Call for Submissions：The Moments of Happiness - GMAF The Sinocultural Review

The Sinocultural Review

A Journal of Language, Culture, Humanities, Arts, and Global Understanding

Call for Submissions

The Moments of Happiness: Memory, | Global Mandarin Academy Foundation

"Where Language, Culture, Humanities, and Global Perspectives Converge"

About This Special Issue

What makes a moment unforgettable?

A shared meal with family. The laughter of a close friend. The beauty of autumn leaves. The fragrance of tea. A favorite poem. A meaningful journey. A work of art. The kindness of a stranger. A quiet conversation. A breathtaking landscape. These seemingly ordinary moments often become the memories we treasure most.

Across cultures and throughout history, literature, art, and storytelling have preserved these moments of joy, beauty, gratitude, love, wonder, and hope. Yet the ways in which happiness is remembered, imagined, and expressed remain a rich area for interdisciplinary exploration.

This special issue of The Sinocultural Review invites scholars, educators, writers, artists, photographers, translators, and creative practitioners to explore the moments of happiness through literature, language, culture, philosophy, history, education, and the arts.

Rather than viewing happiness as a single emotion or universal ideal, we understand it as a deeply personal and culturally meaningful experience. Happiness may be found in childhood memories, family traditions, lifelong friendships, artistic creation, music, food, nature, travel, language learning, cultural discovery, spiritual reflection, or the quiet beauty of everyday life. Often, our happiest memories become even more meaningful because they are remembered alongside life's ordinary challenges, reminding us of resilience, gratitude, hope, and the enduring power of human connection.

We welcome interdisciplinary, comparative, and cross-cultural perspectives that explore how happiness is remembered, imagined, represented, and shared across languages, cultures, and artistic traditions.

Suggested Topics

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Moments of happiness in literature and the arts

• Memory, imagination, and emotion

• The aesthetics of happiness

• Everyday beauty and ordinary life

• Childhood, family, friendship, and community

• Love, belonging, and human connection

• Nature, landscape, and seasonal beauty

• Food, tea, music, and sensory memory

• Travel, place, and cultural identity

• Nostalgia, gratitude, hope, and resilience

• Happy memories during difficult times

• Language learning and personal transformation

• Philosophy and cultural understandings of happiness

• Cross-cultural communication and comparative

perspectives

• Education, creativity, and the humanities

• AI, storytelling, and human imagination

We Welcome

Scholarly Articles

Original research in literature, language, culture, education, philosophy, comparative literature, humanities, communication, translation, the arts, technology, and related disciplines.

Creative Writing

Poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, personal essays, literary essays, flash fiction, children's literature, bilingual writing, and translations.

Photography & Visual Arts

Photography, painting, calligraphy, illustration, digital art, mixed media, visual storytelling, and other original artistic works.

Submissions are welcome in English, Chinese, or bilingual (English–Chinese). Selected creative works may be published in bilingual format with editorial collaboration.

Concordia Club Invitation

Members of the Global Mandarin Academy Concordia Club are especially encouraged to contribute.

Whether your work is scholarly, creative, or artistic, we invite you to share your ideas with an international community dedicated to language, culture, literature, lifelong learning, and global understanding.

Concordia Club Annual Members receive complimentary journal submissions (submission fee waived), along with invitations to writing workshops, book discussions, lectures, cultural events, and members-only programs.

Why Publish with The Sinocultural Review?

Published by the Global Mandarin Academy Foundation, The Sinocultural Review is an international interdisciplinary journal that brings together scholars, educators, writers, artists, translators, students, and professionals from around the world.

We are committed to fostering intellectual curiosity, cultural literacy, creative expression, and meaningful dialogue across languages, disciplines, and cultures. We particularly welcome submissions from established scholars, emerging researchers, educators, independent writers, artists, and students whose work contributes to a deeper understanding of the human experience.

Submission Information

Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026

Publication: January 2027

Submission Fee: Non Member, USD $15

Concordia Club Annual Members: FREE

Submission Email: globalmandarinacademy@gmail.com

Email Subject Line: Submission – The Sinocultural Review

About The Sinocultural Review

Published by the Global Mandarin Academy Foundation, The Sinocultural Review is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal dedicated to exploring the intersections of language, literature, culture, education, the humanities, the arts, and global understanding.

We believe that language and culture are bridges that connect people across time and place. Through scholarship, creative writing, visual arts, and cross-cultural dialogue, the journal seeks to foster intellectual exchange, celebrate cultural diversity, and inspire meaningful human connection.

We warmly invite you to contribute your research, stories, poetry, artwork, photography, and ideas as we explore the moments of happiness that enrich our lives, shape our memories, and connect us across cultures.

《華語文化評論》

語言、文化、人文、藝術與全球理解期刊

徵稿啟事

《幸福的時刻：記憶、想像與人類連結》

The Moments of Happiness: Memory, Imagination, and Human Connection

全球華語學院基金會（Global Mandarin Academy Foundation）特刊

「語言、文化、人文與全球視野的交會」

關於本期特刊

什麼樣的時刻，會成為我們一生最珍藏的回憶？

也許是一頓與家人共享的晚餐、一位摯友的笑聲、一片秋日楓葉、一杯茶的香氣、一首動人的詩、一段難忘的旅程、一件藝術作品、一位陌生人的善意、一場深刻的對話，或是一個平凡卻令人難以忘懷的午後。

這些看似平凡的瞬間，往往成為我們生命中最珍貴的幸福記憶。

自古以來，文學、藝術與人類文化不斷記錄、保存並傳遞這些充滿喜悅、美感、感恩、愛、希望與感動的時刻。然而，「幸福」如何被記憶、想像、書寫、表現與理解，仍是一個值得跨學科、跨文化深入探討的重要課題。

本期《華語文化評論（The Sinocultural Review）》誠摯邀請海內外學者、教育工作者、作家、藝術家、攝影家、翻譯者及創作者，共同探討**「幸福的時刻」**在文學、語言、文化、哲學、歷史、教育與藝術中的多元面貌。

我們並不將幸福視為單一或普遍的情感，而是一種深刻的人文經驗與文化實踐。幸福可以存在於童年的回憶、家庭傳統、真摯友誼、藝術創作、音樂、美食、自然風景、旅行、語言學習、文化交流、心靈成長，以及日常生活中那些寧靜而美好的片刻。

許多最珍貴的幸福記憶，正是在生命面對挑戰與困難時，依然閃耀著溫暖與希望，使我們更懂得感恩、堅韌，以及人與人之間深刻的情感連結。

我們特別歡迎跨文化、跨領域及比較研究的投稿，共同思考不同文化如何透過文學、藝術與語言，記錄、保存並傳遞幸福的時刻。

徵稿主題（包括但不限於）

文學、文化與人文

• 文學中的幸福時刻

• 幸福、記憶與想像

• 幸福美學

• 日常生活中的美感

• 童年、家庭、友誼與社群

• 愛、歸屬感與人際連結

• 自然、四季與風景書寫

• 飲食、茶文化、音樂與感官記憶

• 旅行、地方與文化認同

• 懷舊、感恩、希望與韌性

• 困境中的幸福回憶

• 語言學習與生命成長

• 東西方幸福觀與哲學思考

• 跨文化交流與比較研究

• 教育、人文與創造力

• AI、敘事與人類想像力

徵稿類別

一、學術論文

歡迎文學、語言、文化、哲學、教育、人文、藝術、翻譯、跨文化研究、AI與教育等相關領域之原創研究。

二、創意寫作

歡迎投稿：

• 詩

• 短篇小說

• 散文

• 創意非虛構

• 回憶錄

• 個人書寫

• 文學評論

• 雙語創作

• 翻譯作品

我們特別鼓勵分享那些曾帶來幸福與感動的人生故事。

三、攝影與藝術作品

歡迎投稿：

• 攝影

• 水墨

• 書法

• 油畫

• 水彩

• 壓克力創作

• 插畫

• 數位藝術

• 混合媒材

• 視覺敘事

優秀作品將有機會刊登於期刊封面、特展及全球華語學院基金會相關出版與展覽。

投稿語言

歡迎以下語言投稿：

• 中文

• English

• 中英雙語

經編輯委員會同意，部分創作作品可協助製作雙語版本發表。

Concordia Book Club（康科迪亞讀書會）特別邀請

全球華語學院 Concordia Book Club 年度會員誠摯邀請投稿。

無論您是學者、教師、學生、作家、藝術家、攝影家，或是熱愛閱讀與創作的朋友，我們都歡迎您分享研究成果、人生故事與藝術作品。

Concordia Book Club 年度會員享有：

• 投稿費全免

• 優先刊登機會

• 作者講座與新書分享

• 寫作工作坊

• 讀書會與文化沙龍

• 全球學術與文化交流活動

為什麼投稿《華語文化評論》？

《華語文化評論》由**全球華語學院基金會（Global Mandarin Academy Foundation）出版，是一本國際性、跨領域、雙語學術與文化期刊。

我們致力於促進：

• 人文與跨文化對話

• 語言與文化研究

• 文學與藝術創作

• 全球理解與文化交流

• 公共人文

• 教育創新

• 創造力與終身學習

我們誠摯歡迎來自世界各地的大學教授、研究人員、教育工作者、學生、獨立學者、藝術家、翻譯者及創作者，共同參與這場跨文化的人文對話。

投稿資訊

投稿截止日期

2026 年 10 月 1 日

預定出版

2027 年 1 月

投稿費

非會員每篇 15 美元

Concordia Book Club 年度會員 免費投稿

投稿信箱globalmandarinacademy@gmail.com

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Submission – The Sinocultural Review

關於《華語文化評論》

《華語文化評論》（The Sinocultural Review）由全球華語學院基金會出版，是一本國際性、同儕審查（peer-reviewed）的跨領域期刊，致力於探索語言、文學、文化、教育、人文、藝術與全球理解之間的深刻連結。

我們相信，語言不只是溝通的工具，更是文化交流的橋樑；文學與藝術不僅記錄歷史，更承載著人類共同的情感、記憶與想像。

誠摯邀請您與我們一同分享研究成果、創作、藝術作品與生命故事，共同探索那些豐富我們生命、溫暖我們心靈、並跨越文化連結彼此的幸福時刻。