Image courtesy of 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize
Although I write many articles and blog posts daily, actually have been writing since I was in my teens and even thought that I would love to be a published author and poet, it never came to be. I discovered that I just don’t have that creative oomph or even the attention to detail to see through a few hundred of pages of text that actually make sense in the end.

If you are a citizen and resident of an Asian country, aspiring to be a book author, you should check out the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize. I understand that there is only one prize to win and its US$10,000 cash. How’s that to help you with writing yet another book?

Submission actually opened on 19th January, 2009 but they have just announced their panel of judges on 13th February, 2009. Closing date is 31st March, 2009 for work of at least 10,000 words. Complete submissions have to be in by 1st August, 2009.