Author Ivy Ngeow
The air was thick with the smell of burnt incense and singed paper, its haze mingling with the humid August night. Mei Ling pressed her heels into the concrete, feeling the cold seep up her spine, trying to ignore the muffled thump of getai* music in the distance. It tired her — the rituals, the …
Some photos of the launch event that just took place in the garden room at St Barnabas, London. PROGRAMME: O0:00 Intro by Rev. Ian Tattum 00:49 Welcome and intro by Ivy Ngeow 3:09 Winter Solstice, written and read by Cheung Louie 6:20 Laksa Uncle by Jenny Hor read by Cheung Louie 7:49 Riding the Killer …
We have distribution in KL! Pre-order paperbacks at the insane price of RM40 (RRP USD14.99/RM63) before they run out, and you’ll be supporting Silverfish Books, a 22-year-old local bookshop and indie business too. Deal finishes 31 March or while stocks last. Any journalists in Malaysia? Please get in touch.
One of my most vivid memories as a child was watching Jaws in 1977 with my dad. I doubt it’s suitable for a 7 year old as I remember being terrified of swimming in the sea for about two years even though I grew up in Malaysia and it’s mandatory to swim. In the sea. And no, there are no sharks in Malaysia. I now realise the power of imagination and the impact of movies on creativity.
Grab your copy of my BRAND NEW three unpublished stories in this short story collection “The Power Ballads”. Three humanoids run away from a trade exhibition in Shenzhen, an expat Chemistry teacher in a Bangkok international school experiments with an unsavoury invention and two middle-aged women on a wine tour in Ontario encounter an unexpected …
I am thrilled that my short story “The Accidental” is being published in this brand new Fixi Novo anthology “2020” launching on 11 January 4pm at Lit Books in PJ. P-01-11 Level 1, Tropicana Avenue, 12 Jalan Persiaran Tropicana 47410 Petaling Jaya, 🇲🇾 Was stoked to find out only 20 writers were selected out of …
My aim had always been to be a published author. I have achieved my aim. Now what? Writing a novel or two is the biggest time, energy and mental pressure you can undertake. In fact to write this blog post I had to take two Nurofen and a double espresso macchiato in order to steady …
I was very pleased to have applied for this course. It was just the thing I needed – the luxury of writing. I am not interested in posh hotel breaks or spa treats. What attracted me was the quality of the teaching staff. Zoe Gilbert and Lily Dunn are not only published writers, they are also lecturers. The venue …
1/ Someone once said “Writing is Showbusiness for the Shy”. Event/talk/gig tours to promote one’s paperbacks is quite a nice thing to do if you are a) young or b) young at heart or c) have tons of time and money or d) all of the above ideally. As I am having a déjà vu, …
Robert Raymer is an American writer and writing facilitator from Grove City, Pennsylvania, who now lives in Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo. I have met Robert just once. I mentioned him in another blog post called “My First Prize-winning Story was typed on this typewriter” about when I first started submitting my work to competitions …