Bob Bradshaw in Blue Fifth Review

Bob Bradshaw's new poem "Edvard Munch. The Hand" is now published in the Spring 2009 issue of Blue Fifth Review.

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Read Bob Bradshaw's Cha profile.

Philip Holden discusses "Two Among Many"

Earlier, we announced that Philip Holden's short story "Two Among Many", first published in the August 2008 issue (issue #4) of Cha, has been selected for publication in Best of the Web 2009 (Dzanc Books). Philip wrote about the writing of the story on the blog "Isak". Read the article here.

Talking Twenties :: Call for Submissions

Call for submissions: Advice on…

Talking Twenties, edited by Caitlin Militello, is now calling for submissions for its new feature, "Advice on…"

"So what do you do? What have you accomplished so far? How did you find that first job, or decide on which grad school to attend? Want to share your advice on dating or relationships? Whatever you think you know something about, we welcome your input in "Advice on…" It's up to you to fill in the blank with your own topic!"

For more information, please see the CfS on the the Talking Tweinties website.

Caitlin Militello's fiction has been published in issue #7 of Cha.

Bob Bradshaw in Boston Literary Magazine

Bob Bradshaw's new poem "Van Gogh Sells His Drawings" is now published in the Summer 2009 issue of Boston Literary Review.

Read Bob Bradshaw's Cha profile.

CHA contributors in Asia Literary Review

Apart from Kavita Jindal, Cha contributors Michelle Cahill, Louise Ho and Andrew Barker also have poetry published in the Summer 2009 issue of Asia Literary Review.

Read Michelle's poems "The Spirit House" and "The Deva Loka", Andrew's poems "15: I'm Cut then Accused of Weilding the Knife [She]" and "16: You Found the Love You Had Sought [He]" and Louise's poems "A Veteran Talking", "Incense Tree", "Cock-a-doodle-doo", "Dusk" and "A Poem is Like" in the handsomely-designed new issue of ALR.

• Michelle Cahill's poetry was published in issue #2 of Cha.
• Andrew Barker's poetry was published in issue #7 of Cha.
• Louise Ho's poetry was published in issue #4 of Cha.

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Asia Literary Review Goes Online

Cha would like to congratulate Asia Literary Review on their new online version. Like the paper version of their journal, the website looks fantastic. We wish ALR good luck and welcome them to the journosphere.

Arlene Ang in Contrary

Arlene Ang's new poem "Day of the Dead" is now published in the Summer 2009 issue of Contrary.

Arlene Ang's poetry has been published in issue #1 of Cha.

Korean-English Translators Needed

A Cha reader is looking for translators/poets who translate Korean poetry into English. The reader's mother writes poetry in Korean. They would like to have individual poems translated into English, possibly leading to a print-on-demand book. If that happens, the translators would be credited. There may also be a small fee for successful translations. If you are interested, please contact Cha editors at editors@asiancha.com and we will pass on the details.

Gillian Sze's Fish Bones reviewed 3

Gillian Sze's Fish Bones (published by Punchy Press) is reviewed in The Uniter, a weekly urban journal based in Winnipeg. Reviewer Chris Campbell thinks Gillian's collection is "a strong literary debut and worth reading" and that her voice is "both vibrant and wise, offering a perspective that reflects life, in all its unpredictability, and captures something of love." In the review, Campbell also discusses several poems from the book including "Forget-Me-Not", "Alone on the Other Side of the World" and "How to be Dead". Read the full review here.

Gillian Sze's poetry has been published in issue #5 and issue #6 of Cha. She will be the guest editor of the February 2010 issue (issue#10) of the journal.

Jee Leong Koh in Poetry Thin Air Cable Show

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Cha contributor Jee Leong Koh will be reading his poetry on TV next Wednesday (July 22, 2009). For more details please visit his blog.

Jee Leong Koh's poetry was published in issue #6 of Cha.

J. A. Tyler in Willows Wept Review

J. A. Tyler's "(i)" is now published in the Summer 2009 issue (issue #4) of Willows Wept Review. The creative issues published in this issue are all about Summer. The publication is reading submissions until September.

J. A. Tyler's fiction was published in issue #1 of Cha.

J. A. Tyler in Word Riot

J. A. Tyler's "[in the cold, when the night changes with Jimmy]" is now published in the July 2009 issue of Word Riot.

J. A. Tyler's fiction was published in issue #1 of Cha.

Sridala Swami in Pratilipi

Read Sridala Swami's reflection on Wallace Stevens' poem "The Snow Man" here in the July 2009 issue of Pratilipi, a bi-lingual literary journal in English and Hindi.

