• ASIAN CHA Issue#24 Editorial

    A Touch Of CrueltyIn The Mouth. Looking at old photos leads me to believe that the body evolves.—Edouard Levé I love to recall my dreams, no matter what is in them.—ibid. Of course, telling someone your insult is like telling…

  • Call for Submissions: "Hong Kong Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon"

    Pictured: Hong Kong Column – Translated (http://facebook.com/hkcolumn) Introduction Cha is seeking entries on the theme “Hong Kong Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon” in response to the Chinese Government’s White Paper (click here for more information) to be included in a…

    Call for Submissions: "Hong Kong Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon"

  • Cha – Call for Submissions – Seventh Anniversary Issue (December 2014)

    due out in December 2014. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for the Seventh Anniversary Issue, scheduled for publication in December 2014. Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission…

  • Call for Submissions—Desde Hong Kong: poets in conversation with Octavio Paz

    You are invited to submit poems to Desde Hong Kong: poets in conversation with Octavio Paz, a collection in celebration of the centenary of the great Mexican poet, Octavio Paz, who built bridges among cultures, and especially among poets, and whose connections…

  • CHA Issue #23 goes live

    Click HERE to read the March 2014 issue of Cha. .   . The belated Sixth Anniversary Issue of Cha (March 2014) is here. We would like to thank guest editors Arthur Leung (poetry) and Royston Tester (prose) for reading the submissions with us and…

  • Cha "Void" Poetry Contest – winners

    Thank you to all the poets who sent work to Cha‘s “Void” Poetry contest. Judges Daryl Yam and Tammy Ho Lai-Ming have selected the following eight poems as the finalists. Please scroll down to read the poets’ biographies and their…

  • ASIAN CHA Issue#23 Editorial

    Venice, June 2013 ..Meetings with Remarkable Men and Women (Selected) The editorial for the Sixth Anniversary Issue of Cha i. There was a coffee house not too far from the university library (but far enough to deter most students from taking…

  • Cha – Call for Submissions – Issue #25 (September 2014)

    due out in September 2014. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for Issue #25, scheduled for publication in September 2014. Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission guidelines can…

  • Cha "Reconciliation" Poetry Contest

    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”.  ::: UPDATE: Read the winning poems HERE. ::: Judges: Tammy Ho Lai-Ming is a Hong…

  • Cha "Void" Poetry Contest – Shortlist

    VOID – SHORTLIST A Cha Poetry contest We have now selected the fifteen short-listed poems for Cha‘s “Void” poetry contest. The finalists will be announced when the March 2014 issue of the journal (the belated Sixth Anniversary Issue) goes live. …