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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 20m

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 |Tin Yuet Tam examines how Leung's novel, published by Riverhead Books and translated by Jennifer Feeley, entwines the 2019 Hong Kong protests with intimate questions of family, love, language, identity and belonging. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/01/m...

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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · 14h

A scholar in Prague just told me this sad news. "Today,30 September 2026, marks the closing of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Hong Kong. The year 2026 also marks the 30th anniversary of the Consulate General‘s presence in Hong Kong." More information: tinyurl.com/HKCzechRepub...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 17h

We invite writers to review Roie Oknin's 𝑅𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛, 𝐸𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 (2026) for @asiancha.bsky.social. "A stranger gives Koji his business card. Someone from his past walks into the restaurant." If you're interested please send an email editors@asiancha.com 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 18h

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 by the late Reid Mitchell and @myetcetera.bsky.social. "...set in a Hong Kong tower block. The building’s walls are “expensive and thin”. Six neighbours share these walls. The story features confessions, seductions & small cruelties." chajournal.com/2026/09/30/t...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We invite writers to review L. Maria Bo's 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟: 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑎𝑟 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎 (Stanford University Press, November 2026)for @asiancha.bsky.social. If interested, please email editors@asiancha.com for more inforamtion. 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... 。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 | Ken Lam on 𝐴ℎ 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 (2026), dir. Geck Geck Priscilla Ang. / Asked for her preferred name, the child issues a polite correction: “I am Swee Swee. My name is not Eileen.” / 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: chajournal.com/2026/09/29/a...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 We're glad to present Jonathan Han's story, set in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. Jonathan on his story: "HK was the busiest port in the world, the greatest trade centre by measures that extended beyond the abstract and the fiscal." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗡: chajournal.com/2026/09/29/b...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We invite writers to review Li Yu's 𝐴 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠,trans. Jing Shen & Robert E. Hegel,for @asiancha.bsky.social. "Written... when China was beginning to recover from the ... Ming-Qing dynastic transition." If you're interested, please email editors@asiancha.com www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We invite writers to review Weijia Pan's poetry collection 𝑀𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 (Milkweed Editions, 2024) for @asiancha.bsky.social. "He cites Chinese laborers toiling in American factories—..." If you're interested, please send an email to editors@asiancha.com. 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... 。。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 Lorence Lozano surveys Cinepanalo’s second short-film programme before turning to Vinh Marco Tumang’s 20-minute queer coming-of-age short film 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ: "... the film clearly references Catholic figures" 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/28/t...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

[𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟] We warmly welcome submissions from HK-born/-based writers on subjects beyond HK, engaging with Asia in the broadest sense. Whatever your background, whether you grew up in the city, have made it your home, or are here to work or study... 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆: chajournal.com/2026/09/01/c...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 Tyran Grillo presents Rio Shimamoto’s 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 (Honford Star),trans. Louise Heal Kawai, as a distinctly Japanese exploration of how women’s lives are interpreted &constrained by social judgement and the narratives imposed upon them. chajournal.com/2026/09/28/f...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 | Jennifer Eagleton on Cheng Li's 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠: 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎 (Stanford UP, 2025): "... examines how trees and forestry campaigns have shaped Chinese conservation and political culture." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/27/c... 。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 | Sahar Othmani reviews Dal Yong Jin's 𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐾𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑣𝑒 (Routledge, 2023): "Long before this momentous occasion, however, South Korea had embarked on one of the most remarkable transnational cultural campaigns in history." chajournal.com/2026/09/27/k...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 | Nicola Ulaan Wan on 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑒𝑎 (2004), directed by Katsuhito Ishii: "The film is often described as 'surreal' because of its surrealist imagery[.]" 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: chajournal.com/2026/09/27/t...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 We're pleased to present "January",an excerpt from Anna Nguyen's 𝐴𝑛 𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦.This is her first published work of fiction. Anna's introduction to the piece: "The title itself reflects the way whiteness is viewed as universal." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/26/a...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Vietnamese writer & astronomer Nguyễn Bình explores poet Xuân Quỳnh’s 1982 translations of Palestinian poetry, especially Mahmoud Darwish, situating them within socialist internationalism and Vietnam’s wartime experience. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/26/w... 。。。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 | Pradip Mondal on The Goat Life (2024), dir. Blessy. "It is Najeeb’s version of the 'American dream', through which he hopes to achieve economic prosperity through hard work and determination." 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: chajournal.com/2026/09/26/t... ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Nathan Chong writes about rare wartime photographs taken by Japanese army photographer Kinoshita Shinobu in occupied Singapore & Sumatra. He explores how photographs conceal and reveal the realities of empire & historical truth. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/25/o...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Months in the making, and first conceived in discussion with us on 1 April 2026, we're pleased to present Charlotte Marie Chadwick’s profile essay on Richie Nath, a Paris-based Burmese exiled artist. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/25/r... 。。。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We invite writers to review T. A. Morton's Hong Kong-set 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑝 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒 (Earnshaw Books, 2025) for @asiancha.bsky.social. "A mysterious mask abandoned in a HK coffee shop eavesdrops on the lives of those who enter, asking, who are we beneath our masks?" www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐸𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟'𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒: Kim Christine's flash story "Take Me to Hong Kong" is inspired by Charles Aznavour’s “Emmenez-Moi”. We suggest listening to the song while reading the piece. A YouTube link is provided at the end of the story. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/24/t... 。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 | Farid Hamka reviews 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑎: "I was confronted with the dismal image of my own country, where public attacks on drag queens by hooligans in the streets are posted on social media to a flurry of unsympathetic comments." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/24/q... 。。。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Additionally, @asiancha.bsky.social invites authors, editors, translators, publishers, and readers to propose books, films, or other cultural productions for extended featured coverage in the journal, including single-author features. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: chajournal.com/2026/05/20/o...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤? @asiancha.bsky.social www.facebook.com/hashtag/aa3z...