Sridala Swami's poetry was published in issue #3 of Cha.

A Missive from Dzanc Books

Dear Editors of Online Journals:

As we hope you are aware, the latest edition of Dzanc's Best of the Web (2009) has just been published. Dzanc's BotW is a project near and dear to our hearts, constructed solely to help celebrate and spread the word about the great writing appearing online.



Let us please, as publishers of BotW, get right to the point: Dzanc is not going to be able to continue to run this series if something does not change. With all the work we did last year to set up readings for BotW 2008 - and as we are continuing to do in 2009 - as well as standard production costs, which are higher for this book than any other we publish annually, we lost money in 2008. Any money we might make on BotW 2009 would go 100% back into our planned BotW 2010.



This is, as said, a labor of love. We feel the best writing in the world is taking place online now and if it requires a print anthology to drive this point home, then Dzanc is willing to do so. Our BotW also contains the most collective index of all the online lit journals publishing today. What we are asking of you then, and the reason for this missive, is to help spread the world, place a little love for the BotW on your site, your blog and journal. Maybe send a note out to your mailing lists. We have BotW specific banners available, as well as a special deal for those placing orders for both BotW 2008 and 2009. If you have any questions about the series or either particular issue that would help you with a posting on your site, simply send to info@dzancbooks.org.



We believe this series is capturing the best of what is being published. We'll happily hold it up against the Best American Short Stories series, one that has included 1 or 2 stories from online journals since its inception, and only because Guest Editors demanded those particular pieces be considered. We are all in this together and we want the world to know what is being published online is the most exciting form of writing today. We believe people visiting your sites would be among the group most interested in getting their hands on this book. We truly need for many more people to get interested and start buying this annually for it to be able to continue. Thanks for your help.



All best,Steven Gillis, Dan Wickett, Matt Bell
Dzanc Books

Steve Wing in qarrtsiluni

Steve Wing's photograph "Rio Hondo Crossroads" is published today (Tuesday 14th July 2009) in the "Economy" issue of qarrtsiluni.

Steve Wing's photography was published in issue #7 of Cha.

CHA contributors in Asiatic

Cha contributors have works featured in the latest issue (June 2009) of Asiatic: Journal of English  Language and Literature. Read Shirley Geok-lin Lim's article "Writing for Asian Children: History, Fantasy, and Identity"(PDF), Agnes Lam's review (PDF) of Singapore Literature in English: An Annotated Bibliography and her own poem, "Vanilla in the Star"(PDF). Also featured in the issue is David C.E. Tneh's poem, "Orchard Dreams"(PDF). Cha will be featuring David's two Orchard poems, "Orchard Dreams" and "Orchard Memories", in the August 2009 issue of the journal.

• Anges Lam's poetry has been published in issue #2 of Cha.
• Shirley Geok-lin Lim's poetry has been published in issue #3 of Cha.
• David C.E. Tneh's poetry will be published in issue #8 of Cha.

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Poetry Reading on Bastille Day in London

For those of you in the UK:

The Oxfam Bookfest

invites you to a poetry reading with UK, USA & Australian poets:
Barbara Beck
David Caddy
Jennifer K Dick
Brentley Frazer
Rufo Quintavalle
George Vance
Jonathan Wonham

Introduced by Todd Swift

AT: 7 pm, the 14th of July 2009
Oxfam Books and Music 91 Marylebone High Street
London, W1. Baker street tube station +7-10 minute walk. http://www.oxfammarylebone.co.uk/

(Please note this is not Marylebone Road)

Admission free.

Todd Swift's poetry has been published in issue #2 and issue #3 of Cha.

CHA is one of the most approachable markets out there?

As of today (Sunday 12 July 2009), Cha ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Poetry Markets on Duotrope's Digest.

This is interesting: we certainly reject far more submissions than we accept them. Perhaps selected writers are more willing to report response time. Writers whose works we have rejected, however, may not even want to hear from us again, let alone do us a favour to report our response time.

That said, it is quite heartening that a writer whose work we rejected wrote us this message: "Thank you for your note. As a token of my appreciation, let me suggest that you revise your rejection letter to read "a large number of submissions" instead of "a large amount of submissions," since submissions are countable. Best wishes for your continued success!"

Thank you, indeed, R. W., for your thoughtfulness!

We are eagerly waiting to see what this new lable "25 Most Approachable Poetry Markets" will mean for us, or, how long we will own the label.

Poet Arthur Leung's recommendation

Award-winning Hong Kong poet Arthur Leung recommended Cha on the Art Talents Pop Up forum. Thank you for the mention!

