Cha contributor Lillian Kwok selected as finalist for Best of the Net 2010

Lillian Kwok

We are very happy to announce that Lillian Kwok's poem "Departure", first published in Issue #8 of Cha, was selected as a Finalist for Best of the Net (2010). "Departure" was the very first poem we discussed on A Cup of Fine Tea. Apart from "Departure", we also published Lillian's "Yilan" in Issue #9 of the journal. 

Last year, Iris A. Law's poem "Circumnavigation", first published in Issue #7 of Cha, was a Winner for Best of the Net  (2009). The poem was also discussed on A Cup of Fine Tea.

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Best of the Net 2010 Nominations

We are happy to announce that the following pieces of work have been nominated by Cha for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2010, published by Sundress Publications. Congratulations to these writers and good luck!

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Poetry

=Rosanna Oh, "Etude" (issue #11, May 2010)

=Anuradha Vijayakrishnan, "Suicide Note" Read an analysis of the poem here.(issue #10, Feb. 2010)

=Papa Osumbal, "A Bum's Demise" Read an analysis of the poem here. (issue #10, February 2010)

=Aryanil Mukherjee, "Hand Movements of a Puppeteer" Read an analysis of the poem here. (issue #9, Nov. 2009)

=Kate Rogers, "Sai Ying Pun Sestina" (issue #9, Nov. 2009)

=Lillian Kwok, "Departure" Read an analysis of the poem here.(issue #8, Aug. 2009)

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Fiction

=Drew Calvert, "Improv" (issue #9, Nov. 2009)

=O Thiam Chin, "Pebbles" (issue #8, Aug. 2009)

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Creative non-fiction

=Iain S. Baird, "A Night at the Taj" (issue #9, Nov. 2009)

=Anne Tibbitts, "The okinawan Coffeeshop" (issue #8, Aug. 2009)

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Also see our Best of the Web, Pushcart and Micro Award nominations this year.

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Iris A. Law's "Circumnavigation", first published in Issue #7 of Cha, was selected for publication in Best of the Net 2009.

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