HK magazine to showcase China's English literature scene

Hong Kong-based English literary journal Cha will give readers a taste of the growing English literary scene in China with the publication of its "China Issue" in June 2011.

Hong Kong native Tammy Ho Lai-ming, who studied English Literature at the University of Hong Kong, founded Cha in 2007 with Canadian-born Jeff Zroback, co-editor of the short fiction collection Love and Lust. They have since published Asian-themed writing from a range of contributors including Asian writers, Western writers of Asian descent and foreigners interested in Asia.

"This project was also fuelled by a sense of confidence about English writing in Asia. We wanted our journal to provide a platform for quality writing from the region," Ho says.