• Come and join the Singapore Writers’ Festival this year and meet Cha contributors Alvin Pang, Cyril Wong, Daren Shiau, Leung Ping-kwan, Ng Yi-Sheng and O Thiam Chin. Alvin Pang has had three poems published in issue#2 of Cha. Cyril Wong’s…

  • Reid Mitchell’s new poem “To Work with a Sharp Tool” is now published in the October 2009, issue 1 of Foundling Review. Read the poem and Reid’s comments here. Reid Mitchell is consulting editor of Cha.

  • Read new poetry by Cha contributors Gillian Sze, Phoebe Tsang and Catherine Candano in the Autumn 2009 issue of Asia Literary Review. Gillian Sze’s poetry has been published in issue #5, issue #6 and issue #8 of Cha. She will…

  • Maurice Oliver’s new poems “Ferocious Ineptitude, Getting Acquainted”, “In Each Tale Of Love They Sing”, “Static Interference”, “Asterisks (The Revised Version)” and “For Sound Bite Purposes” are now published in the October 2009 issue of Kritya. Maurice Oliver’s poetry has…

  • Issue Thirty Three of Concelebratory Shoehorn Review (editor: Maurice Oliver) is now online. Read poetry by Cha contributor Bob Bradshaw: “The Leaf Blowers”, “Homicide”, “Love Letter from a Palm”, “Inside the Japanese Cultural Exchange Center” and “Turkey Vultures”. Other writers…

  • The October 2009 issue of Softblow is now live. Read Jee Leong Koh’s poems “Cheeks”, “Roof of the Mouth, Jaws and the Jaw-hinges”, “The Wine Bottle Holder” and “Decorative Figure On An Ornamental Background”. Jee Leong Koh’s poetry was published…

  • Read Bob Bradshaw’s poem “Butterfly Weed” in the Summer 2009 issue of The Rose & Thorn. Read Bob Bradshaw’s Cha profile.

  • Tea tasters for our new critique column “A Cup of Fine Tea” wanted. Is your palate refined enough? Could this be you? Let us know if you want to have a cuppa tea with us by sending us an email:…

  • The Tower Journal Daniel Hudon’s essay “The Funeral Bell” is now published in the Fall 2009 issue of The Tower Journal. Read the essay here. Daniel Hudon’s creative non-fiction has been previously published in issue #5 of Cha.

  • From the Wolfnotes website: Wolfnotes is an exhibition that reflects upon the relations between literature and the other arts. 6 local and Singapore-based artists were invited to respond creatively to the writings of Singaporean authors published by firstfruits publications. Using…