All good things take time
Welcome to the new website! Finalllllllyyyyyy! It’s been a roller-coaster journey since we set up shop in 2021, back when Covid dominated the headlines and we were still pretty much locked-up. How things change. Nine months later, and we’ve assembled a wonderful flock of authors – most have alread
Diversity in publishing – yes, please
Diversity has become such a buzzword in publishing and marketing over the past few years that it’s starting to feel quite meaningless, which is a shame. For Devina and I, growing up in Malaysia in the 70s/80s, diversity wasn’t just a buzzword, it was how we lived – the friends we had, the food we
Cold East – Ukrainian rights sold
This is a bittersweet announcement that the Ukrainian rights to Cold East by Gabjia Grusaite were sold to Gerda Publishing House based in Kiev. I say bittersweet as only a few days after we signed the contract, Russia invaded Ukraine. To our new friends at Gerda, we can only hope that you, your family a
Hello Malaysian diaspora
Hello Malaysians living overseas! We know there are plenty of writers out there, don’t hide your lights under the proverbial bush ya. We also know many of you’ve got unpublished work and have approached plenty of international agents to no avail. If you’re tired of having to explain ‘lah’ or â
SCLA (Nov 2022) blog post
With another Frankfurt Book Fair done and dusted here are some observations for Malaysian writers to take note of: The 2022 edition of the FBF was the first ‘normal’ Fair since 2019 and the dark(er) days of COVID. Publishers numbers/trade visitor numbers are still not back to pre-COVID levels but th