Stories published in Cha named storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Story of 2009

Congratulations to Drew Calvert, whose story "Improv" (first published in Issue #9 of Cha; read it here), & Caitlin Militello, whose story "Coming of Age" (first published in Issue #7 of Cha; read it here), are both selected as a storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Story of 2009.

The top ten stories of the year will be released around May 1st, with the public vote for the top story beginning then. Good luck, Drew and Caitlin!

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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.

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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