Published by Porch Literary Magazine
My flash fiction, “The Banquet” (previously longlisted for the Bridport Prize in 2021) was published by Porch Literary Magazine, a bimonthly web publication featuring works by Southeast Asia-based writers as well as contributors from outside the region with thematic links to Southeast Asian culture.
The piece is free to read at the link here.
Published by Marshall Cavendish Editions (an imprint of Marshall Cavendish International); edited by Anitha Devi Pillai.
Anthology of Asian short stories for teens and young adults. Set in Tokyo, semi-autobiographical “Itterasshai – Go Well and Come Back” chronicles my year in Japan as a Rotary Exchange student. It is 1989, well before the advent of the smartphone. What memories remain?
Shortlisted in the UK Write Mentor flash fiction competition (2021).
Flash fiction for children. My entry “A Tropical Winter” was shortlisted in the UK Write Mentor’s flash fiction competition. The full text is not publicly available (sorry!).
Maureen Tai 