Mekong Review is a quarterly English-language magazine of arts, literature, culture, politics, the environment, and society in Asia, written by people from the region or those who know it well. Although it gets its name from the river that flows through mainland Southeast Asia, the magazine’s scope extends not only throughout Southeast Asia but also South Asia, East Asia and Asian diaspora communities in various parts of the world.

At a time of shrinking freedom of expression and media freedom in Asia, Mekong Review is a space for writers with a distinctly Asian perspective. Readers of Mekong Review not only keep up with what's happening in Asia today, but are also surprised, each issue, with discoveries from this huge, diverse and vibrant region.

A small but ambitious publication, Mekong Review survives on the support of its community of readers.

Please subscribe to our magazine, or make a donation, to keep us going.

If you would like to contribute your writing to Mekong Review, you can find more information on how to pitch us here.

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Editor-in-Chief: Kirsten Han
Editor-at-Large: Kevin Yam
Founding Editor: Minh Bui Jones

What people have said about the magazine:

"Mekong Review is a literary jewel that shines bright in the heart of Southeast Asia! This magazine is a masterclass in storytelling, culture and insight."
— Kenny Chan, former Senior Director of Books Kinokuniya, Asia Pacific

“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.”
— Emma Larkin, author of Finding George Orwell in Burma

"The best reviews, like so many that Mekong Review runs, entice one to read new works, provide food for thought about texts one has already read, and, as importantly, can keep one up to date on books and authors one has not gotten time and perhaps will not get time to read."
— Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History at UC Irvine

"Mekong Review is vital for allowing essential liberal conversations to be held outside patriarchal and sovereign constraints. MR also enables important local stories to be told that would never be covered in the West."
— Linda Collins, author of Loss Adjustment

“There hasn’t been anything like this. Ever.”
— Bernice Chauly, author of Once We Were There