Jan Lee
@janleewriter.bsky.social
Author of Fairhaven - A Novel of Climate Optimism and Defying Futility - The Fairhaven Stories. Editor in Chief of The Apostrophe. Book reviewer and contributing writer for Earth.org.
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For #COP30, my co-author Steve Willis and I will be publishing one chapter per day of our new novel set in the Fairhaven universe: The Desert Songbird - A Novel of Climate Optimism. Read it here! fairhavenclimatenovel.substack.com
Today's #COP30 special: the second chapter of our (Steve Willis and my) new novel, now available online for free. fairhavenclimatenovel.substack.com/p/the-desert...
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Today's #COP30 special: the second chapter of our (Steve Willis and my) new novel, now available online for free. fairhavenclimatenovel.substack.com/p/the-desert...
For #COP30, my co-author Steve Willis and I will be publishing one chapter per day of our new novel set in the Fairhaven universe: The Desert Songbird - A Novel of Climate Optimism. Read it here! fairhavenclimatenovel.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
For #COP30, my co-author Steve Willis and I will be publishing one chapter per day of our new novel set in the Fairhaven universe: The Desert Songbird - A Novel of Climate Optimism. Read it here! fairhavenclimatenovel.substack.com
Artists! We are still open for art submissions for The Apostrophe - the theme is FLEX but we'll be looking to match artwork with the written pieces. If you have some photos, paintings, drawings, or other 2D art you'd like to share, please get in touch! hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/submissions
Submissions
We open submissions during the first month of each quarter (i.e., Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct).
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November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Artists! We are still open for art submissions for The Apostrophe - the theme is FLEX but we'll be looking to match artwork with the written pieces. If you have some photos, paintings, drawings, or other 2D art you'd like to share, please get in touch! hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/submissions
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A few hours remain. You can submit from anywhere. There is no fee. We want to read it. hkwcmagazine.substack.com
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October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A few hours remain. You can submit from anywhere. There is no fee. We want to read it. hkwcmagazine.substack.com
A few hours remain. You can submit from anywhere. There is no fee. We want to read it. hkwcmagazine.substack.com
The Apostrophe | Substack
A quarterly publication of the Hong Kong Writers Circle. Click to read The Apostrophe, a Substack publication.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A few hours remain. You can submit from anywhere. There is no fee. We want to read it. hkwcmagazine.substack.com
Last day to submit to The Apostrophe. Need an extension ? Ask me. Hkwcmagazine.substack.com
The Apostrophe | Substack
A quarterly publication of the Hong Kong Writers Circle. Click to read The Apostrophe, a Substack publication.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Last day to submit to The Apostrophe. Need an extension ? Ask me. Hkwcmagazine.substack.com
Are you an essayist? Tomorrow is the last day to submit to The Apostrophe for issue # 11. Would really love some more non-fiction submissions! (But - we also love poetry and short stories and chapters of unpublished novels.) hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
Our theme for Issue #11: FLEX
Submissions open October 1-31, 2025
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October 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Are you an essayist? Tomorrow is the last day to submit to The Apostrophe for issue # 11. Would really love some more non-fiction submissions! (But - we also love poetry and short stories and chapters of unpublished novels.) hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
Two days remain to submit to The Apostrophe. Looking forward to reading them all. hkwcmagazine.substack.com
The Apostrophe | Substack
A quarterly publication of the Hong Kong Writers Circle. Click to read The Apostrophe, a Substack publication.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Two days remain to submit to The Apostrophe. Looking forward to reading them all. hkwcmagazine.substack.com
What is the fastest you have ever written a story/poem/essay (yes, including last-minute papers when you were still in school)? Compare that with the entire week you have to write something and submit it to The Apostrophe - deadline October 31. Submit! hkwcmagazine.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What is the fastest you have ever written a story/poem/essay (yes, including last-minute papers when you were still in school)? Compare that with the entire week you have to write something and submit it to The Apostrophe - deadline October 31. Submit! hkwcmagazine.substack.com
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💰 Hongkongers can now “doot” a one-off donation to HKFP, as Octopus becomes the latest way to support the city’s only independent English-language newspaper. 🚨 App users can scan the QR code or click: https://hongkongfp.com/octopus
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
💰 Hongkongers can now “doot” a one-off donation to HKFP, as Octopus becomes the latest way to support the city’s only independent English-language newspaper. 🚨 App users can scan the QR code or click: https://hongkongfp.com/octopus
So far, looking through the submissions for the upcoming issue of The Apostrophe, I haven't seen much poetry. Where are you, poets? Submit! hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
Our theme for Issue #11: FLEX
Submissions open October 1-31, 2025
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October 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
So far, looking through the submissions for the upcoming issue of The Apostrophe, I haven't seen much poetry. Where are you, poets? Submit! hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
So far we've been getting far fewer submissions this month than we have for previous issues and instead of thinking, "Oh, they'll turn up by the deadline on October 31!" I think, "Good God, literature is dead." I guess I will learn which one is correct in two weeks. hkwcmagazine.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So far we've been getting far fewer submissions this month than we have for previous issues and instead of thinking, "Oh, they'll turn up by the deadline on October 31!" I think, "Good God, literature is dead." I guess I will learn which one is correct in two weeks. hkwcmagazine.substack.com
The first novel I've ever read where the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is one of the characters. earth.org/book-reviews...
