Home Groan
Face it. You love complaining about Penang: about the way it is, the way it isn’t, about the good ol’ days and the future you envision it to be. At MYWriters Penang, we love stories about Penang—whether you’re a native or a transplant, in fiction or in non-fiction, even in epic verse!
Dig deep. Tell us your stories about growing up, or how you wished you grew up, or maybe even how you foresee future generations growing up in this state that we call home. Give us your perspectives as natives or newcomers, reveal the hidden gems and the sordid truths, revel in the secret layers that tourists can’t see in a week’s stay.
Don’t just stay in George Town or the fancy beaches of Batu Feringghi. Take us to the kampungs and plantations of Balik Pulau or across the ferry to Butterworth or to distant Nibong Tebal.
This is your Penang. This is your home. Come groan with us.
Dig deep. Tell us your stories about growing up, or how you wished you grew up, or maybe even how you foresee future generations growing up in this state that we call home. Give us your perspectives as natives or newcomers, reveal the hidden gems and the sordid truths, revel in the secret layers that tourists can’t see in a week’s stay.
Don’t just stay in George Town or the fancy beaches of Batu Feringghi. Take us to the kampungs and plantations of Balik Pulau or across the ferry to Butterworth or to distant Nibong Tebal.
This is your Penang. This is your home. Come groan with us.
Mengaku je. Hangpa memang suka merungut tentang Pulau Pinang: camni masalah lah, camtu tak kena lah, zaman indah masa kecik dululah, masa depan impian hangpalah. Di MYWriters Penang, kami suka cerita-cerita tentang Pulau Pinang – tak kira hangpa lahir sini ka, hangpa pindah mai sini ka, cerita fiksyen ka, bukan fiksyen ka, boleh juga buat hikayat teruih!
Renung dalam-dalam. Habaq mai kat kami cerita masa hangpa kecik-kecik dulu, bagaimana hangpa besaq kat sini, keinginan hangpa zaman kanak-kanak dulu, ramalan hangpa pasal bagaimana generasi baru akan besar nanti di negeri kecik kampong halaman kita ni.
Sama ada hangpa memang asal dari Pulau Pinang ka atau orang baru kat sini ka, mai habaq sikit kat kami pandangan hangpa tu, apa permata tersembunyi yang korang tau? Ke ada benda-benda yang tak menyenangkan yang hangpa nak habaq? Mai kupaih satu-satu lapisan rahsia yang orang luaq tak mungkin tahu semasa cuti seminggu depa tu.
Hangpa jangan dok cerita pasai kota George Town dengan pantai Batu Feringghi je. Bawa kami masuk kampong pedalaman dan ladang-ladang di Balik Pulau, bawa kami naik feri sekali sampai ke Butterworth, bawa kami jalan jauh sikit sampai ke Nibong Tebal nun.
Ini Pulau Pinang hangpa. Ini kampong halaman hangpa. Meh sini kita dok merungut sama-sama.
Renung dalam-dalam. Habaq mai kat kami cerita masa hangpa kecik-kecik dulu, bagaimana hangpa besaq kat sini, keinginan hangpa zaman kanak-kanak dulu, ramalan hangpa pasal bagaimana generasi baru akan besar nanti di negeri kecik kampong halaman kita ni.
Sama ada hangpa memang asal dari Pulau Pinang ka atau orang baru kat sini ka, mai habaq sikit kat kami pandangan hangpa tu, apa permata tersembunyi yang korang tau? Ke ada benda-benda yang tak menyenangkan yang hangpa nak habaq? Mai kupaih satu-satu lapisan rahsia yang orang luaq tak mungkin tahu semasa cuti seminggu depa tu.
Hangpa jangan dok cerita pasai kota George Town dengan pantai Batu Feringghi je. Bawa kami masuk kampong pedalaman dan ladang-ladang di Balik Pulau, bawa kami naik feri sekali sampai ke Butterworth, bawa kami jalan jauh sikit sampai ke Nibong Tebal nun.
Ini Pulau Pinang hangpa. Ini kampong halaman hangpa. Meh sini kita dok merungut sama-sama.
Submission rules:
- Writers must be based in or from Penang. If not, tell us about your relationship to Penang and why we should consider you an honorary Penangite.
- We accept submissions in English and Malay.
- The max word count for fiction and creative nonfiction is 5,000 words.
- The max length for poetry is 60 lines.
- You may submit all your best works! However, only one piece will be selected per writer.
MYWriters Penang looks to acquire first worldwide English rights to publish the anthology online digitally and in print in Malaysia. The rights requested are exclusive for the first year, and subsequent reprints should acknowledge this first printing.
Questions? Email us at nutmag.zine@gmail.com.
Submissions period: 1 Jan - 31 July 2020
Launch: #mywritersfest2020
Launch: #mywritersfest2020
