Eastern Wood is a culture media company seeking to introduce Chinese science fiction to the global market. Our co-founders, Hans and Lynn, are science fiction enthusiasts and are fluent in both Chinese and English. They are well-versed in the Chinese Sci-Fi genre and found it meaningful to create a platform for Chinese Sci-Fi writers to publish their stories and reach an international audience.
As a Singaporean brand under Potato Production Group, we have greater freedom and objectivity in assessing the works we receive, allowing us to bring the best of Chinese Sci-Fi to readers. In bridging Chinese Sci-Fi with the English-speaking market, we hope to showcase the elements of Chinese culture as well as the modern technological advancements of the East.
We allow two types of submissions for science fiction of varying lengths. One according to our ongoing theme’s guidelines, and the other a general collection where writers are free to submit works of any theme. Followed by a selection and curation process based on the authenticity of their Sci-Fi elements and Chinese culture.
We plan to select 30-50 works per year and will obtain full or partial copyright from the authors. We will then seek co-publishing opportunities with a local or international publishing house to have our works published, either in the form of an anthology with short stories and novellas, or as a book or a series of a longer novel. We hope to publish the works in the original Chinese language and in English, translated by our translators. We are also considering publishing in other languages in the future.
In addition to the collection and translation aspect of our work, we are also open to licence our works for other media adaptations. Apart from digital and physical publications, we will also licence our works for audiobooks, audio drama, comic serialisation, animation, film production, games, and others. We believe in reaching a bigger audience through our partnerships by adapting the notable works of our authors to other media types.
Currently, our company aims to publish curated stories through submissions via our science fiction literature channel. In time to come, we hope to build our reputation and gain a reader base before advancing to an online literature platform where we allow our writers to post their stories freely and for our readers to support their favourite authors directly. We hope to create a space where writers with great potential can shine as we connect and share unique Chinese Sci-Fi with our global readers.
Eastern Wood began with two co-founders, Hans Lee and Lynn Sun. Hans, born in Singapore, is the founder and sole director of Potato Productions Group. With the experience of operating the collection of companies under Potato, he guides the direction of our company to achieve our mission and vision. Lynn, who was born in China and is currently living in Singapore, completed her Master’s studies in the United States. Her previous careers involved introducing award-winning English Sci-Fi to China, and has been bringing Chinese works to the English market since 2020. She currently acts as the chief operator of Eastern Wood to oversee and manage the daily operations.
Our current team consists of senior editors with over ten years of editorial experience and editors with versatile skills to support the team in various aspects. Our team members are based in both Singapore and China. Aside from the main task of editing, we work closely with one another in planning content, overseeing submissions, managing relationships with third parties, and social media management.
Selected works must be captivating and well-written, striking a balance between science and fiction.
Science fiction elements must align with established scientific theories; it must remain logical even if the story includes speculative premises.
Technological references should be advanced or contemporary, avoiding outdated depictions.
Works should be set in Asia or feature Asian characters and cultural elements, reflecting Eastern heritage.
We reject all forms of discrimination including gender, race, religion, etc. in our content.
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