Review: ‘Ladder to Heaven’ By Katie Welch | Earth.Org
Ladder to Heaven centers on a woman’s journey through the years leading up to, and the terrible aftermath of, a major seismic event.
earth.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The first novel I've ever read where the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is one of the characters. earth.org/book-reviews...
Could we produce one of the world's most basic chemicals the same way plants do, through photosynthesis? If so, it would have profound implications for greenhouse gas emissions. earth.org/lab-experime...
New Method Mimics Photosynthesis to Produce Ethylene
A laboratory in Dalian, China, is exploring novel options to make ethylene production more sustainable by using CO2 instead of petroleum.
earth.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Could we produce one of the world's most basic chemicals the same way plants do, through photosynthesis? If so, it would have profound implications for greenhouse gas emissions. earth.org/lab-experime...
My new piece on the EAT-Lancet report is out. earth.org/sustainable-...
Sustainable Food System: Takeaways from the EAT-Lancet Report
The second EAT-Lancet Report is the product of extensive research by international experts from more than 35 countries across six continents.
earth.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My new piece on the EAT-Lancet report is out. earth.org/sustainable-...
Non-fiction writers, memoirists, essayists! Do you have a memoir you'd like to share a chapter of ... a rant you'd like someone to read ... a stream-of-consciousness thought process you want to tell the world? Submit! Deadline is October 31. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
Our theme for Issue #11: FLEX
Submissions open October 1-31, 2025
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October 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Non-fiction writers, memoirists, essayists! Do you have a memoir you'd like to share a chapter of ... a rant you'd like someone to read ... a stream-of-consciousness thought process you want to tell the world? Submit! Deadline is October 31. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
Novelists! Do you have a chapter of an unfinished novel that you'd like to float out there in the world? Send it to The Apostrophe! Two weeks left to submit: hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
Our theme for Issue #11: FLEX
Submissions open October 1-31, 2025
hkwcmagazine.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Novelists! Do you have a chapter of an unfinished novel that you'd like to float out there in the world? Send it to The Apostrophe! Two weeks left to submit: hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
Well, this is ... something.
Pegada de carbono dos portugueses é oito vezes maior do que devia para que o aquecimento global não exceda 1,5 graus. Os países ricos têm de cortar 82% a 94% das emissões de consumo até 2045.
A forma como os portugueses consomem afasta-nos da meta do Acordo de Paris
Pegada de carbono dos portugueses é oito vezes maior do que devia para que o aquecimento global não exceda 1,5 graus. Os países ricos têm de cortar 82% a 94% das emissões de consumo até 2045.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Well, this is ... something.
One of my stories is in “Score,” an anthology by the Hong Kong Writers Circle, and it's currently available for free as an e-book download on Amazon until October 8th, Pacific Time in the USA. If you download it, please leave a review!
Amazon link: a.co/d/6jvoal1
Amazon link: a.co/d/6jvoal1
Score: Hong Kong Writers Circle 20th Anniversary Anthology (Hong Kong Writers Circle Anthology)
Amazon.com: Score: Hong Kong Writers Circle 20th Anniversary Anthology (Hong Kong Writers Circle Anthology) eBook : Writers Circle, Hong Kong, Berry, Simon, Bhojwani, Reena, Mittal, Anjali, McKay, Stewart, Kaye, Sadie, Rapatahana, Vaughan, Powney, Sam, Oatway, Jay, Lee Yieng, Cassandra: Kindle Store
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October 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
One of my stories is in “Score,” an anthology by the Hong Kong Writers Circle, and it's currently available for free as an e-book download on Amazon until October 8th, Pacific Time in the USA. If you download it, please leave a review!
Amazon link: a.co/d/6jvoal1
Amazon link: a.co/d/6jvoal1
Submissions just starting to come in for Issue # 11 of The Apostrophe (theme: FLEX). Please consider submitting! hkwcmagazine.substack.com
The Apostrophe | Substack
A quarterly publication of the Hong Kong Writers Circle. Click to read The Apostrophe, a Substack publication.
hkwcmagazine.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Submissions just starting to come in for Issue # 11 of The Apostrophe (theme: FLEX). Please consider submitting! hkwcmagazine.substack.com
Open for submissions until October 31. Hkwcmagazine.substack.com
The Apostrophe | Substack
A quarterly publication of the Hong Kong Writers Circle. Click to read The Apostrophe, a Substack publication.
Hkwcmagazine.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Open for submissions until October 31. Hkwcmagazine.substack.com
@david-jenkins.bsky.social Did @zachweinersmith.bsky.social make this comic about you? If so, why?
October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
@david-jenkins.bsky.social Did @zachweinersmith.bsky.social make this comic about you? If so, why?
On the last day of 2017, an internet neologist created a new phrase: “weird flex but OK.” Will you be the one to create a new association with this word? Submit to The Apostrophe before October 31. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...
Our theme for Issue #11: FLEX
Submissions open October 1-31, 2025
hkwcmagazine.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
On the last day of 2017, an internet neologist created a new phrase: “weird flex but OK.” Will you be the one to create a new association with this word? Submit to The Apostrophe before October 31. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...