THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF CHA: AN ASIAN LITERARY JOURNAL IS NOW AVAILABLE
We are pleased to announce the publication of the fifth issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (November 2008). Poet, novelist and historian Reid Mitchell generously acted as guest editor and read the submissions with us. The new issue features poetry by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins and new fiction by Nirmala Pillai. Other writers/artists featured in the issue include Sam Byfield, Grace
THE PEN ALL-INDIA CENTRE & CROSSWORD
invite you
to the Launch of MISTER BEHRAM AND OTHER PLAYS
by GIEVE PATEL
*
Date: 10 October 2008 (Friday)
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Crossword Bookstore (Kemp’s Corner)
Mohammed Bhai Mansion (ground floor), Below Kemp’s Corner Flyover
Hughes Road, Mumbai 400 026
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Gieve Patel is a distinguished playwright, painter and poet. The volume Mister Behram and Other Plays, published by Seagull Books, Kolkata, brings
readers & writers:
mud luscious issue five is here.
with:
tyler enfield
robert swartwood
joseph v. milford
david mcmullan
michael howarth
jayt catlin
robert aquino dollesin
jon longhi
earl j. Wilcox
&
an excerpt from degenerescence, the forthcoming novel by james chapman
also:
reviews of
a comfortable place with regular sunshine by joseph goosey
shell games by noel sloboda
winter of different directions by steven j. mcdermott
&:
j. a. tyler
Susuk: the Evil Within by Amir Hafizi (Marshall Cavendish) (RM 29.90)
Beauty has a price. Soraya is a young trainee nurse who is starting to feel disaffected by her life. A chance introduction to the world of glamour piques her ambition to be a star. She does nor succeed at first, but then she is told of the forbidden practice of susuk. Should she stay the way she is, or cross the line? Meanwhile, Suzana is a dive with an air of mystery. She has long used the extreme susuk
CHA: AN ASIAN LITERARY JOURNAL
We are pleased to announce the publication of the fourth issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (August 2008). Hong Kong writer Nicholas Y. B. Wong generously agreed to act as guest editor and helped us select works. The new issue features 24 writers/artists: Gil Azouri, Isabela Banzon, David Braden, Winnie Chau, Grace V. S. Chin, SuzAnne C. Cole, Rocco De Giacomo, Lee Herrick, Louise Ho, Philip Holden, Kristy Joe, Ken Kamoche, William Kimzey,