On 5 March 2025, and as part of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Imprint 23, the annual anthology featuring work by the dynamic group of women creatives, Women in Publishing Hong Kong (or WIPs) was launched at a well-attended event. It was wonderful to celebrate the publication of the writings of colleagues and friends […]

In March 2025, it was my second time joining the panel of judges for the annual Inter-school Interpretive Reading Competition organized by and held at Law Ting Pong Secondary School in Tai Po, Hong Kong. We were warmly greeted by the school principal, Mr. Kwok Wing Keung, and their dedicated librarian, Ms Melody Chan Pui […]

On 4 March 2025 at the Central Library and as part of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, I had the privilege of moderating a conversation with the delightfully down-to-earth and modest Asako Yuzuki, author of the genre-defying novel Butter, with deft translating provided by Japanese/English translator, Ikumi Yoshida. Butter is Yuzuki san’s first work […]

My prose poem, “Life We Can No Longer See,” has seen a bit of revival of interest lately, for which I am overjoyed, but above all, grateful. It is a work that is close to my heart and to have been given an opportunity to read an excerpt for the excellent Voyage YA literary magazine […]

My first school talk for 2025 was my signature “What You Can Do With Your Phone: Make Good Art” at the Kowloon-based Tak Oi Secondary School for girls. As I gazed at the chairs, neatly lined in rows in the massive hall, and feeling the butterflies fluttering around in my tummy, I thought back to […]

Since 2017, local NGO ImpactHK has been helping those experiencing homelessness in Hong Kong by offering direct holistic support, distributing food and other necessities, and providing shelter, employment opportunities and above all, friendship. I recently joined founder, Jeff Rotmeyer, on one of his regular Kindness Walks through the city, experiencing and witnessing first hand, the […]

In ASH’S CABIN by Jen Wang (ages 12+), a gorgeously illustrated, earth-tones-hued graphic novel, sixteen-year-old Ash plots their boldest plan yet: to find their grandfather’s secret cabin in the forest and to stay there forever. Trouble is, no one knows if the cabin exists or not, but Ash is determined to find it. Armed with […]

My prose poem about a Hong Kong teenager grappling with the aging of his beloved grandparent has found another home in Uncharted Magazine, a premier publisher of short fiction since 2021 from the team behind The Masters Review, CRAFT, Fractured Lit, and The Voyage Journal. Originally published in 2019 by Cha, the Asian literary journal, […]

I’ll be teaming up with my friend, Beth McNeilly, a lifelong reader and librarian, to share our deep knowledge of, and passion for, children’s picture books with parents and caregivers of younger readers (0-8 years old). Come join our free picture books and reading aloud workshop on Sunday, 16 February 2025 (10-11 am) at Hong […]

Happy new year 2025 to the finalists in the graphic novel category of the Cybils Awards 2024! It wasn’t easy for us Round 1 judges, having to whittle down from the 125 nominated elementary/middle grade and young adult graphic novels to a shortlist of seven, but we did it! Thank you finalists, for your wonderful […]