Category: Cha: An Asian Literary Journal

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This week on The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye Art Witch and playwright Lindsey McAlister starts glitter-fuelled revolution in teen mental health! The vibes are immaculate but impossible to vacuum…

This is my second detour down memory lane (as an alumnus of the HKYAF) with local legend Lindsey. We were caught waving frantically at life in Cha in July!

https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-lindsey-mcalister

The weekly reprint (with permission of The Hooghly Review) has just gone live in BUZZ:

https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/08/battle-of-the-wits-sadie-kaye-versus-lindsey-mcalister

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My latest conversation for Cha: An Asian Literary Journal with Lindsey McAlister took me on a wild joyride of liberation and nostalgia. Among her many, many achievements, Lindsey founded the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, where I got my first taste of performing. (So if you want to blame anyone for the way that panned out, blame her!!)

Her passion and commitment to empowering young people through the arts have earned her an OBE. Her other accolades include Tatler Asia’s Most Influential (2021), a Woman of Power by Prestige (2025) and a finalist for the AmCham Women of Influence Awards (2026). This year she’s been taking the art world by storm with her solo fine art exhibition at Art Central and continued success of the pop art and lifestyle phenomenon Crafty Bitch! Big thanks to editor Tammy Ho Lai-Ming for the time and energy you put into publishing every piece! Enjoy crafty bitches!

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My latest conversation for Cha: An Asian Literary Journal dives into the life of Sri Lankan author Nifraz Rifaz and inspirations for his soaring debut novel Paper Plane. The book launched Nov 2025. I was among the first to read and review it for The Hooghly Review. This interview dives deeper! Thanks editor Tammy Ho Lai-ming for the care and attention you put into making every piece you publish pop!

https://chajournal.com/2026/04/23/paper-plane/

You can read my conversations with artists George Tang Kwok-wing and Sai Pradhan here: https://chajournal.com/category/sadie-kaye/

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As Hong Kong dithers on whether to embrace the ‘pet economy’, my foodie poo Mojo is in Cha: An Asian Literary Journal with his review of a Hong Kong restaurant! I helpfully provided the English translation, being fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and, err, Woof. Thanks to editor Tammy Ho Lai-Ming for the editorial feedback, which Mojo really appreciated, and for publishing what is undoubtedly the silliest piece ever to appear in Cha in its 20 year history!

https://chajournal.com/2026/04/22/foodie-review/

https://chajournal.com/category/sadie-kaye

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My latest column for Cha: An Asian Literary Journal dives into the life and story of Indian-American artist Sai Pradhan and the inspirations for her exhibition, With Regard to Myths. It’s got geckos and dogs in it. What more could you want from art? I had the pleasure of attending Sai’s mythical preview tonight and you definitely don’t want to miss it!!!

Thanks so much Tammy Ho Lai-ming for the care and attention you put into making every piece pop! You can read my first conversation for Cha with fine artist George Tang Kwok-wing here.

https://chajournal.com/2026/03/18/sai-pradhan/

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