Read Arthur Leung's Cha profile here.

Lost Teas

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 your work in our new regular section, "Lost Teas". Please see our submission guidelines for more details.

(Note: BluePrintReview is also currently accepting reprints for its next issue.)

Daphne Wong's London Exhibition

Daphne Wong, a young, energetic and starving travelling artist and photographer will be one of the artists having works exhibited at Showcase-London on 22nd July, 2009.

At this exhibition, a series of oil paintings on wood panels by Daphne will be showcased. The paintings are based on both Daphne's photography and her imagination, displaying a strong sense of detachment and loneliness. She is highly attentive to details and very brave in selecting colours, resulting in a 'messy' impressionistic style.

Details of the exhibition
Date: 22nd Jul, 2009
Time: 5:30-11:30
Venue: Café 1001 - 1 Dray walk, 91 Brick Lane, London. E1
Facebook or msn or email: siupunyaujosun@hotmail.com
Daphne's blog: lifeaftertheshipwreck.blogspot.com

All paintings are for sale. Daphne would also love to meet some nice people at the exhibit.

Daphne Wong's photography has been published in issue#1 of Cha.

CHA contributors in Kartika Review: Inaugural Year Anthology

Cha contributors Jee Leong Koh and Russell C. Leong have creative works published in Karitka Review: Inaugural Year Anthology. The anthology is available for purchase here and read Jee Leong's poem "Childish Punishments" (p. 168; the poem is also reprinted at Foundling Review), and Russell's poem "Tian Qiao / Sky Bridge" (p. 171) and non-fiction "On Being Nomadic? A Response" (pp. 237-238).

• Jee Leong Koh's poetry was published in issue#6 of Cha.
• Russell C. Leong's poetry was published in issue #1 of Cha.

CHA contributors in Blue Print Review

Cha contributors Nicolette Wong and Steve Wing have creative works published in the 21st issue of Blue Print Review, titled "shortcuts / detours". Read Nicole's story "Pale Heart" and view Steve's image. Cha editors also enjoyed "The Beginning", "The Library", "Faith", "The Clash of Shadows" and "Walking Home from a Friend's House". What a wonderful issue!

• Nicolette Wong's short stories were published in Issue #1 and Issue #6 of Cha.
• Steve Wing's photography was published in issue #7 of Cha.

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Best of the Net 2009 Nominations

Cha is happy to announce that we have decided to nominate the following pieces of work for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2009, published by Sundress Publications. Congratulations to these writers and good luck!

Poems nominated by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal for inclusion in Best of the Net 2009:

= Reid Mitchell, "Flowers Are As Permanent As Brick" (issue #4, August 2008)

= Isabela Banzon, "Kids Everywhere and You and Me in Nowhere" (issue #4, August 2008)

= Jennifer Wong, "Companions" (issue #5, November 2008)

= Phoebe Tsang, "Song for a Commuting Gravedigger" (issue #6, February 2009)

= Gillian Sze, "Sonnet II" (issue #6, February 2009)

= Iris A. Law, "Circumnavigation" (issue #7, May 2009)

Short stories nominated by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal for inclusion in Best of the Net 2009:

= Nirmala Pillai, "The Killing" (issue #5, November 2008)

= Caitlin Militello, "Coming of Age" (issue #7, May 2009)

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CHA is mentioned in US/China Media Brief

Cha is mentioned by Russell C. Leong in an article "Paths of Stone, Rivers of Ink:The Sino-American World through Its Writers" in the US/China Media Brief website. In his article, Russell comments, "In Hong Kong, besides traditional university-based journals, new internet-based journals including Cha have embraced a more pan-Asian perspective and have included Chinese American writers as well." Thank you so much for the mention!

Russell C. Leong's poetry was published in issue #1 of Cha.

Kavita Jindal in Asia Literary Review

Kavita Jinda's two poems "These Are My Excuses" and "Where Home Was" are published in the Summer 2009 issue of Asia Literary Review.

Kavita Jindal's poetry was published in issue #1 of Cha.

Bob Bradshaw in Poetry Friends

Bob Bradshaw's poem "In Love, Wearing Heavy Coats" was published in Poetry Friends on Sunday 28th June, 2009. Poetry Friends is edited by Susan Culver, the former editor of the very fine journal, Lily: A Monthly Online Literary Review. Keep an eye on Poetry Friends and its frequent updates.

Read Bob Bradshaw's Cha profile.

CHA contributors in Drunken Boat

We are pleased to see that four Cha contributors have works published in the latest issue (issue #10) of Drunken Boat: Michelle Cahill, Jee Leong Koh, Yibing Huang and Papa Osumbal. Read their works, or read the entire "Arts in Asia" section.

