Tag: Fiction
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Grief as Plot: A Review of Kelly Murashige’s The Yomigaeri Tunnel
Review by Gabriella Contratto One of the first lessons a creative writer learns is the shape of a good plot, the flat line of exposition, the rising action that culminates in the pointy climax where the plot turns, and the downhill line of the falling action ending in a neat resolution. In Fiction Writing 101,…
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Winners of the 2025 Mānoa Journal Writing Contest in Fiction and Poetry
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Mānoa Journal Writing Contest in Fiction and Poetry. This year, the finalists were judged by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto and Mai Der Vang. We would like to extend our deepest thanks to the judges for their care and insight, and to all the finalists for their…
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Mānoa Journal 2025 Poetry & Fiction Writing Contest
Mānoa Journal invites submissions for the first 2025 Mānoa Journal Writing Contest in Fiction and Poetry. The Fiction contest will be judged by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto with the First Prize Fiction Winner receiving $500 and publication, and the Runner Up Fiction receiving $250 and publication. The Poetry contest will be judged by Mai Der Vang with…
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Finding ʻOhana and Home: A Review of Clairboyance
by Andrew Hoe A friend from Big Island recently told me how Rick Riordan’s Kane Chronicles were foundational to him as a child, and I, also being a fan of Riordan, brought up the Rick Riordan Presents books. My friend lamented that, while there were so many cultures represented in that wonderful series, there were…
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Remember Us Too: An Interview with Shilpi Suneja
by Chandanie Somwaru I met with Shilpi Suneja on a sunny O’ahu day, where we shared in our love for food, the rhythms of Chutney music, and shared giggles over things our mothers do. Encountering Suneja’s poetic storytelling carried me into a world where it made me wonder about home, about the language we speak…
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