{{Short description|Hong Kong online literary magazine}} {{Infobox magazine | title = P-articles | logo = Particleslogo.jpg | logo_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | editor = {{ill|Tang Siu-wa|zh|鄧小樺}} | category = | frequency = {{ubl|Weekly (''P-articles'')|Monthly (''Formless'')}} | founder = | founded = | firstdate = {{Start date and age|2018|05|27|df=yes}} | finaldate = | finalnumber = | company = {{ill|The House of Hong Kong Literature|zh|香港文學館有限公司}} | country = Hong Kong | based = | language = Traditional Chinese | website = {{URL|p-articles.com}} | issn = | eissn = | oclc = }} '''''P-articles''''' ({{lang-zh|t=虛詞}}) is a Hong Kong online literary magazine established in 2018 by {{ill|the House of Hong Kong Literature|zh|香港文學館有限公司}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://p-articles.com/heteroglossia/4128.html |title=【無形・文學館在他方】「香港文學館」：名與實 |date=27 October 2023 |website=P-articles |last=Tang |first=Siu-wa |access-date=30 April 2026 |language=zh}}</ref> Operated as both a website and a physical monthly magazine, it was funded by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and aimed to promote literature in Hong Kong, featuring literary news, reviews, and submissions. In May 2024, the physical edition was discontinued due to the withdrawal of funding from the Council, while the website continues to operate.
== History == ''P-articles'' was founded on 27 May 2018 by the House of Hong Kong Literature, offering both a website and a physical monthly magazine branch called ''Formless'' ({{lang-zh|t=無形|labels=no}}).<ref name="OrangeNewsMay2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www.orangenews.hk/books/27051/%E6%8E%A8%E5%BB%A3%E6%96%87%E5%AD%B8%E6%9C%89%E6%96%B0%E6%8B%9B-%E7%B6%B2%E4%B8%8A%E6%96%87%E5%AD%B8%E7%99%BC%E8%A1%A8%E5%B9%B3%E5%8F%B0-%E8%99%9B%E8%A9%9E-%E9%9D%A2%E4%B8%96.shtml |title=推廣文學有新招？網上文學發表平台《虛詞》面世 |date=2018-05-28 |website=Orange News |author=羅西 |access-date=2024-04-11 |language=zh}}</ref> The website includes submissions, reviews and criticism, opinion columns, and interviews, with a literary news section in development at its launch.<ref name="OrangeNewsMay2018" /> Funded by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, it was headquartered at the Museum of Hong Kong Literature's office.<ref name="InmediaApril2024">{{Cite web |url=https://www.inmediahk.net/node/%E6%96%87%E8%97%9D/%E6%96%87%E5%AD%B8%E9%9B%9C%E8%AA%8C%E3%80%8A%E7%84%A1%E5%BD%A2%E3%80%8B%E5%A4%B1%E8%B3%87%E5%8A%A9-%E7%B7%A8%E8%BC%AF%E5%AE%A4%E5%89%A9%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%BA%EF%BC%9A%E5%A0%85%E4%BF%A1%E9%81%B8%E6%93%87%E3%80%81%E7%9B%A1%E9%87%8F%E4%B8%8D%E7%95%99%E5%BE%8C%E6%82%94 |title=文學雜誌《無形》失資助 編輯室剩一人：堅信選擇、盡量不留後悔 |date=2024-04-21 |website=Hong Kong Inmedia |author=梁皓兒 |access-date=2024-04-11 |language=zh}}</ref> {{ill|Tang Siu-wa|zh|鄧小樺}}, the Museum's curator and writer, served as the magazine's chief editor, while writer {{ill|Lawrence Pun|zh|潘國靈}} was also part of the editorial board.<ref name="OrangeNewsMay2018" /> Tang noted that the Museum established ''P-articles'' to evoke familiarity and interest among the public through literary criticism and interviews in accessible language, rather than focusing on abstract literary concepts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lj.hkej.com/lj2017/artculture/article/id/3153876/%E3%80%90Published+in+HK%E3%80%91%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%96%87%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E9%A4%A8%EF%BC%9A%E4%BB%A5%E5%87%BA%E7%89%88%E4%BD%9C%E7%82%BA%E9%80%A3%E7%B5%90 |title=【Published in HK】香港文學生活館：以出版作為連結 |date=2022-06-10 |website=Hong Kong Economic Journal |access-date=2025-04-11 |language=zh}}</ref>
