Who better to have a conversation about AI then De Kai – computer scientist, AI pioneer, professor, and now author of an accessible guide on how to understand, use, and ultimately, regain some degree of control over this powerful tool that we humans have created. We discussed “Raising AI: An Essential Guide to Parenting Our […]

As the Lunar New Year began, I rode my Fire Horse into a new role at The Children’s Book Bank, a charity that provides free books and free literacy programmes to children, their caregivers and their educators. CBB operates from four different locations (or “book banks”) across the city: Regent Park, Sherbourne, Jane and Finch, […]

I had the great privilege to attend the SCBWI Winter Conference in chilly New York City in January 2026 with a scholarship attached to the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award (KDCC Award), a prize that I won in 2024 with my as-of-yet unpublished picture book manuscript, The Magic in Ming’s Hands. It was wonderful […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]