• Cha’s 2015 Pushcart Nominations

    We at Cha would like to announce our nominations for the 2015 Pushcart Prize: “Remember How the Night is Elsewhere Void in the Metamorphosis of Man” by B.B.P. Hosmillo (March 2014) “Where the Red Stone Crumbles” by Catherine Edmunds (March…

  • Whither Hong Kong? A Preface

    In early July, we sent out a call for poems about the Chinese Government’s White Paper on the “One Country, Two Systems” principle in Hong Kong. At the time, the publication of the paper, which formally precluded true democracy within…

    Whither Hong Kong? A Preface

  • "Valiant Beauty" — ASIAN CHA Issue#25 Editorial

    Valiant Beauty Seen on the Hong Kong Baptist University campus  . Words from educators in Hong Kong: My students have told me they’re boycotting classes indefinitely. I am proud of them. How can one not be moved?—Eddie Tay I applaud…

  • CHA’s Best of the Net 2014 Nominations

    We are happy to announce that the following pieces of work, selected from the December 2013, March 2014 and June 2014 issues of Cha, have been nominated by us for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2014 (published by Sundress).…

  • Cha – Call for Submissions – Issue 27 (March 2015)

    due out in March 2015. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for Issue 27, scheduled for publication in March 2015. Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission guidelines can…

  • Nominate a 2013 Cha story | Million Writers Award

    – Nominate your favourite Cha story published in 2013. The Million Writers Award for last year’s best online short fiction is now inviting nominations from readers, writers, and editors. The award is for any short story of at least 1,000…

  • CHA Issue #24 goes live

    Click HERE to read the June 2014 issue of Cha. .   . The June 2014 Issue of Cha is here. We would like to thank guest editors Michael Gray (poetry), Royston Tester (prose) and Reid Mitchell (prose) for reading the submissions with us and helping us put…

  • ASIAN CHA Issue#24 Editorial

    A Touch Of CrueltyIn The Mouth. Looking at old photos leads me to believe that the body evolves.—Edouard Levé I love to recall my dreams, no matter what is in them.—ibid. Of course, telling someone your insult is like telling…

  • Call for Submissions: "Hong Kong Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon"

    Pictured: Hong Kong Column – Translated (http://facebook.com/hkcolumn) Introduction Cha is seeking entries on the theme “Hong Kong Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon” in response to the Chinese Government’s White Paper (click here for more information) to be included in a…

    Call for Submissions: "Hong Kong Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon"

  • Cha – Call for Submissions – Seventh Anniversary Issue (December 2014)

    due out in December 2014. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for the Seventh Anniversary Issue, scheduled for publication in December 2014. Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission…