Programmes & Projects  

Cart Noodles Press


Cart Noodles Press is a publishing imprint of the Research Centre for Human Values.

Currently, the following are under preparation:



Writing in Difficult Times: A Bilingual Anthology of Essays (Call for Submissions)

This anthology seeks original personal essays by writers in/ from Hong Kong about the (im)possibility of writing in, through, above, or from difficult times. We are particularly interested in work that explores and reflects on more personal (or lesser-known) subjects that have made your own writing process difficult (attention-seeking pets, for instance). This said, writers are free to interpret “difficulties” in a much broader sense: physical challenges, mental unwellness, microaggressions, social class, limited living space, the pandemic, etc. Essays that reveal the intersection of the personal and the public, and how they mutually inform or infuriate each other also sound exciting to us! The anthology is slated for late 2021. Essays accepted will be printed bilingually.

Interested writers should submit an abstract of 200 words, either in Chinese or English, to Nicholas Wong at writingourtimes@gmail.com by Dec 1, 2020, together with a short bio of not more than 100 words. All editorial decisions will be made by Jan 15, 2021. Full essay submission (2000 words for English; 2000-2500 words for Chinese) will be expected by Mar 1, 2021.

Book editors: Nicholas Wong (English) and Li Mei Ting (Chinese)


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Looking Back at Hong Kong: An Anthology of Writing and Art

This anthology features works of prose, poetry and photography by writers and artists who are originally from or previously resided in Hong Kong. The selection of writing and art reflects on the profound transformations and subtle transitions that have transpired in Hong Kong, both in recent times and over the past decades. Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing urbanscape, how do we reimagine those physical and cultural spaces that no longer exist? Amid the constant reshaping of the city’s social and political spheres, how do Hongkongers express their ever-shifting identities? For the writers and artists who have left their hometown—or the place that they once called home—how do they look back at Hong Kong from the perspective of their diasporic experience?

Submissions are by invitation only. The anthology is tentatively slated for spring 2021.

Editor in chief: Nicolette Wong
Associate editor: Emily Hedvig Olsson


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Between the Lines: Short Fiction (Tentative Title)

This anthology is based on a three-month fiction writing course conducted by Nicolette Wong and supported by Emily Hedvig Olsson. Participants from Maryknoll Convent School and St. Rose of Lima’s College will read selected works of prose by authors from diverse cultural backgrounds, as they experiment with different genres in their own writing. The instructor will provide personalised feedback on students’ work, while the group engages in peer review and creative exchange. Outstanding works will be selected for publication in 2021.

Editor in chief: Nicolette Wong
Associate editor: Emily Hedvig Olsson


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