Archives: Authors

Sun Jung received her Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, and was a research fellow at both Victoria
University and the National University of Singapore. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a writer
for media production companies and cultural magazines in Los Angeles and Seoul. During this time, she
also collaborated with Korean film producers on script development. Ever since her first visit in 2012 to
Bukit Brown, one of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China, she has been fascinated by the stories
of those who were buried there. After leaving her academic career behind, she devoted herself to writing.
Previously published works were her book of essays, The Letter, I Sent You (1991) and her academic book Korean
Masculinities and Transcultural Consumption (2011).

Laksmi Pamuntjak is a bilingual Indonesian novelist, poet, journalist, essayist, and food critic. Her first
bestselling novel, Amba: The Question of Red tells a modern story of two ill-starred lovers, Amba and Bhisma
of the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, who were driven apart by one of the bloodiest purges in the
20th century—the massacre of up to one million accused communists in Indonesia between 1965 and 1968.
The book won the Germany’s LiBeraturpreis 2016 and has been translated into several languages.
Laksmi’s second novel, Aruna and Lidahnya, was a bestseller in Indonesia and published in the US in February
2018 under the title The Birdwoman’s Palate (AmazonCrossing).

Anjum Hasan is the author of three novels—The Cosmopolitans (shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award),
Neti Neti (shortlisted for the Hindu Best Fiction Award) and Lunatic in My Head (shortlisted for the Crossword
Book Award)—as well as a book of short stories, Difficult Pleasures (shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award
and the Hindu Best Fiction Award), and a book of poems. She lives in Bangalore.

Leila was born in Lebanon, raised in several countries, and now lives in Singapore. It took her well over thirty years to figure out what she wanted to be when she grew up, but she did a whole bunch of things she loved on the way, including ballet and karate. When she’s not writing stories about ninjas, cupcakes, and pooping pigeons, you’ll find her on the floor somewhere reading stack after stack of picture books.
Barbara was born in Munich and raised in Sydney by super tough, adventurous parents who encouraged her to stay true to herself and forge her own path. She now happily calls Singapore home and finds joy in laughing kids, purring cats, sweet treats and art. When not gleefully illustrating picture books, you’ll probably find her in the playground practicising her skills.

Barbara was born in Munich and raised in Sydney by super optimistic, adventurous parents who encouraged her to find joy in life and a silver lining in a bad situation. She now happily calls Singapore home and finds joy in laughing kids, purring cats, sweet treats and art. When not gleefully illustrating picture books, you’ll probably find her reading and collecting them.

Josephine Chia has published one children’s book, Queen of the Sky, for Penguin Random House SEA (PRH SEA). This is her second book that is published by PRH SEA. Josephine loves listening to stories and writing them. She enjoys escaping to the dream-world of writing. She has published 12 books of fiction and non-fiction in UK and Singapore. She likes to weave anecdotes of her kampong days, Peranakan heritage, food, yoga and Singapore’s history into her stories and books.
In this book, Emman, Time Traveller : The Redhill Tragedy, Josephine has taken a story from the Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals), fusing it with the modern to create an exciting adventure.
Goodbye My Kampong is her sequel to her 2014 Singapore Literature Prize book, Kampong Spirit, Gotong Royong. Her first YA Fiction Novel, Big Tree in a Small Pot won the 2019 Singapore Book Awards for Best Middle Grade/Young Adult Title.
Josephine has won literary prizes and awards, both in the UK and Singapore, and has spoken at several international writing festivals. She also mentors aspiring writers.

Don Bosco is an award-winning writer and publisher of thrilling fiction for teens and children. His stories are inspired by Asian legends and pop culture. He started the publishing studio Super Cool Books in 2011. In 2015, his Sherlock Hong series was released internationally. At the Popular Readers’ Choice Awards 2015, his Lion City Adventures series was awarded Best Book in the English (Children) Category and also Best Book Cover, English (Children) Category. His other gamebooks include Toy Mystery: The Secret of the Chatter Blocks and Fook Island. He is a member of the Gamebook Authors Guild. He maintains an influential blog and has also been a featured speaker at writing festivals and media content conferences.

William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.

Gaurav Bhatnagar has a Ph.D. in mathematics. He has taught mathematics to many students at many
levels, at the Ohio State University, the Department of Computer Science in Delhi University, in his garage,
and online over the Internet.

Krishna Udayasankar is the author of The Aryavarta Chronicles (Govinda, Kaurava, Kurukshetra), Immortal and Objects of Affection. She lives in Singapore with her family, which includes three bookish canine children, Boozo, Zana, and Maya.