Charis Hayward is trying to get published, but she has found it to be an extremely difficult journey. She shares the upward battle she's chasing before delving into a conversation with Karissa Chen, author of the critically acclaimed historical romance Homeseeking (2025) about the experience of writing and publishing.

Acknowledgements from Charis: "Special thanks to Athena Kane and Rian Johnson for giving me permission to share their stories. And of course, a big thank you to Karissa Chen for taking the time to speak with me."

Charis Hayward is a graduate student at the International Master's Program in International Communication Studies (IMICS) at National Chengchi University (NCCU).

“Speak Up” is a podcast program by College of Communication students at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. Season 1 features student work from the class, “Podcasting: Audio Journalism & Branded Podcasts” in Spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu.

Music credit: Re-Reading room by ROW from Free Music Archive dot org.

Charis Hayward is trying to get published, but she has found it to be an extremely difficult journey. She shares the upward battle she's chasing before delving into a conversation with Karissa Chen, author of the critically acclaimed historical romance Homeseeking (2025) about the experience of writing and publishing.
Acknowledgements from Charis: "Special thanks to Athena Kane and Rian Johnson for giving me permission to share their stories. And of course, a big thank you to Karissa Chen for taking the time to speak with me."
Charis Hayward is a graduate student at the International Master's Program in International Communication Studies (IMICS) at National Chengchi University (NCCU).
&ldquo;Speak Up&rdquo; is a podcast program by College of Communication students at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. Season 1 features student work from the class, &ldquo;Podcasting: Audio Journalism &amp; Branded Podcasts&rdquo; in Spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu.
Music credit: <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ROW/Strachan/ROW_-_Strachan_-_07_Re-Reading_Room/">Re-Reading room</a> by ROW from Free Music Archive dot org.

Episodes in this program are made by College of Communication students at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei, Taiwan. Students here are in the undergraduate program at the Department of Radio and Television, or the graduate program at IMICS (International Master's Program in International Communication Studies).

Season 1 includes student work from the class “Podcasting: Audio Journalism & Branded Podcasts” at NCCU in spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu. 

Thank you to the following people and centers for their support: Dean of College of Communication, Dr. Hsiu-Hui Sun (政大傳播學院院長孫秀蕙); Chair of the Department of Radio & TV, Dr. Stanley Chun-Ming Huang (廣播與電視學系主任黃俊銘); Director of IMICS, Dr. I-Huei Cheng (國際傳播英語碩士學位學程主任鄭怡卉); Voice of NCCU radio station (VNCCU, 政大之聲電台), and the Audio and Video Lab (影音實驗室).

本節目為台灣國立政治大學傳播學院之廣播與電視學系及國際傳播英語碩士學位學程學生作品。第一季為114學年度課程「Podcasting: Audio Journalism & Branded Podcasts」（英文教學）之作品，指導老師為兼任教師吳怡慈。政大傳播學院成立於1989年，為台灣歷史最悠久、最具指標性之新聞傳播教育學府。

Episodes in this program are made by College of Communication students at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei, Taiwan. Students here are in the undergraduate program at the Department of Radio and Television, or the graduate program at IMICS (International Master's Program in International Communication Studies).
Season 1 includes student work from the class &ldquo;Podcasting: Audio Journalism &amp; Branded Podcasts&rdquo; at NCCU in spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu.&nbsp;
Thank you to the following people and centers for their support: Dean of College of Communication, Dr. Hsiu-Hui Sun (政大傳播學院院長孫秀蕙); Chair of the Department of Radio &amp; TV, Dr. Stanley Chun-Ming Huang (廣播與電視學系主任黃俊銘); Director of IMICS, Dr. I-Huei Cheng (國際傳播英語碩士學位學程主任鄭怡卉); Voice of NCCU radio station (VNCCU, 政大之聲電台), and the Audio and Video Lab (影音實驗室).
本節目為台灣國立政治大學傳播學院之廣播與電視學系及國際傳播英語碩士學位學程學生作品。第一季為114學年度課程「Podcasting: Audio Journalism &amp; Branded Podcasts」（英文教學）之作品，指導老師為兼任教師吳怡慈。政大傳播學院成立於1989年，為台灣歷史最悠久、最具指標性之新聞傳播教育學府。