Writing

I have trained in narrative fiction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Since graduating from my MFA in 2018, I have written across a range of genres and fields. I have experience as a journalist with a focus on the arts and culture beat, while also developing a body of work as an art critic. I am open to commissions for scripts, blog posts, features, profiles and more. 

Reporting

“Race, royalty and religion - Malaysian cinema’s red lines”, Index on Censorship 

“In Fight for Malaysian Forests, Can Activists Replicate a Win?”, Malaysiakini

“Collaboration in Action – Artist Networks in Asia”, Mekong Cultural Hub

“Parastoo Theatre: Art, Refuge, Action”, Arts Equator

Scripts

Apa Itu Akta Mesin Cetak & Penerbitan 1984? (What is the Printing Presses & Publication Act 1984?), Justice for Sisters

Kenapa Kerajaan Malaysia Rampas Jam Tangan Swatch? (Why Did the Malaysian Government Confiscate Swatch Watches?), Justice for Sisters

Love on the Menu, Cuba Dengar Dulu 

Art Criticism 

“The Home Inside Our Mind: A solo exhibiton by Sekarputi Sidhiawati”, The Back Room

“‘Covid Time Capsule’: Memories and Regrets and Echoes from the Stars”, Art Equator

“Echoes from the Stars: A Collective Map of Love, Memories and Regret”, Arts Equator

"Hurt Need Undo Live: A Mantra of Possibilities”, Arts Equator 

“Defining the Everywoman: The Art of Alya Hatta”, interview, Plural 

“Finding Home in the Unknown - Diana Lui’s I Will Not Give Names February 2020 to Trees”, Plural

“Finding Peace in the Unknown: Yau Bee Ling’s Interwoven Terrains”, exhibition catalogue, Wei-Ling Gallery

Fiction 

Love at the End, Khoreo

Personal Essay 

“‘What Are You?’: On Mixed Race Identity and ‘The Buddhist Bug”, Catapult

“Close Proximity”, Popula