• Mani Rao in Softblow

    Softblow is back! Its September 2009 issue features new poetry by four poets. Read Cha contributor Mani Rao’s four new poems “End of Scene”, “Sporous”, “Shots” and “Bird Union” here. Cha also enjoyed Adam Strauss’s poems! Mani Rao’s poetry was…

  • Patrick Donnelly featured in From the Fishhouse

    From the Fishouse has posted a 2007 reading Patrick Donnelly gave at UMaine Farmington, of older poems, Japanese translations with Stephen Miller, poems from Patrick’s forthcoming book, The Charge, plus Q&A. (Also available for free download from the Fishouse podcast…

  • Divya Rajan in Ultra Violet

    Divya Rajan‘s new poem “They Must’ve Known My Grandparents” is now published in Ultra Violet: A Site for Indian Feminists. Read the poem here. Divya Rajan’s poetry has been published in issue #8 of Cha.

  • "Enjoy An Author With Your Coffee" — Relaunch of Fifty-Fifty: New Hong Kong Writing

    Click here to see a list of Cha contributors featured in Fifty-Fifty: New Hong Kong Writing.A classic combo for unwinding after work …Strong coffee, a good book, andstimulating conversation with a writerCentral:Tuesday, 8 Sep 20097 – 8.30pmPacific Coffee52-64 Wellington Street…

  • First Peng Chau Cultural Carnival 29-30 August 2009

    Cha contributors’ poetry will be read aloud during the First Peng Chau Cultural Carnival. Do join us! Saturday 29th August 2009 Poetry reading session ONE 3:15-3:30 PM Agnes Lam (2 poems read by Rachel Chan)Kit Kelen (4 poems with Chinese…

  • Martin Alexander wins the International Grand Prix for Poetry

    Good news! Cha contributor Martin Alexander attended the Orient-Occident Festival in Romania earlier this year; and was awarded the International Grand Prix for Poetry with his poem “Smashing Up the Grand Piano”, first published in issue #3 of Cha: An…

  • The Independent on Sunday/ Bradt Travel-Writing Competition 2009 — Martin Alexander is a Finalist

    Martin Alexander’s “Dragon Boat” is one of the six finalists in “The Independent on Sunday/ Bradt Travel-Writing Competition 2009“. Read Martin’s piece here. Martin Alexander’s poetry has been previously published in issue #3 of Cha.

  • Call for Short Stories

    CALL FOR SHORT STORIES Asian and Asian diasporic writers, new or established, are invited to send short stories in English for a volume of NEW ASIAN SHORT STORIES to be published by Marshall Cavendish (Malaysia). The book will be edited…

  • The Zoo, A Going by J. A. Tyler

    J. A. Tyler’s novella The Zoo, A Going is being serialised now. The novella consists of 76 pieces and Tyler will post one piece a day. Here is the link. Enjoy! J. A. Tyler’s fiction was published in issue #1…

  • Alison Wong’s As the Earth Turns Silver

    This morning (Tuesday 25 August 2009), Alison Wong was interviewed live on New Zealand TV, “Good Morning show“. In the interview, Alison talks about her debut novel As the Earth Turns Silver, published by Penguin NZ. The book is a…