• Meet Marco Yan

    Marco Yan is an important writer for Cha: his short story “Market Guy” appeared in our début edition. We are very delighted to say that his new poem “Remembrance” will be featured in the September 2010 issue. All three editors…

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  • Michelle Cahill in Softblow

    The August 2010 issue of Softblow is now live. Read Michelle Cahill’s poems “Autumn”, “The Mating Game”, “After” and “Joy” here. – – Michelle Cahill’s poetry was published in issue #2 of Cha. 0 –

  • Expecting CHA

    Cover art by Alvin Pang The twelve issue of Cha will go live in the second half of September. Royston Tester (Guest Editor) lent us his expertise and read the poetry and prose submissions with us, while Eddie Tay (Reviews…

  • O Thiam Chin Selected to Participate in Iowa International Writing Program

    We learnt from Asia Writes that Cha contributor O Thiam Chin is selected as a participant of the Iowa’s International Writing Program. Learn more about the programme here. – – O Thiam Chin’s short story “Pebbles” is in Issue #8…

  • Proud exhibition

    In May 2008, Florence Bamberger, a then second-year illustration student from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, contacted me and said she would like to illustrate some of my poems for her final-year project. In the…

  • Branch is calling for submissions

    Branch Magazine, edited by Cha contributors Gillian Sze and Roberutsu, is calling for submissions for its third issue, themed “Hunger”. More information here. – –

  • Phoebe Tsang’s Contents of a Mermaid Purse is on the 2010 ReLit Award longlist

    Congratulations to Phoebe Tsang! Her collection Contents of a Mermaid Purse, published by Tightrope Books, is on the 2010 ReLit Award (category: Poetry). Good luck, dear! We are very happy for you! – A review of Contents of a Mermaid…

  • Rocco de Giacomo’s Ten Thousand Miles Between Us is on the 2010 ReLit Award longlist

    Congratulations to Rocco de Giacomo! His Ten Thousand Miles Between Us, published by Quattro, is on the 2010 ReLit Award longlist (category: Novel). We wish you the best of luck! – Ten Thousand Miles Between Us was reviewed in Issue…

  • Gillian Sze’s Fish Bones is on the 2010 ReLit Award longlist

    Congratulations to Gillian Sze! Her collection Fish Bones, published by DC Books, is on the 2010 ReLit Award longlist (category: Poetry). We look forward to more great news. Good luck! – One of the poems in Fish Bones, “To John…