Bamboo Ridge Press

Per Wing Tek’s open letter, here are five ways that you can help support Bamboo Ridge Press: 1. Contributions

To learn more about #GoTryPlayWrite, presented in partnership with @BambooRidge, visit kumukahua.org/gotryplaywrite. Don’t forget you have until March 31st to submit—and our favorite script wins $100 and a subscription to #BambooRidge!

#Honolulu! Thnx for a great book tour stop! Much love to @mydanico @dashophnl @uhmanoanews @chinesechamberhawaii for hosting; @rickquantv @khonnews @kitv4 for the coverage; @amyhillactor @peter.savasta @gungming @bambooridge (and all who came out) for friendship! @littlebrown

A new month means a new Go Try PlayWrite #playwriting contest!

August's Go Try PlayWrite competition is on! #KumuKahua and @BambooRidge are looking for a maximum 10-page scene or 5-page monologue based on the following super powers prompt:

The outpouring of support is truly tremendous. Mahalo for all of your kōkua and for spreading the word about the Maui Strong Fund. If you would like to donate, please visit hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong #MauiStrong

@BambooRidge Started reading and already falling in love with the book!

@BambooRidge listenandbeheard.net/2023/07/25/lbh…

Our resident lawman and noir author #ScottKikkawa just published CHAR SIU, the third novel in his series featuring detective Frances "Sheik" Yoshikawa, published by @BambooRidge. It’s an overlooked part of our history disguised as pulp dynamite: bambooridge.org/bookstore/char…

@HIReviewofBooks Wow! So interesting. We always learn something new from Scott. Mahalo @HIReviewofBooks

A convention just finished in Las Vegas. This was no mere gathering of air-conditioning salesmen or Buick salesmen, but of Native Hawaiians. Hosted on the mainland for the first time by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement as an acknowledgement that there are now …

Please consider sharing the open letter and adding your name here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

On July 5th the Asian American Literature Festival was suddenly canceled by @smithsonian leadership, just weeks in advance. Without explanation, they erased months of planning work and canceled a unique and historically significant event. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/07/…

@inzaghico Yay! Wonderful to see they arrived. Hope you enjoy and mahalo for reading 🌺

Char Siu （叉焼）has arrived at last! Thank you, Bamboo Ridge Press!

July's Go Try PlayWrite competition is underway! #KumuKahua and @BambooRidge are looking for a maximum 10-page scene that's a "meet cute" between two people BUT …

The April Go Try PlayWrite competition is on! #KumuKahua & @BambooRidge are looking for a 5-page #monologue or a 10-page scene based on this prompt:  Someone "mansplaining" something to someone else. For example: a hammer explaining to a nail what it's like to be a nail.

We're excited to have Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl bringing her incredible talent to Bamboo Ridge as guest editor for ISSUE #126. Visit our website for submission guidelines. Deadline is June 30, 2023! bambooridge.org/featured/call-… #openforsubmissions #writing #amwriting #literaryjournal

In one week, we will welcome @mamohanraj for two exciting events! See flyer for details on how to register for Mohanraj's workshop (2/22, 12:30-1:20 PM), and don't miss her author talk, 2/23 at 5:30 PM. Looking forward to seeing you in Kuykendall Hall!

#KumuKahua and @BambooRidge are looking for a 5-page #monologue or 10-page scene based on this prompt: A meeting between two historical figures that ends in a conflict. Like Rosa Luxemburg meeting Elon Musk at a Walmart, or Lili‘uokalani meeting Hilary Clinton at an ABC Store.

@RyanCookpoetry Bamboo Ridge Press deserves so much love!! @BambooRidge

There's still a week to submit to the January Go Try PlayWrite competition! #KumuKahua and @BambooRidge are looking for a 5-page #monologue or a 10-page scene based on this prompt: A first kiss. (Have fun with this!) It could be a couple, or polyamorous relationships…