second 4 volumes in The Insignia Series (released between 2018 and 2020). The anthologies are: ASIAN SCIENCE FICTION INSIGNIA VOL.5. includes 8 science fiction stories with Asian characters and/or settings. Contributors: Joyce Chng, Nidhi Singh, Ray Daley, Holly Schofield, Jeremy Szal, L. Chan, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Stewart C. Baker. ASIAN BIRDS & BEASTS INSIGNIA VOL.6. includes 8 short stories with Asian characters, settings, and magical creatures. Contibutors: Nidhi Singh, Amy Fontaine, Stewart C. Baker, Kelly Matsuura, Russell Hemmell, Lorraine Schein, Keyan Bowes, Joyce Chng. ASIAN FLASH FICTION & POETRY INSIGNIA VOL.7. includes 11 stories, and 7 poems with Asian characters and settings. Rebecca Birch, Ray Daley, Liam Hogan, Mary Soon Lee, Dave Dunn, Guilia Moon & Toshiya Kamei, Layne Noser, Anita Goveas, Daniel Scott White, Russell Hemmell, Kelly Matsuura, Luke Shors, Deon Visser.   CASTLES & KIMONO INSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings. Contributors: Kelly Matsuura, Alanna Robertson-Webb, tetsuya Sato, Toshiya Kamei, John H. Dromey, Carmen Indalecio, Russell Hemmell, Jo Wu

This book is a collection of the first 4 volumes in The Insignia Series (released between 2013 and 2017). The anthologies are: JAPANESE FANTASY STORIES: INSIGNIA Vol.1. includes 9 Japanese fantasy stories with a mix of urban, literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Contributors: Heather Ewings, Joyce Chng, Holly Kench, Kelly Matsuura, Aislinn Batstone, Chris Ward, and Chris White. CHINESE FANTASY STORIES: INSIGNIA Vol.2. includes 7 Chinese fantasy stories with a mix of urban, literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Contributors: Joyce Chng, Holly Kench, Kelly Matsuura, L. Chan, and David Jon Fuller. SOUTHEAST ASIAN FANTASY STORIES: INSIGNIA Vol.3. includes 7 Southeast Asian fantasy stories with a mix of literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Countries included are Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Contributors: Celestine Trinidad, Sheenah Freitas, Eve Shi, Melvin Yong, Joyce Chng, Kelly Matsuura, and Eliza Chan. ASIAN FANTASY STORIES: INSIGNIA Vol.4. includes 9 Asian fantasy stories with a mix of literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Countries included are Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, China, India, and Nepal. Contributors: Allison Thai, Joyce Chng, Anna Tan, Kelly Matsuura, Russell Hemmell, EK Gonzales, Sheenah Freitas, and Tina Issacs.