During a recent stint in my beloved city of Hong Kong, I was able to share my flash fiction writing tips with enthusiastic Year 5 students at the French International School (FIS) and two storytelling workshops inspired by my award-winning picture book manuscript, The Magic in Ming’s Hands, with the equally enthusiastic K3 and K4 […]

Imagine how excited and honoured I was to participate in the action-packed Singapore Writers Festival this year! I had the delight of conducting two fun and interactive child-parent storytelling workshops inspired by my award-winning picture book manuscript, The Magic in Ming’s Hands, as well as being on a panel with fellow kidlit creators, Quek Hong […]

Mishka (ages 8 and up) is the name of a snowy white, powder puff of a dwarf rabbit, chosen by Roya, an Afghani girl, as her family’s first ever pet. It isn’t clear if Mishka understands what is said to him by each of the family members – Roya, her three brothers, Hamayun, Bashir and […]

It has long been a secret dream of mine to be interviewed by one of Hong Kong’s warmest and most ebullient radio personalities, Noreen Mir. My dream finally came true at the end of summer 2025 when Noreen kindly invited me to speak with her on her RTHK3 radio show about the inspiration behind my […]

On a Sunday morning in July, my good friend and librarian extraordinaire, Beth McNeilly and I read our favourite picture books with a delightfully charming group of young uns at Rebooked, the best bookshop in Hong Kong for secondhand children’s books. I read the wonderful Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller while Beth chose the […]

I was grateful and honoured to join 24 like-hearted poets from around the world to read our poems featured in the special fundraiser poetry anthology, Bring Me Gold: Fifty poems for Palestine, published by Leicester-based indie publisher, Dahlia Publishing. The beautiful, heart-rending words touched so many chords in so many hearts and I’m glad we […]

One of my favourite volunteer roles is as a member of the Battle of the Books Hong Kong book selection committee. So happy to announce that our primary and secondary booklists have been released, just in time for the summer holidays! Check out the detailed lists (primary – here and secondary – here) and the […]

I had the pleasure of joining three fellow Hong Kong creatives whom I admire and respect, Julia Besnard (librarian, podcaster and writer), Elle Kwan (writer and digital strategist) and Sophia Hotung (writer/illustrator and TedX speaker) on an online workshop, “How Authors Build Buzz” hosted by the wonderful writing community, Women in Publishing, Hong Kong (WiPS). […]

I had the pleasure of collaborating with accomplished local illustrator and graphic designer, Benny Lau, to talk with P4 and P5 girls of St Clare’s Primary School, Hong Kong. We were given a warm welcome by Ms Sandy, their English Department Head, and spent the afternoon working with energetic and enthusiastic students. I started with […]

Hong Kong Women in Publishing Society (WiPS) committee member, executive coach and writer Rinkoo Ramchandani and I recently spent a lovely morning on live radio speaking with Noreen Mir on her RTHK Radio 3 show, Brunch with Noreen. We shared our experiences as members of WiPS as well as the background of the organization, how […]