Cha - Call for Submissions - Issue #24 (June 2014)

due out in June 2014.

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for Issue # 24, scheduled for publication in June 2014.

Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission guidelines can be found here. Deadline: 15 March, 2013.

Michael Gray (poetry) and Sushma Joshi (prose) will act as guest editors and read the submissions with the editors. Please contact Reviews Editor Eddie Tay at eddie@asiancha.com if you want to review a book or have a book reviewed in the journal.

We love returning contributors — past contributors are very welcome to send us their new works.

If you have any questions, please feel free to write to any of the Cha staff at editors@asiancha.com.-

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New updates on 5 Cha contributors: Mani Rao, Grace V.S. Chin, Ankur Agarawal, Sushma Joshi and Nicholas Y.B. Wong

Mani Rao, Grace V.S. Chin, Ankur Agarawal, Sushma Joshi

A new issue of Mascara Literary Review, edited by Michelle Cahill, is out. It features poetry by Mani Rao and Grace Chin, fiction by Ankur Agarawal and creative non-fiction by Sushma Joshi. 

|| Mani Rao's poetry was published in Issue #1 of Cha.

|| Grace V. S. Chin's poetry was published in Issue #4 and Issue #5 of Cha. Her poem "Clotheslines" was discussed on A Cup of Fine Tea. 

|| Read Ankur Agarwal's Cha profile.

|| Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

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Nicholas Y.B. Wong

Four stunning poems by Nicholas Y.B. Wong, "TOYS "Я" US", "Blown", "American Standard" and "Five Steps on Expository Writing: Origin of Hydrophilia", are included in the Fall 2012 issue of superstition [review]. 

|| Read Nicholas Y.B. Wong's Cha's profile here.

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Sushma Joshi's The End of the World | Get your copy in Hong Kong

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The End of the World by Cha contributor and Nepalese writer Sushma Joshi, is now available in Bookazine, HK. The fifty copies will arrive soon, so please go to the bookstore and book your copy before the stocks run out! This edition is brought out by Sansar Media, and is only available in SE Asia, at present.

The End of the World was long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Author Sushma Joshi was born and brought up in Kathmandu. She has a BA from Brown University, USA.

Sansar Media aims to jumpstart the publishing industry in Nepal by paying authors a fair royalty, strengthening copyright, and encouraging a new generation of writers to devote themselves to literature and scholarship. It also aims to instill a culture of reading and literacy by printing low-cost books from profits generated from its more profitable titles.

Reviews for The End of the World:

What makes The End of the World stand out as a collection of short

stories is Joshi's masterful and elegant use of language. … a

confident debut collection for Joshi, in which the deceptively simple

exterior of her prose peels away to reveal multiple layers of

investigation into human longing and emptiness.

SOPHIA FURBER

The Kathmandu Post

This compilation of short stories, Sushma Joshi’s first book, is

firmly rooted in the Nepali experience, especially of the past

decade…Joshi does well in giving voice to these desires, drawing the

reader in with poignant and humorous portrayals of the characters’

quests for fulfillment.

Surabhi Pudasaini, Himal Magazine

Sushma Joshi's writing and perseverance has not only raised the bar in

English medium literature in Nepal, but created it when there was

virtually none.

Emma Sciantarelli, WAVE Magazine

Deeply evocative, the stories present glimpses of small, private

dramas that are shaped by larger political happenings… Unlike other

works by English writers in Nepal, Joshi’s stories are firmly rooted

in Nepal’s soil.

Deepak Adhikari, Nepal Monitor

The End of the World certainly marks a new beginning and will, with

hope, lead to a flourishing literary publishing industry in Nepal.

Abha Eli Phoboo, Republica

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Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.
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Sushma Joshi in Birds Singing in English

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Sushma Joshi's short story, "Betrayal", first published in Issue #3 of Cha, is now translated into Japanese in Birds Singing in English. Both versions are available here. 

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Sushma Joshi in East of the Web

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Sushma Joshi's short story "The Discovery of the High Lama" is now published in East of the Web. Read it here.

