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  • Sam Byfield reviews the Australian Poetry Centre “New Poets Series” (four chapbooks: Canyon by Andrew Slattery, Little bit long time by Ali Cobby Eckermann, Evengelyne by Helen Hagermann and Awake During Anaesthetic by Kimberley Mann) at Cordite. You can read…

  • Sam Byfield’s poem “Writing My Way Back to Her” is now published in Southerly (Vol. 69, No. 1) and his poem “Ashes” is published in Island (Issue #118). Sam Byfield‘s poetry and creative non-fiction were published in issue#5 of Cha.…

  • Nirmala Pillai’s poems “Cell Poetry” and “Meeting Again” are now published in Literature SouthWest. Nirmala Pillai’s fiction has been published in issue #5 of Cha.

  • Sushma Joshi’s “The Little Girl Who Died” is now published in World Literature Today. You can read it here. Sushma Joshi’s fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

  • Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC), 6 – 9 May 2010 The organsation is expecting about 300 to 400 delegates from all over Asia, Australia and New Zealand, North America and Europe to attend the event. The National Book Development…

  • The 15th annual Washington University Summer Writers Institute will be held in St. Louis June 14-25, 2010. Workshops will include fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and the Young Writers Institute. Held each June, The Summer Writers Institute consists of two weeks…

  • *** Please note that this event has been postponed to Thu, 21 Jan, due to the snow. Amended poster here.** UNI-VERSE presents Ivy Alvarez reading from Mortal ‘An incredible first collection of poems … weaving mythology and personal experience ……

  • Divya Rajan’s new poem “Mumbai Rains Childhood” is now published in the December 2009 issue of Apparatus Magazine. Read the poem here. Divya Rajan’s poetry has been published in issue #8 of Cha. Her poem, “Factory Girls”, was discussed in…

  • Bob Bradshaw’s poem “The Middle Years”, first published in Stirring, is now published in Paumanok. You can read it here. Read Bob Bradshaw’s Cha profile.

  • O Thiam Chin’s fiction “Trance” is now published in the “Words of Power” issue of qarrtsiluni. You can read the piece here. O Thiam Chin’s fiction has been published in issue #8 of Cha.

  • Ching-In Chen’s new poem “The Sky’s Full Contents” is now published in the eighth issue of Monday Night and can be read here. Ching-In Chen’s poetry has been published inissue #6 of Cha.

  • picture courtesy of Gillian Gillian Sze’s poem “Elegy I” is in The Open Issue of Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing (Fall 2009). And two poems, “Flutter Bug” and “Freestanding”, and a Writers-in-Dialogue (collaborative interview)…

  • Ivy Alvarez talks about her first book, Mortal, here. Ivy Alvarez’s poetry has been published in issue #7 of Cha.

  • Divya Rajan’s photo sequence “From the newly renamed Willis Tower, Chicago Series” is now published in the December 2009 issue of Word Catalyst Magazine. See here for these stunning images. Divya Rajan’s poetry has been published in issue #8 of…

  • Read Kristine Ong Muslim‘s poems “The Smallest Hollow” and “A Blind Item from a Local Tabloid” in the December 2009 issue (Vol. 7, issue 3) of poeticdiversity. Kristine Ong Muslim’s poetry has been published in issue #9 of Cha. You…

  • Read Ivy Alvarez’s new poem “From wood” in the third issue of Holly Rose Review. Ivy Alvarez’s poetry has been published in issue #7 of Cha.

  • The Book Of Hopes And Dreams is a charity, poetry anthology, featuring many award-winning and internationally respected writers, including Simon Armitage, Margaret Atwood, Moniza Alvi, Alan Brownjohn, David Constantine, Cyril Dabydeen, Carol Anne Duffy, Ian Duhig, Ruth Fainlight, Vicki Feaver,…

  • Ira Sukrungruang’s The Man with the Buddha Heads is a semin-finalist of the 2009 St. Lawrence Book Award. Visit the Black Lawrence Press website for more details. Ira Sukrungruang’s poetry has been published in issue #9 of Cha.

  • The December 2009 issue of Softblow is now live. Read Yew Leong Lee’s poems “The New Madame Bovary”, “During French Class” and “Collocational Serendipities”. Yew Leong Lee’s short story “The Disappearance” was published in the February 2009 issue (issue#6) of…

  • The following poems have been nominated by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal‘s co-editors Tammy Ho and Jeff Zroback for the Pushcart Prize: 1) “45 Belgrave Square” by Jason Lee (February 2009) Read “A cup of fine tea: Jason Lee’s “45…

  • (Click the image to read the issue edited by Lee Herrick.) Lee Herrick’s poetry was published in issue #4 of Cha. – –

  • The Second Anniversary Issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (Issue #9) has been kindly reviewed by Iris Law, editor of Lantern Review, on the Lantern Review Blog. Check it out! The article also contains a review of the new…

  • Read Steven Schroeder’s two poems, “Compulsory Military Exercise” and “Dragonflies” in Writers Connect here. Steven Schroeder’s poetry has been published in issues #5 and #8 of Cha. You can also read an analysis of his poem “Guidebook Says” here.

  • Cha contributor Lee Herrick is reading at Sacramento Poetry Centre this week. See more details here. Lee Herrick’s poetry was published in issue #4 of Cha. – –

  • Better Housekeeping Anniversaries are, of course, a traditional time to take stock, find your bearings, make predictions about future directions. On the occasion of our second anniversary issue, I felt this would be a good opportunity to do the same…

  • Second Anniversary Issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal We are pleased to announce that the second anniversary issue of Cha has now been launched. It features a new editorial reflecting on the journal’s first two years written by co-editor…

  • Ashok Niyogi’s poems “Best of Burden” and “Himalayan Stream at Dawn” are published in the Spring 2009 issue (Vol. 3.1) of Quay: A Journal of the Arts. Ashok Niyogi’s poetry has been published in issue #2 of Cha.

  • ASM’s2009 Publications Ten books to be launched at Fantasia Galleries on Saturday 5th December, 2009 3pm – 5 pm. Macao’s most prominent community publisher, ASM (Association of Stories in Macao) is to launch ten new poetry (and related) titles this…

  • Luisa Igloria will be the featured poet in No Tell Motel in the week of November 23. Do check out the website then! Luisa A. Igloria’s poetry was published in issue #2 and issue #8 of Cha.

  • Prashani Rambukwella’s Mythil’s Secret is reviewed in Sunday Observer, a Sri Lanka’s English newspaper. Congratulations, Prashani! You can read the review here and an excerpt from the book here. Prashani Rambukwella’s work has been featured in issue #8 of Cha.