• Steven Schroeder‘s poem “afer an apocalypse”, first published in TriQuarterly issue #133, was the featured poem in Poetry Daily for 28 May 2009. Steven Schroeder’s poetry has been published in issue #5 of Cha.

  • Nirmala Pillai’s new poem “Vanity’s Edge” is now published in the Spring 2009 issue of Bare Root Review, the journal of the Department of Creative Writing, Minnesota University. Nirmala Pillai’s fiction has been published in issue #5 of Cha.

  • We are pleased to announce that the seventh issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal has now been launched. It features work by Ivy Alvarez, Andrew Barker, Dave Bonta, Catherine Candano, Surajit Chakravarty, Cecilia Chan, Kevin Chan, Louie Crew, E.…

  • = Jee Leong Koh’s poem “Childhood Punishments“, first published in Karthika Review, is now reprinted in the second issue of Foundling Review. The poem was nominated for a 2008 Pushcart Prize. Jee Leong Koh’s poetry was published in issue #6 of Cha.

  • If you are in Macau or will visit Macau on Saturday 23rd May 2009, do visit 瘋堂斜巷十號 創意園 to meet Cha contributor Leung Ping-Kwan, have a drink and meet other writers/readers from Macau Story Association! Leung Ping-kwan’s poetry has been…

  • – – Jee Leong Koh has three new poems published in the fourth issue of Ganymede. Check them out here. Jee Leong Koh’s poetry was published in issue #6 of Cha.

  • Cha contributor Lyn Lifshin will be interviewed by Jane Crown at Jane Crown’s Poetry Radio today (Sunday 17 May 2009). Find out more about the programme here. Lyn Lifshin’s poems were published in issue 4 and issue 10 of Cha

  • Great news! Cha contributor Sushma Joshi‘s book of short stories The End of the World, has been longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award 2009. Other books on the list include Kazuo Ishiguro’s Nocturnes (Faber and Faber Limited)…

  • Marina Ma’s poem “Surviving Jarkata 1998” was also published in Kritya: A Journal of Poetry(India: March 2009 Vol. 4 Part 9). CHA editors really like the poem too! Marina Ma’s poetry was published in issue #3 of Cha.

  • Marina Ma’s poem “Surviving Jarkata 1998” is published in the Spring 2009 issue of River Poets Journal, p. 16. CHA contributor Lyn Lifshin’s new poem “Didn’t You As Odd As It Sounds” is also published in the same issue, p.…