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Lettres de Hong Kong @lettresdehongkong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Merci @asiancha.bsky.social pour le relais 🙏❤️ Cha est un modèle et une vraie source d'inspiration pour nous !

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We invite writers to review Detwyler's 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 for @asiancha.bsky.social:"investigates a wide range of literary and graphic experiments that engaged with different forms of information management." If interested, please email editors@asiancha.com www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄: lettresdehongkong.com 。。。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: bit.ly/4hGfW8y 。。。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 William Carlo Antonio Sanchez compares 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑛 & 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑠 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, examining how both portray grief, parental longing, & familial reconciliation. He has a particular fondness for 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑒.Read on to find out why. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/23/m...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We invite writers to review Pik-Shuen Fung's novel 𝐺ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 (One World, 2022) for @asiancha.bsky.social. "weaving memory & oral history to paint a moving portrait of a Chinese-Canadian astronaut family." If you're interested, please email editors@asiancha.com. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We invite writers to review Rongbin Han's 𝑀𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 for @asiancha.bsky.social: "On the Chinese internet, alternate history is booming. Millions of writers and readers fantasize about going back in time and changing their country’s fate." 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... 。。

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Haruki Murakami @harukimurakamifan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We invite writers to review Marc Yamada's 𝑀𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑚𝑖 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑖 𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 (2024) for @asiancha.bsky.social. "... a timely look at the cinematic adaptations of Murakami Haruki’s fiction over the past forty years." If you're interested, please email editors@asiancha.com. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Ming Wan reads María Teresa Ogliastri’s 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑜 (trans. Yvette Neisser & Patricia Bejarano Fisher), through childhood memories of the Cultural Revolution, bringing poetry and political science into dialogue. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/22/f...

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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is one of the books I really want to be reviewed in my journal, @asiancha.bsky.social. I have read all the poems a couple of times. Find out more information: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 Dhinie A Ryhilda's "Between Singapore and Yogyakarta: A City to Visit, A City to Live In" examines the uneasy boundary between tourism and everyday life: "I don’t remember exactly which MRT station I got off at that day in Singapore." chajournal.com/2026/09/22/c...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We invite writers to review 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑌𝑢 𝑋𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑗𝑖 (OUP, 2025),trans. Lucas Klein, for @asiancha.bsky.social:"... one of the most interesting poets in premodern Chinese literature." If you're interested, please send an email to editors@asiancha.com. 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We invite writers to review Grace Ge Gabriel's upcoming 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐼𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑦 (January 2027) for @asiancha.bsky.social."An unflinching memoir of survival and purpose that tells one woman’s battle from inside & outside modern China." If you're interested, email t@asiancha.com. www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 Aleithia Low on Joanne Leow’s 𝐸𝑥ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠: 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 : "Referring to the exhumation of Bukit Brown Cemetery, Leow asks what sacrifices Singapore has had to make,over and over again, in the name of progress." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/22/e...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 In his affectionate personal meditation,Jeff Beyl traces a lifelong relationship with Hong Kong. "Someone asked me, many years ago, after my first trip to Hong Kong, 'What’s it like there?' My answer:'It is like a blast to the face.'" chajournal.com/2026/09/21/h...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 A Hong Kong Studies Symposium 21-22 January 2027 We invite papers from across the humanities & social sciences that explore time and temporality in relation to Hong Kong's cultural, historical, technological, social & political imaginaries. www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Cyril Camus on Tammy Lai-Ming Ho's 𝐼𝑓 𝐼 𝐷𝑜 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑦 (Shearsman Books, 2024): "... a poetic rendition of the life of Hong Kong that is not always gentle, that knows how to be rather brutal when necessary[.]" 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/gentle-reply/

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tammy Lai-Ming Ho: "Reading and editing this, the latest review of my third poetry collection, 𝐼𝑓 𝐼 𝐷𝑜 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑦 (Shearsman Books, 2024), I find myself nearly speechless. I could not have articulated so well what I wanted the collection to say." 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗟𝗬: chajournal.com/2026/09/20/g... 。。。。。

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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Oh my. And this review makes me blush. Jonathan Han reviews my now out-of-print first collection of poetry, 𝐻𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝐻𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔, for @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: chajournal.com/2026/09/18/h... 。。。。。

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 | Sadie Kaye talks to Holly Sykes, 2024 Page Turner winner: "What happens when a self-proclaimed 'shy, bookish person' swaps the muddy, rolling hills of northwest England for the densely populated, neon-lit streets of Hong Kong?" chajournal.com/2026/09/19/h...

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 Susan Blumberg-Kason on Emma-Lee Moss's 𝑀𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑝 𝑁𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠. This is the first of several reviews of this book to appear in the journal. Susan: "There was something magical about Hong Kong at that time, just before the Handover." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/19/c...

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