• Is Hong Kong a nurturing environment for writers?

    What is it like being a writer in a place like Hong Kong? Is it a nurturing environment? Is Hong Kong a nurturing environment for writers? Absolutely. You just need to open up yourself and participate. However, the city will…

  • Lantern Review reviews CHA: AN ASIAN LITERARY JOURNAL, ISSUE 12

    – Henry W. Leung, reviewer for Lantern Review, has written an extensive review of the current edition of Cha (Issue #12); the review is now available on the LR blog. Henry emphasises, among other things, the Asian-themed poetry (‘Most of the…

  • Michelle Cahill in Transnational Literature

    – Michelle Cahill’s short story “The Sadhu” is now published in the November 2010 issue of Transnational Literature. You can read the story here [pdf]. – – Michelle Cahill’s poetry was published in issue #2 of Cha – –

  • Have you seen any changes in terms of subjects contributors write about, as well as writing style?

    Have you seen any changes in terms of subjects contributors write about, as well as writing style? We see changes in each issue as the types of submissions coming in vary and the taste of the guest editor influences the…

  • Kavita Jindal reviews for Eyewear

    Read Kavita Jindal’s review of Tradesman’s Exit by Mike Bartholomew-Biggs on Eyewear here. – – Kavita Jindal’s poetry was published in issue #1 of Cha. — –

  • Kitty: Black Domestic Shorthair

    This was originally posted on 2nd October, 2010. –John Hollander’s “Kitty: Black Domestic Shorthair” in Types of Shape (1991) ––

  • Greg Santos’s The Emperor’s Sofa (DC Books, 2010)

    Watch the book trailer for Greg Santos’s debut poetry collection, The Emperor’s Sofa (DC Books, 2010).  – – Greg Santos’s poetry was published in issue #10 of Cha. – –

  • Waiting for Godot

    This post was originally written on 17th June, 2009.– Tonight we went to watch Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a tragi-comedy. (Also see my review of Krapp’s Last Tape.) The production stars Ian McKellen (Estragon) and Patrick Stewart (Vladimir). I…

  • What would you say distinguishes Cha and Asia Literary Review?

    I understand there are also similar journals such as the Asia Literary Review, what would you say distinguishes the two? First of all, I think Asia Literary Review is an excellent journal and I commend them for their effort and…

  • Ivy Alvarez and Michelle Cahill in Red Leaves

    From the Red Leaves website:  Red Leaves/ 紅葉 is Australia’s (and the world’s!) first English-language / Japanese bi-lingual literary journal. The inaugural issue of this independent publication — which is now available for purchase online, as well as throughout Australia and…