In December 2020, a Macau column was introduced in ''Formless'', inviting Macanese writers to contribute articles about Macau, with Un Sio San, {{ill|Aolei Lu|zh|陸奧雷}}, and {{ill|Pan Lei (scholar)|lt=Pan Lei|zh|李展鵬}} among the first batch of submitters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://penofmacau.com/article/5feae6575df62713b9600db5 |title=香港文學雜誌《無形》推出澳門專號 |date=2020-12-05 |website={{ill|Associação dos Escritores de Macau|zh|澳門筆會}} |access-date=2025-04-11 |language=zh}}</ref> The Hong Kong Arts Development Council had funded the magazine three times, with renewals every two years, and the most recent funding was provided in 2022.<ref name="MingPaoApril2024">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mingpaocanada.com/van/htm/News/20240405/HK-gzb1_r.htm |title=【Emily】失藝發資助 文學館《無形》停刊 局方：兩年資助完結 未獲評審推薦 |date=2024-04-05 |website=Ming Pao |access-date=2024-04-11 |language=zh}}</ref> However, funding was subsequently withdrawn in 2024 following the Council's restructuring.<ref name="InmediaApril2024" /><ref name="MingPaoApril2024" /> In April 2024, ''Formless'' was announced to be discontinued after its 72nd and final volume was released that month,<ref name="InmediaApril2024" /> while the Museum of Hong Kong Literature found an alternative source of funding to sustain the website's operations.<ref name="MingPaoApril2024" /> Staff was also reduced, leaving only one full-time member, and the headquarters was relocated to a smaller office along with the Museum of Hong Kong Literature, which also faced funding cuts from the Council.<ref name="InmediaApril2024" />
== Operations == Chief editor Tang Siu-wa explained that the magazine's English name "P-articles" is a literal translation of the Chinese name "虛詞" (meaning grammatical particles) and can also be interpreted as describing different emotional states while writing "articles", such as "playful", "painful", or "pleasant".<ref name="OrangeNewsMay2018" /> ''P-articles''{{`s}} editorial team consisted of three members, namely executive editor Michelle Chan, editor Louis Tsang, and journalist Victor Wong.<ref name="InmediaApril2024" /> Chan noted that, unlike typical literary magazines, ''P-articles'' adopted a mass media-like business model after a period of operation, beginning to report on obituaries and news about award ceremonies, as well as allowing submissions on social issues.<ref name="InmediaApril2024" /> Articles on the website are updated weekly, with the first batch featuring column articles by writer Hon Lai-chu.<ref name="OrangeNewsMay2018" /> While the physical edition ''Formless'' had a specific theme for each volume, the editorial team would approach and invite related writers and content creators to contribute.<ref name="InmediaApril2024" /> Both the website and magazine did not restrict submissions based on the identity of the contributor, for instance, there were visual artists submitting reviews of animes.<ref name="InmediaApril2024" />
Tang noted that they aimed to keep up with every year's major publications, mentioning that about 80-90% of the newly published Hong Kong books were covered in their news, interviews, or reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://p-articles.com/heteroglossia/4467.html |title=【無形・◯】前置詞：《無形》紙本結束，虛詞不可取消 |date=27 March 2024 |website=P-articles |last=Tang |first=Siu-wa |access-date=11 April 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> A total of 7,500 copies of ''Formless'' were published each month, a number Chan noted far exceeded that of any other literary magazine in Hong Kong, with about 90% distributed with ''Jet Magazine'', while the remainder was sold at independent bookstores.<ref name="InmediaApril2024" />
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