• We are happy to announce that six poets have been shortlisted for Cha‘s “Addiction” Poetry Contest. The results will be announced in Issue 33 of the journal, due out in late September 2016. [See other shortlisted poems.] Michelle Robin La’s “Smoking…

    “Addiction” — Michelle Robin La
  • We are happy to announce that six poets have been shortlisted for Cha‘s “Addiction” Poetry Contest. The results will be announced in Issue 33 of the journal, due out in late September 2016. [See other shortlisted poems.] Atar Hadari’s “Greasepaint” ATAR ON…

    “Addiction” — Atar Hadari
  • We are happy to announce that six poets have been shortlisted for Cha‘s “Addiction” Poetry Contest. The results will be announced in Issue 33 of the journal, due out in late September 2016. [See other shortlisted poems.] Meg Eden’s “Buru-sera” MEG ON…

    “Addiction” — Meg Eden
  • We are happy to announce that the following two short stories and two creative non-fiction pieces, first published in Cha, have been nominated by us for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2016 (published by Sundress). Congratulations to these…

    Cha’s Best of the Net 2016 Nominations: Prose
  • We are happy to announce that the following six poems, selected from the September 2015, December 2015, March 2016 and June 2016 issues of Cha, have been nominated by us for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2016 (published by…

    Cha’s Best of the Net 2016 Nominations: Poetry
  • ADDICTION A Cha Poetry contest ::::: READ THE WINNING POEMS AND RICKY’S COMMENTARY HERE. ::::: This contest is run by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal on the theme of “Addiction”. Each poet can submit up to two poems (no more…

    Cha "Addiction" Poetry Contest
  • Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for the Ninth Anniversary Issue, scheduled for publication in December 2016. Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission guidelines can be…

    Cha – Call for Submissions – Ninth Anniversary Issue (December 2016)
  • Issue 32 of Cha is now available.  We would like to thank guest editors B.B.P. Hosmillo (poetry) and Mag Tan (prose) for reading the submissions with us and helping us put together the new edition. We would also like to…

    Issue 32 of Cha is HERE.
  • My love for you is not like new linens—nice for the first week but shrinking after the first wash. “If” is the French for yew. A coniferous tree. I wish I knew who sent me this dream: “Tammy (or Lai-Ming?),…

    "Observations" — ASIAN CHA Issue 32 Editorial
  • We are very pleased to announce that Issue 31 of Cha is now available. We would like to thank guest editors Jason S Polley (poetry) and Sreedhevi Iyer (prose) for reading the submissions with us and helping us put together the edition.…

    Issue 31 of Cha is HERE.