• The March 2015 Issue of Cha is HERE.

      The March 2015 Issue of Cha is HERE.  The delayed March 2015 Issue of Cha is here. We would like to thank guest editors Dorothy Chan (poetry) and David Raphael Israel (prose) for reading the submissions with us and helping…

    The March 2015 Issue of Cha is HERE.

  • Cha – Call for Submissions – Issue 29 (September 2015)

    due out in September 2015. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for Issue 29, scheduled for publication in September 2015. Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission guidelines can…

  • Cha "The Other Side" Poetry Contest — Finalists

    The Other Side A Cha Poetry contest This contest is run by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. It is for unpublished poems on the theme of “The Other Side”. SHORTLISTED POETS(click the pictures to learn more)       Judges:…

  • Cha "The Other Side" Poetry Contest

    The Other Side A Cha Poetry contest This contest is run by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. It is for unpublished poems on the theme of “The Other Side”. ::: SEE THE FINALISTS HERE :::  ::: SEE THE WINNERS HERE…

  • The Seventh Anniversary Issue of Cha is HERE.

      The Seventh Anniversary Issue of Cha is HERE.  We would like to thank guest editors Arthur Leung (poetry) and Royston Tester (prose) for reading the submissions with us and helping us put together the new edition. We would also…

    The Seventh Anniversary Issue of Cha is HERE.

  • Cha – Call for Submissions – Issue 28 (June 2015)

    due out in June 2015. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for Issue 28, scheduled for publication in June 2015. Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission guidelines can…

  • Cha "Reconciliation" Poetry Contest – 8 winning poems

    Reconciliation A Cha Poetry contest This contest is run by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. It is for unpublished poems on the theme of “Reconciliation”.   We have selected the following eight winning poems, which will all be published in the…

  • Cha’s 2015 Pushcart Nominations

    We at Cha would like to announce our nominations for the 2015 Pushcart Prize: “Remember How the Night is Elsewhere Void in the Metamorphosis of Man” by B.B.P. Hosmillo (March 2014) “Where the Red Stone Crumbles” by Catherine Edmunds (March…

  • Whither Hong Kong? A Preface

    In early July, we sent out a call for poems about the Chinese Government’s White Paper on the “One Country, Two Systems” principle in Hong Kong. At the time, the publication of the paper, which formally precluded true democracy within…

    Whither Hong Kong? A Preface

  • "Valiant Beauty" — ASIAN CHA Issue#25 Editorial

    Valiant Beauty Seen on the Hong Kong Baptist University campus  . Words from educators in Hong Kong: My students have told me they’re boycotting classes indefinitely. I am proud of them. How can one not be moved?—Eddie Tay I applaud…