WRITING
Performance
Seashore Yuánfèn 海缘, by Zhui Ning Chang and Nemo Martin, composed by Nimrita Kaur. Podcast musical.
Listen to the demo track here
Musical Theatre Darkroom residency, China Plate Theatre 2022
BEAM Showcase 2023, MMD/MTN and Oxford Playhouse
Asian Pirate Musical, by Zhui Ning Chang, Frey Kwa Hawking, Jade Leamcharaskul, Sarita Lewis, Nemo Martin, and XANA.
Ongoing development with Papergang Theatre and Stage One support, 2021-present
R&D with Papergang Theatre, supported by Arts Council England, May to October 2020
Act One showcase, VAULT Festival 2020
APM YouTube channel here
Intertwined: The Musical, by Zhui Ning Chang and Idris bin Azim. Greenwood Theatre, 2018.
Anthology Editor
Best of Malaysian Short Fiction in English 2010-2020. Co-edited with JY Tan. Malaysian Writers' Society, November 2022.
Short Fiction
"Smoke and Sweetness." in Stories for a Cause II. Tabung Pelangi, July 2021.
Essays/Book Chapters
"Shining, Shimmering, Splendid: The Nostalgia Factor in Disney's Live-Action Aladdin Remake and Beyond," in Rebooting inequality: Critical Media Studies Approaches to Remakes, edited by Isabel Molina-Guzman and Angharad Valdivia. New York University Press, forthcoming.
"(Re)Framing the Narrative: Worldbuilding on the Periphery." Strange Horizons, January 2023.
"Our Friend is Here: May and Zhui Ning’s Favourite Queer Asian Reads." The Quiet Pond, July 2020.
"Modernity and Tradition in Japan via Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name." Fantasy/Animation, June 2020.
"Escaping the West: A New Age of Speculative Fiction." Writers’ HQ, May 2018.
"Tanah Air Kita: Our Earth and Water." Anak Sastra Vol. 30. Reprinted in Project Yellow Dress, April 2018.
Reviews
“Song of the Mango and Other New Myths by Vida Cruz-Borja." The BSFA Review, forthcoming.
"The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult Masterpieces by Patrick Macias and Samuel Sattin." Library Journal, October 2023.
"Life in Lashes: The Story of a Drag Superstar by Kita Mean." Library Journal, March 2023.
"The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang." Strange Horizons, November 2022.
"Magic to Do: Pippin’s Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond by Elysa Gardner." Library Journal, October 2022.
"Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco." Strange Horizons Southeast Asian Special, August 2022.
"Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong." Library Journal, July 2022.
"Illegally Yours by Rafael Agustin." Library Journal, June 2022.
"The Book of Jakarta, edited by Teddy W. Kusuma and Maesy Ang." Strange Horizons, December 2021.
"Fable by Adrienne Young." The BSFA Review, Autumn 2021.
"On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu." Strange Horizons, June 2021.
Copywriting
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group book club discussion guides
Education
Companies I have worked with include Imagine Learning, Savvas, Learning A-Z, Edgenuity, and E-Dynamic Learning.