Jon Winokur

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Jon Winokur (b. Aug. 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor.
Born in Detroit, the son of Martin M. and Elinor Winokur, he attended Temple University (BA, 1970)
and the University of West Los Angeles (JD, 1980).[1]

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1Books
2References
3Sources
4External links

Books[edit]
But Enough About Me: A Memoir (with Burt Reynolds; Putnam, 2015)
The Garner Files: A Memoir (with James Garner; Simon & Schuster, 2011)
The Big Book of Irony (St. Martins, 2007)
The Big Curmudgeon (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2007)
Ennui to Go (Sasquatch, 2005)
In Passing (Sasquatch, 2005)
Encyclopedia Neurotica (St. Martins, 2005)
The War Between the State (Sasquatch, 2004)
The Traveling Curmudgeon (Sasquatch, 2003)
How to Win at Golf Without Actually Playing Well (Pantheon, 2000)
Advice to Writers (Pantheon, 1999)
Happy Motoring (with Norrie Epstein; Abbeville, 1997)
The Rich Are Different (Pantheon, 1996)
Je Ne Sais What? (Dutton, 1995)
Fathers (Dutton, 1993)
The Portable Curmudgeon Redux (Dutton, 1992)
True Confessions (Dutton, 1992)
Mondo Canine (Dutton, 1991)
Friendly Advice (Dutton, 1990)
A Curmudgeons Garden of Love (NAL, 1989)
Zen to Go (NAL, 1988)
The Portable Curmudgeon (NAL, 1987)
Writers on Writing (Running Press, 1986)
MasterTips (Potshot Press, 1985).

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ Curt Johnson and Frank Nipp, Who's Who in Writers, Editors & Poets: United States &
Canada, 1992-1993 (December Press, 1992: ISBN 0-913204-22-6), p. 574.
Sources[edit]
"L.A.'s Viceroy of Vitriol: Profile of Jon Winokur," by Garry Abrams, Los Angeles Times, January
15, 1990.

External link
"Jon Winokur on Twitter"
With Dodgers Announcer Vin Scully, It's Always More Than Pleasant Good
"Ten Questions with Jon Winokur: How to Heighten Your Sense of the Absurd"
"You Call That Irony?"
"Advice To Writers: The Best Books On Writing Books"
"Interview with Jon Winokur by Scott Holleran"
AdviceToWriters.com"

Cha: An Asian Literary Journal

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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal

 Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is the first Hong Kong-based
online English literary journal. It was founded in 2007, a decade
after the handover, by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming and Jeff Zroback.
The editorial team also includes Reviews Editor Eddie Tay.
The journal publishes poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, book
reviews, and photography & art from and about Asia.
Although Cha is primarily interested in Asia-related creative
works and works by Asian writers and artists, it also publishes
works by writers and artists from all over the world. In its first
anniversary issue (November 2008), for example, former Poet
Laureate of the United States Billy Collins contributed four
Available in English Asian-themed poems. Other former contributors to the journal
include, among others, Ai Weiwei, Louie Crew, Duo
Duo, Eleanor Goodman, Ma. Luisa Aguilar Igloria, Alan
Website http://www.asiancha.com/ Jefferies, Sushma Joshi, Christopher Kelen, Shirley Lim, Lyn
Lifshin, Alvin Pang, Todd Swift, Amy Uyematsu, Eliot
Weinberger, Alison Wong, Cyril Wong, Bryan Thao Worra, Xu
Launched November 2007 Xi and Ouyang Yu.
Cha was named Best New Online Magazine of 2008 and Best
Online Magazine of 2011 by storySouth's Million Writers
Current status Online
Award and was selected as The Gatekeeper's Site of the Week
(Wednesday 1 July 2009), on Meet at the Gate, the website of
Scottish publisher Canongate Books. Work published in Cha has been selected for publication
in Best of the Web and Best of the Net anthologies (2009). A special feature of the journal is its
critique column, "A Cup of Fine Tea", in which previously published works are discussed.
Cha is currently catalogued in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Library and other
places.

See also
List of literary magazines

References
"HK magazine to showcase China's English literature scene", China Daily (November 2010)
"Virtual Bookshelf", The Hindu (September 2010)
"Cha - A Cup Overflowing", South China Morning Post (April 2010)
"A Conversation with Tammy Ho Lai-Ming", Lantern Review (February 2010)
"Love for Literature", Time Out Hong Kong feature article on Cha (October 2009)
Cha guest editor Royston Tester (Issue #8, August 2009) interviewed by Beijing's City
Weekend on the experience of guest-editing the journal. (14 September 2009)
"Cha Give Online Works Second Life", NewPages blog article. (13 July 2009)
Cha selected as Best New Online Magazine of 2008 by storySouth's Million Writers Award.
Cha's information at Duotrope
Cha's information at Poets & Writers.
"Special Cha Edition" at Asia and Pacific Writers' Network.
Article in "U.S./China media brief" (website of UCLA Asian American Studies Centre)
mentions Cha: "In Hong Kong, besides traditional university-based journals, new internet-based
journals including Cha have embraced a more pan-Asian perspective and have included
Chinese American writers as well." (August 2008)