ToC & where we're at...

The following is a list of accepted pieces as in the editing proof of New Sun Rising.  

From the initial response to last week's post I gather that (extrapolating broadly from the replies I received) those who had work accepted were notified by Frankie.  Those who did not have work accepted were not notified.

If you still have not heard about your submission, I can only apologise on behalf of Frankie Sachs and the rest of the editors.  Unfortunately the project was left hanging and details were not passed on.

Please do double check the following list of 72 accepted pieces to see if your work is there.

We do have the names of those who contributed written submissions (I just haven't posted them here).  However we do not have contact details for said contributors.  So if your work is in the following list, please get in touch!

A note on artwork

While we still have access to submitted artwork we do not have any contributor names or contact details.  If you submitted artwork, please contact us.

A big thank you to all those who submitted, the quality and breadth of work was impressive.

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FAMILY BUSINESS

The Brewer’s Son

Himitsu Bako 

The Ambassador of Foreign Affairs

As Leaves Fall

Cherry Blossoms Never Die

Flash, Bullet Train 

Birds in the Trees

Rite of Spring

SCHOOLGIRLS & SALARYMEN

Bunraku Doll

Something For Hanako

Five Seasons in Japan

Kibou

two haiku by Elle Lawliette

Worm House

Junko’s Smile

Kimika and the Ants

Buttons

MYTHS, FABLES, & LEGENDS

Fox Fire

Ningyodashi

Ice Maiden

The Stonecutter

How the Fox Gained Entrance to Paradise

Silver Arrow

Moon Kisses

Satori vs. Non-Satori

OLD & NEW

The Unfortunate Incident of the Broken Weenie

Struck by the Temple Bell

Godzilla’s tea

Cherry-Blossomed Reverie

Shogun Dreams

Butoh In A Stone Garden 

Sendai Space Elevator 

A Piece in History

Summer Tofu in Kyoto 

The Road to NeoSendai

Japanese Arts

Origami

CITY STORIES

Ninja

Ueno Park 

What is freedom?

The Hankyu Line

This Space

Walking on Roofs

Shitamachi

haiku by Brigita Pavsic

Blue Hearts

Kyoto Moss

Silver Lining

two haiku by Michelle Goode

Steps and Bows in Tokyo

The Poetry Game

Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall

Tokyo Love Story

VISITORS

Riding the Killer Fish

I’m with Baka

three haiku by Neil Schiller

Persimmon

Three posters from Japan

Bento Boxes

Somewhere South of Tokyo

Write What You Know

On the train to Otsu Station

Osaka Underground

OUTSIDE JAPAN

The Present Fallen From the SkyGreen Tea

Gyoza Express

Firefly Child

His Japanese Student Speaks to Him After Class

Watching 'The Seven Samurai’

Please Help Me Find the Dollar I Lost

Out Of The Blue

haiku by Jennifer Domingo

Kitsune

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New Sun Rising Anthology

At this stage it saddens me to report that contact between Frankie Sachs and her fellow editors on this project has been lost.  Despite numerous attempts to contact her, she has not been in touch for many months. New Sun Rising was initiated by Frankie, it was her brainchild.  All submissions went through Frankie.  She then removed names and contact details and posted them in a private forum so editors could vote.  After selections were made Frankie was to contact all contributors.

It was at this point that we started to lose touch with Frankie.  We do not know if she contacted everybody or not.  We do have a proof (text only) that was put forward for editing but we do not have any contact details for any of the writers involved.  Nor do we have contact information to go with any of the artwork that was submitted.  

During the last few weeks a number of us have rallied together to try to save the project.  A new publisher has been found and we are looking for a way forward.  It has been agreed that if the project goes ahead it will be marketed as an anniversary anthology.  In which case, the launch date will coincide with the anniversary of the disasters in Japan.

However many loose ends remain.  If anyone has any information on Frankie, or knows her personally, please get in touch.  If you contributed to the anthology in any way, again please get in touch.

It is disheartening when things like this happen.  Many people put a lot of time into this anthology.  The submissions were fantastic and it was a pleasure to read them.  We'd like to thank everybody for their hard work.  

The  high number of submissions for such a worthy cause was truly heart warming. 

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