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  • Thoughts of Trains; Trains of Thought There are two conflicting images of train travel. The first is of a train journey as romance, an unhurried and meandering trip through exotic lands—a luxurious ride eastward on the Orient Express, the slow…

  • Arlene Ang’s “On the Last Known Destination of a Missing Person” is published in Staccato. Arlene Ang’s poetry has been published in issue #1 of Cha.

  • Iris Law’s two new poems, “Walking Home with Groceries” and “On Being Far Away, In January: a Love Letter”, are now published at Asia Writes. Iris A. Law’s poetry has been published in issue #7 of Cha.

  • [Click the image for a larger version.] Gillian Sze is a regular Cha contributor and guest editor of issue #10 of the journal. See more here.

  • [click image to see a larger version. More details can be found here.] Chris Mooney-Singh’s poem “After the Lion Dance” was published in issue #2 of Cha. Ng Yi-Sheng’s poetry has been published in issue #8 of Cha.

  • Arlene Ang’s new poem “On Leaving” and Reid Mitchell’s new poem “All Her Household Are Clothed in Scarlet” are now published in the latest issue of Up The Staircase. Do also check out the journal’s ‘challenge‘; it sounds interesting. Arlene…

  • Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, the first Hong Kong-based online literary publication, is now calling for submissions for its May 2010 issue. Please send in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission guidelines can be found…

  • Cha contributors Martin Alexander, Andrew Barker, Blair Reeve, Jason Lee, Ouyang Yu, Kate Rogers, Viki Holmes and Xu Xi will be featured in the 2010 Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival (11-19 March). More details can be found here. Read…

  • Kristine Ong Muslim’s three new poems “Mr Flip as a Flock of Flour”, “Mr Flip as a Hearing Disorder” and “Still on Schedule”; and Lyn Lifshin’s new poem “There was a Girl” are now published in the latest issue of…

  • Is there a poem you always carry with you? Tell Carry A Poem your story.

  • Branch Magazineco-founded by Gillian Sze and Roberutsu – – –

  • A day-long celebration of eight of today’s most accomplished and exciting Asian American writers. Come to any or all of the readings; stay for the Q&A sessions, and don’t forget to get your books signed by the authors. As a…

  • Bob Bradshaw’s three new poems, “Li Po Thanks the Moon” (p. 12), “Beethovan’s Pianos” (pp. 16-17) and “The Night Sky” (p. 31) are now published in the latest issue of The Driftwood Review. You can read the entire issue here.…

  • Cover art by Roberutsu The tenth issue of Cha will go live at the end of February. Gillian Sze (Guest Editor) lent us her expertise and read the poetry and prose submissions with us, while Eddie Tay (Reviews Editor) brought…

  • Poet and Cha co-editor Tammy Ho has a conversation with Lantern Review staff writer Ada Yee. You can read the interview on the Lantern Review blog. You can also read Lantern Review’s conversation with Luisa A Igloria here.

  • Cha contributors Reid Mitchell, Philip Holden and Yew Leong Lee have new creative works published in the latest issue (January 2010) of Quarterly Literary Review Singapore. Read Reid’s poem “Never Give a Clock to a Dead Person“, Philip Holden’s story…

  • If you like a story published in Cha in 2009, please consider nominating it for the storySouth’s Million Writers Award. The following stories are eligible for the competition, i.e. they are first published in Cha online and are at least…

  • Our readers may remember Cha won the storySouth Million Writers Award for best new online magazine or journal for 2008. This year, we have nominated the following three stories for the 2010 Million Writers Award: Story 1: “In the Flesh”…

  • “Love Bytes”, a story co-written by Meg Pokrass and Cha contributor Arlene Ang, is now published in Metazen. You can read it here. Arlene Ang’s poetry has been published in issue #1 of Cha.

  • Department of EnglishCity University of Hong Kong OPEN HOUSE FOR NEW MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING On Saturday February 6, City University of Hong Kong will host an OPEN HOUSE from 2:30 pm at City Top, 9th Floor, Amenities Building to…

  • Jee Leong Koh’s new poem “I pluck my theory of winter from the violin” is published in the current issue of The Raintowbn Review. You can purchase a copy of the journal here. – Jee Leong Koh’s poetry was published…

  • Three new poems by Inara Cedrins, “You Linger”, “Heavy Metal Joy” and “Disparate Trajectories”are now published in Writers Connect. Read the poems here. Inara Cedrins’s poetry has been published in Issue #6 of Cha.

  • Department of English City University of Hong Kong . FOR GENERAL MEDIA RELEASE . In January 2010, City University of Hong Kong will begin accepting applications for the first, low-residency Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing in Asia.…

  • O Thiam Chin’s short story “Pebbles”, first published in issue #8 of Cha, is now published in Swedish in the latest issue of Karavan. O Thiam Chin’s fiction has been published in issue #8 of Cha.

  • Steven Schroeder’s new book On Not Founding Rome is now available from the Cascade Books imprint of Wipf and StockPublishers. “This book is an attempt to critically embrace a tradition—a culture—in which the author was formed and against which he…

  • Ching-In Chen’s The Heart’s Traffic has been selected by Hyphen Magazine as one of the ten Notable Asian American Books of 2009. Ching-In Chen’s poetry has been published inissue #6 of Cha. The Heart’s Traffic is reviewed in issue #8…

  • To learn more about the event, please visit the Jaipur Literature Festival website.

  • Sam Byfield’s new poems “Harbour” and “Altitude” are now published in Heat (Issue #21). You can learn more about the issue here. Sam Byfield‘s poetry and creative non-fiction were published in issue#5 of Cha. He was also the poetry editor…

  • Marco Yan’s new poem “One Last Breath” is now published in the nineth issue of 34th Parallel. You can download/purchase the document here. Marco Yan’s fiction has been published in the debut issue of Cha. – –

  • Iris Law’s three new poems, “Bones”, “Airport, T-Minus-Four Hours” and “Spare the Air Day” are now published in the Singapore-based Writers Connect. You can read the poems here. Iris A. Law’s poetry has been published in issue #7 of Cha.