The annual independent literary event #MYWritersFest goes virtual this month with a line-up featuring local writers, poets and playwrights from Oct 22-24. Photo: Filepic
The annual independent literary event #MYWritersFest returns this month with a line-up featuring local writers, poets and playwrights from Oct 22-24. This will be its first virtual edition, with all talks, panel discussions, workshops and special sessions held online.
Some familiar names from the Malaysian writing scene who are part of #MYWritersFest2021 – covering those based here and abroad – include Britain-based Zen Cho of Sorcerer To The Crown fame, Tunku Halim aka “Asia’s Stephen King”, Sarawakian author Golda Mowe, science fiction writer Ted Mahsun, writer/poet/academic Malachi Edwin Vethamani and Singapore-based Daryl Kho, whose dementia-themed debut novel Mist-Bound: How To Glue Back Grandpa was released this year.
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#MYWritersFest 2021
The annual independent literary event #MYWritersFest goes virtual this month with a line-up featuring local writers, poets and playwrights from Oct 22-24. Photo: Filepic
Britain-based Malaysian author Zen Cho, whose 'Black Water Sister' was released in May, will be giving a pre-recorded interview at the festival opening. Photo: Jim C Hines
Daryl Kho, author of Mist-Bound: How To Glue Back Grandpa, will be part of the Penguin Random House SEA special session. Photo: Glance Studio
Sarawakian writer Golda Mowe is known for celebrating Iban-Melanau heritage and cultural storytelling in her works. Photo: Filepic
The Penguin Random House SEA’s session on Oct 23 will include horror writer Tunku Halim, who released 'The Midnight Children', a trilogy of spooky fantasy novels for young readers earlier this year. Photo: Filepic
