Mekong Review avoids the easy clichés through which the West views Southeast Asia and offers instead a rich, in-depth and nuanced portrait of the region.
Mekong Review is a beautifully designed literary quarterly covering literature, politics and culture in Asia. Subscribers receive some of the best writing on and from the region.
An annual subscription includes four issues, delivered in February, May, August and November.
Each issue contains around forty pages of text, photos and illustrations.
Online-Only & Print and Online subscriptions also include access to our full archive on the Mekong Review website.
Cutoff date for posting of November 2025 issue is 11 October 2025. New subscriptions placed after this date will receive the February 2026 issue as their first issue.
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Full access to the Mekong Review website, including our current issue and our full archives going back six years (and counting!).
US$3 / month
(US$36.00 billed annually)
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Our quarterly print magazine delivered to your door, plus full access to the Mekong Review website, including all of our online content and archives.
Our global flat rate means your Mekong Review subscription can travel with you anywhere in the world, at the one price – simply update your mailing address at any time.
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(US$72.00 billed annually)
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