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Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.
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Sushma Joshi in Itch

Cover: Enikö Gömöri

Sushma Joshi's story "The Promised Land" is now published in Itch. Read it here.

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Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi in Cerise Press

Sushma Joshi's new story "Tom's Diner" is now published in Cerise Press. Read it here.

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Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi in El Ghibli

Cha contributor Sushma Joshi's story "A Bowl of Suppa" is now published in the Italian journal El Ghibli. Read it here.

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Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

CHA contributors in Mascara Literary Review

Issue #7 of Mascara Literary Review is now live and it features works by several Cha contributors. Read Anindita Sengupta's three poems: "Entrophy" "Storm-chasing" and "We Left Bombay to Start Over", Sushma Joshi's fiction "Selling Peas and History Lessons", and Ouyang Yu's essay "To Be(long) or Not to Be(long): Issues Of Belonging In A Post-multicultural Australia". Also in the issue is a conversation between Tenzin Tsundue and Michelle Cahill and Andy Quan's review of Jee Leong Koh's Equal to the Earth.

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• Anindita Sengupta's poetry was published in issue #3 of Cha.
• Sushma Joshi's fiction was published in issue #3 of Cha.
• Ouyang Yu's poetry was published in issue #4 of Cha.
• Michelle Cahill's poetry was published in issue #2 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi in World Literature Today

Sushma Joshi's "The Little Girl Who Died" is now published in World Literature Today. You can read it here.

Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi and the Ubud Festival in the media

There has been some newspaper coverage on the Ubud Festival 2009, of which Cha contributor Sushma Joshi is one of the speakers/participants. Read the following articles to learn more:

• An Affair to Remember, Janet O'Neefe, Garuda Indonesia 11/2009
• Carnival Lights up Ubud Fest, Jakarta Post 10/11/2009
• Words Amidst Beauty, Lee Su kim, Malaysia Star 10/18/2009

Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published inissue #3 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi in Short Stories

Sushma Joshi's short story "The Blockade" is now published in Short Stories. Read the piece here.


Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published inissue #3 of Cha.

CHA contributors in Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2009

Cha contributors Viki Holmes, Sushma Joshi, Kate Rogers and Ng Yi-Sheng will be appearing in the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival. Support them by joining the festival!

• 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.
• Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published inissue #3 of Cha.
• Kate Rogers's review of Ching-In Chen's The Heart's Traffic: a Novel in Poems and Todd Swift's Seaway: New and Selected Poems has been published in issue #8 of Cha.
• Ng Yi-Sheng's poetry has been published in issue #8 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi in KTM Post

Sushma Joshi's short story "A Happy Mistake" is published in KTM Post. Read it here.

Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi's book longlisted for the FOC Award

Great news! Cha contributor Sushma Joshi's book of short stories The End of the World, has been longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award 2009. Other books on the list include Kazuo Ishiguro's Nocturnes (Faber and Faber Limited) and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's The Thing Around Your Neck (Fourth Estate LTD).

Sushma feels that it is an honor to be on the same list as these writers whose work she loves.

Congratulations and good luck, Sushma! Cha editors are very happy for you!

Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi's The End of the World Reviewed

Sushma Joshi's The End of the World is reviewed in The Kathmandu Post. Read the full article here.

Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi in Kyoto Journal

Sushma Joshi's story "The Colonel Gets a Visitor" is now published in the Kyoto Journal Special On-Line Feature. Joshi's story "Hunter" is also published in the print version of the 71th issue of Kyoto Journal.
Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

The End of the World by Sushma Joshi

Sushma Joshi's collection of short stories, The End of the World is now out in Kathmandu and it will be available in all major Kathmandu bookstores. You can learn more about this book and Joshi's writing here.

Sushma Joshi's fiction was published in issue #3 of Cha.

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Art Matters by Sushma Joshi

Sushma Joshi's Art Matters, a book of art reviews about Kathmandu, has been published with support from the Alliance Francaise of Nepal. The book is now available at major Kathmandu bookstores.

Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

Sushma Joshi in The Cold River Review

Sushma Joshi's story "Rain" is now published in the Autumn 2008 issue of The Cold River Review.
Sushma Joshi's fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.