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• Michelle Cahill's poetry was published in issue #2 of Cha.
• Jee Leong Koh's poetry was published in issue#6 of Cha.
• Yibing Haung's poetry was published in issue #3 of Cha.
• Papa Osumbal's poetry was published in issue #4 of Cha.

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Billy Collins in Slush Pile

Billy Collins's new poem "Serves Me Right" is published in the new issue of Slush Pile.

Billy Collins's four Asian-themed poems were published in issue #5 of Cha.

Viki Holmes in China Daily Hong Kong Edition

Cha contributor Viki Holmes and her co-editor Kate Rogers are interviewed by Nicole Wong (also a Cha contributor) in China Daily Hong Kong Edition (Saturday 4th July 2009). Viki and Kate talk about their experience of editing the anthology, Not A Must, which was launched earlier this year at the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival in March.
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Viki Holmes's poetry was published in issue#3 of Cha and her review of Gillian Sze's Fish Bones was published in issue #8 of the journal.

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Gillian Sze's Fish Bones reviewed 2

Gillian Sze's Fish Bones (published by Punchy Press) is reviewed in PoetryReviews.ca. Reviewer Manish Sharma believes Fish Bones is "a strong and assured contribution to the Canadian poetry" and that Gillian is "a poet to watch in the future". Cha cannot agree more! Read the full review here.

Gillian Sze's poetry has been published in issue #5 and issue #6 of Cha. She will be the guest editor of the February 2010 issue (issue#10) of the journal.

Jee Leong Koh's Equal to the Earth

Jee Leong Koh's new poetry collection, Equal to the Earth, is available from Bench Press. You can preview and buy the book here.

Priase for Jee Leong's poetry:

"Koh is a vigorous, physical poet very much captured by the expressive power of rhythm, rhetoric, and the lexicon. He is also, paradoxically, a poet in pursuit of the most elusive and delicate of human emotions. The contradiction is wonderful and compelling, and so are his poems."

—Vijay Seshadri, author of The Long Meadow (Graywolf Press)

"His poems are like the sexy nerd you meet at a bar, the one you really want to get to know better—with his glasses and ties on and nothing else."

—Christopher Hennessy, Outside the Lines: Talking with Contemporary Gay Poets (University of Michigan Press)

"Smart, irreverent, often unnerving, these sonnets smirk, smile, argue and bless. Jee Leong Koh has taken a month of days and rendered a very contemporary version of the artist as a young man."

—Marie Howe, on Koh’s Payday Loans

Jee Leong Koh's poetry was published in issue #6 of Cha.
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Ching-In Chen in Rio Grande Review

Ching-In Chen's poem "Luo" is now published in the Spring 2009 issue of Rio Grande Review.

Ching-In Chen's poetry has been published in issue #6 of Cha.

CHA contributors in Eclectica

Bob Bradshaw's "Ghost Story" is now published in the July/August 2009 issue of Eclectica Magazine. Also featured in the new issue are two new poems ("The Vivid Stream" and "Snails" by Anindita Sengupta and "(that it is)" by J.A. Tyler. Do read!

• Anindita Sengupta's poetry was published in issue #3 of Cha.
• Read Bob Bradshaw's Cha profile.
• J. A. Tyler's fiction was published in issue #1 of Cha.

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Arlene Ang in Cerise Press

Arlene Ang's new poems "from approximative translations", "Orphanage" and "If I Had an Eye Patch, I’d Give You My Eye" are published in the debut issue of Cerise Press: A Journal of Literature, Arts and Culture. The journal has the following sections: Poetry, Translations, Essays, Fiction, Photography & Art, Interviews and Reviews -- an exciting new journal to watch.

Arlene Ang's poetry has been published in issue #1 of Cha.

Concelebratory Shoehorn Review 30

Issue #30 of Concelebratory Shoehorn Review is now online (editor: Maurice Oliver). Read poetry by John Repp, Jo Roach, Kit Kennedy, Kevin Clark, Margaret Wilmot, David Trame, Caryn Lazzuri, and Neil Hester. Also included in this issue is photography of Sven Fennema and art of Rene Sinkjaer. You can also read about contemporary music artists, outdoor art and this month's book review at the CSR website. Enjoy!

Maurice Oliver's poetry has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

Canongate's Site of the Week feature

Good news! CHA is pleased to announce that we have been selected as The Gatekeeper's Site of the Week, on Meet at the Gate, the website of renowned Scottish publisher Canongate. Thank you to all our contributors and guest editors for being part of CHA!