Category: Media

  • Lillian Kwok We are very happy to announce that Lillian Kwok’s poem “Departure”, first published in Issue #8 of Cha, was selected as a Finalist for Best of the Net (2010). “Departure” was the very first poem we discussed on A…

  • The poetry in the new issue of Cha is now available in a booklet. You can download it here. – –

  • cover artist: annysa ng Dear All My apologies for bombarding you with messages of late. If you happen to be on Facebook, please consider supporting our Facebook page. We used to have a fairly successful “Group” but unfortunately Facebook has…

  • Click HERE to read the February 2011 issue of Cha. The February 2011 issue of Cha has now been launched. We would like to thank Arthur Leung (poetry) and Reid Mitchell (prose) for returning to the post of guest editors…

  • – If you liked a piece of fiction published in Cha in 2010, please consider nominating it for storySouth‘s 2011 Million Writers Award. Nominations can be made HERE.  In 2010, we published three issues and the following four short stories are…

  • Cover artist: Annysa Ng – –In Issue #13 of Cha, due out at the end of February 2011, we have: –15 poems by 12 poets | 5 short stories | Works by 4 artists/photographers | 1 “lost tea” | 1 interview with graphic novelists…

  • Eddie Tay, Reviews Editor of Cha, is interviewed by Sapling, a weekly newsletter about the world of independent publishing published by Black Lawrence Press. Each issue of Sapling is packed with useful information including a literary contest currently accepting submissions;…

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  • –– We are very happy to announce that Alice Tsay has officially joined the Cha editorial team as Staff Reviewer. Alice has reviewed for the journal regularly since Issue #7 and her pieces are always insightful and well-written. It is…

  • – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for its November 2011 issue (Issue #15). Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission guidelines can be found here. Deadline: 15 September, 2011.…

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  • Back in August (Sunday 29th August), I was contacted by China Daily. Today, finally, there is an article on Cha in the paper [Link]. China Daily is the only official English-language national newspaper in China. The article also appears in their US Edition.…

  • – Henry W. Leung, reviewer for Lantern Review, has written an extensive review of the current edition of Cha (Issue #12); the review is now available on the LR blog. Henry emphasises, among other things, the Asian-themed poetry (‘Most of the…

  • We are very pleased to announce Cha‘s nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2011. The sixth nominee was selected based on readers’ voting through email and on this blog.  1) Eddie Tay, “Night Thoughts” Read an analysis of this poem. (Issue…

  •  . In an article entitled “Language Policy, ‘Asia’s World City’ and Anglophone Hong Kong Writing”, published in Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Professor Elaine Ho of the University of Hong Kong has the following to say about Cha: .…

    Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies
  • –Cha is mentioned on the blog Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind. See the post here.–––

  • Tea Pots © Photographer Kitty Zhang We at Cha realise that sadly online journals often fold leaving countless works without a home. If you have lost a work in this way, Cha may be interested in republishing it in our…

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  • – DEADLINE: 15 December, 2010. Midnight, wherever you are. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for its February 2011 issue (Issue 13). Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission…

  • We are very pleased to say that Cha is listed by the Asia Education Foundation as one of the Asia-related websites for teachers of English and Literacy. Read the rest of the list here. – – –

  • “Bones” by Rumjhum Biswas, published in the twelve issue of Cha, is singled out by Vouched. Read the post here. – –

  • Asia Book News is an online newsletter “looking at Asia’s publishing industry as well as international publishing news from the Asian perspective”. In a recent post, “Poetry on the screen, Asian Cha no. 12′, two poems from the new issue…

  • ADOPTIONTALK, a website that talks about “adoption, birth parents, abandonment, race, and China”, among other subjects, has a post on Cha contributor Tai Dong Huai’s fiction. In it, “A Cup of Fine Tea: Tai Dong Huai’s “New Baby””, written by…

  • Cha makes an appearance on The Lonely Comma, a blog dedicated to Asian American authors and writers. See the post here. – – – –

  • Cha makes an appearance in PaperTigers, a multicultural children’s lit website and blog. Our September 2010 issue came to their attention because of its special essay section on children’s writing. Visit PaperTigers here. – –

  • Cha‘s nominations for the Dzanc Books Best of the Web 2011 print anthology are: –“Improv” (fiction) by Drew Calvert, issue #9 November 2009 –“Paramour” (poem) by Ocean Vuong, issue #10 February 2010 –“St. Petersburg Has Many Churches” (poem) by Phill…

  • Each nominee will receive a handmade dragonfly card from Cha. The cards are made by a former contributor. – *Voting is now closed. Cha co-editors Tammy Ho & Jeff Zroback will nominate the following poems for the Pushcart Prize 2010. There…

  • Cha: An Asian Literary Journal #12 is HERE. Leave a comment & let us know your thoughts on the issue. We are pleased to announce that the September 2010 issue of Cha has now been launched. We would like to…

  • In 34th Parallel: In Ching Yin:(click the images to enlarge) Both articles were published in 2009. – –