Workshop: “Creative Writing: Brainstorming Ideas to Jumpstart Stories” When: 16-18 November Where: International Conference on Teaching and Learning (ICTL 2009), Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching Organized by INTI University College

Tropical Affairs: Episodes of an Expat’s Life in Malaysia published by MPH “Prove Them Wrong” published in Quill, October-December 2009 (see Writing Tips)

A Season for Fools placed in the short-list for finals category in the Faulkner-Wisdom novel contest, while The Girl in the Bathtub was short-list for finals in the novel-in progress…

Lovers and Strangers Revisited wins 2009 Popular-The Star Reader’s Choice Awards for Fiction!

“Small Increments, Big Results” published in Quill, July-September 2009 (see Writing Tips)

A short story titled, “The Merdeka Miracle”, that I wrote with Lydia Teh (Honk, If You’re Malaysian) and Tunku Halim (Juriah’s Song) will be published in August in Going Place,…

4 March, 12:30, Interviewed on RTM Sarawak about upcoming MPH workshop in Miri.

“Deadlining Your Way to Success” is published in MPH Quill, Jan-March 2009 (see Writing Tips)

“The Art of Writing for Yourself First” published in MPH Quill. October-December 2008. (See Writing Tips)

For the month of August I was the Author in the Spotlight for MixFM whereby copies of [i]Lovers and Strangers Revisited[/i] were given away as prizes.