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| | B | | | | Rhona Baptiste | | Editor/English Lecturer | | | | rhonatt@yahoo.com | | | Rhona Baptiste is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. A graduate of Marygrove College in Detroit, she has taught in China for 12 years. Her published works include: A Dictionary of Words and Proverbs of Trinidad and Tobago; Second Wife and Other Stories from China; Trees & Flowering Plants of South China; Mandarin Ducks - a novel; and Kamla: Ascent of a Woman. She is a three-time winner of Nanowrimo's annual novel-writing competition. | | | |
| | | Heda Bayron | | Editor/Journalist/Video Producer | | Asia-Pacific Focus Features | M 8197 2716
| | hbayron@yahoo.com | | www.asia-features.com | | Heda began her journalism career as a financial reporter. Today she covers Asia's political and business affairs for a US broadcasting agency. She has a BS in economics and an MA in Asia-Pacific studies. She does freelance writing and editing on the side. | | | |
| | | Irene Vinyard Bennett | | Author/Copyeditor | | M 6032 8131
| | IreneVBennett@aol.com | | | Irene is writing a children's book set in ancient China. Author and designer of curriculum for children and teens, she writes articles, essays and poetry, edits academic writing and has contributed to two books for educators. An experienced speaker and workshop leader, she teaches ESL to university students and a multi-ethnic group of women, and ESL methods to mainland teachers. | | | |
| | | Babita Bharwani | | Head of Research Operations | | Mizuho Securities Asia Limited | T 2685 2278
M 9380 3109
| | babita.bharwani@hk.mizuho-sc.com | | | Babita published equity and economic research early in her career. Since then, she has recruited executives, and delivered training on issues such as career coaching, corporate communications and personal development. In 2005, she returned to investment banking as an editor and quickly moved into management. She is now focused on building the equity research operations at a leading Japanese bank. | | | |
| | | Carolyn Bickerton | | Marketing/Business Development Professional | | CB Business Solutions | M 9022 4860
| | carolyn@bickerton.ws | | | | | |
| | | Gillian Bickley | | Publisher/Writer/Editor/Researcher/Proofreader/Indexer | | Proverse Hong Kong | T 2259 3456
| | g.bickley@proversepublishing.com | | www.proversepublishing.com www.amazon.com/-/e/B001JWXNVQ | | Gillian's own books include non-fiction (biography, social history) and poetry collections. An academic, Gillian has held English literature university positions in Hong Kong, Nigeria and New Zealand. She is an honorary research fellow, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong. | | | |
| | | Susan Blumberg-Kason | | Writer/Editor | | M (1) 312 371 6356
| | susan_jake@yahoo.com | | www.susanbkason.com | | Susan Blumberg-Kason is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She lived in Hong Kong for much of the 1990s and joined Hong Kong WiPS in 1996. She wrote All the Tea in Chicago (www.desvoeuxpress.com) and is working on a memoir. Susan also writes for Chicago Parent magazine and has a column in an affiliate paper of the Chicago Sun-Times. | | | |
| | | Bonham Media Ltd | | Corporate Member | | | | | | | | |
| | | Betty Bownath | | English Teacher (NET) | | T 2129 3115
M 6479 9775
| | bettyhk@hotmail.com | | | Betty is an English teacher from New Zealand. She is also a trained counsellor. She has taught English literature in South Africa, New Zealand and, more recently, in Hong Kong. Betty enjoys creative writing and debating and is a proofreader for World Vision, Hong Kong. Her short stories have appeared in a recent Hong Kong Writers' Circle publication and in Imprint. | | | |
| | | Miranda Breding | | Writer/Teacher | | M 6893 9716
| | miranda.lbw@gmail.com | | mirindalikethedrink.blogspot.com | | A native of the "Big Sky State", Montana (USA), Miranda's background in mass communication and journalism with over ten years' combined experience reporting, writing and editing has allowed her to explore the world and its people. Her loves are her husband and toddler son. She also enjoys swimming, teaching, black and white photography and speaking Putonghua. | | | |
| | | Sarah Brennan | | Author/Publisher | | Auspicious Times Limited | M 9835 8074
| | sarah@auspicioustimes.com | | www.sarah-brennan.com | | Sarah Brennan is the best-selling international children's author and publisher of the Chinese Calendar Tales, five titles to date (the latest being The Tale of Rhonda Rabbit), as well as the popular Dirty Story series and the adult humour book Dummies for Mummies. Sarah conducts regular school tours throughout Asia and the UK, and is available for readings, workshops and weeks-in-residence on request. | | | |
| | | Elizabeth Briel | | Artist/Photographer | | M (39) 33 1844 8501
| | art@ebriel.com | | www.EBriel.com | | Elizabeth Briel is an artist with an Asian focus. She has recently illustrated her first book, H is for Hong Kong, photographed her second: Lost & Found Hong Kong, and is writing another about her quest through Thailand, Laos and Vietnam in search of the perfect paper. Briel is based in Asia and Sicily. | | | |
| | | Christine Bruce | | Teacher/Writer | | | | critchie@netvigator.com | | | Christine Bruce has been working in schools and in teacher education in Hong Kong since 1993. She writes, and paints, for the fun of it, and isn't about to give up her day job. Joining a writing group gave her a glimpse of the inner lives of people she'd never have met otherwise, as well as providing a harmless release for her own dark side. | | | |
| | | Jo Bunker | | Editorial & Communications Consultant | | Editorial88 | | | ed88jo@gmail.com | | | Jo has 25 years' experience as an editor/writer, speechwriter and in corporate communications. She runs her own company, Editorial88. After working for UK daily newspapers, she spent 20 years in HK in editorial management/corporate communications (banking/finance). Writing awards: (BBC, RTHK-Standard, The Observer Travel Writer of the Year) and shortlisted for the International 2011 David Wong Writing Fellowship. Jo is a former President of WIPS. | | | |
| | C | | | | Liana Cafolla | | Freelance Journalist/Editor | | | | lianacafolla@hotmail.com | | | Liana writes business, lifestyle and people-related stories for the South China Morning Post, the American Chamber of Commerce magazine, Advisors Today, Asian Hotel & Catering Times and other publications. She formerly worked for the European Commission in Brussels and in Hong Kong, and holds a degree in politics and a master's in journalism. She is also an experienced financial editor. | | | |
| | | Nicole Chabot | | Freelance Editor/Writer | | M 9306 2790
| | nmcchabot@hotmail.com | | www.nicolechabot.info | | Nicole Chabot is a freelance writer/editor with more than ten years of experience. She has lived in Edinburgh, Hong Kong, London and Amsterdam and has written on everything from art to business and travel. Her clients include agencies and corporate clients, publishers, magazines and newspapers. Please refer to: www.nicolechabot.info for further biographical information, writing samples and testimonials. | | | |
| | | Radha Chadha | | Author/Brand Strategist | | Chadha Strategy Consulting | T 2295 2622
M (91) 99 9902 2221
| | radha@chadha-strategy.com | | | Radha is the author of The Cult of the Luxury Brand: Inside Asia's Love Affair with Luxury, and founder of Hong Kong-based Chadha Strategy Consulting, which specializes in brand strategy and consumer insights (www.chadha-strategy.com). She has previously worked at JWT, Ogilvy & Mather, Grey Worldwide and Bates Asia, where she headed the strategic planning function in Hong Kong. | | | |
| | | Lavinia Chang | | Freelance Writer | | M 9768 6505
| | lavichang@yahoo.com | | | Lavinia is a freelance writer. Her feature articles, essays and short stories have been published in many newspapers and magazines in the region, including the South China Morning Post, The Straits Times, The Nation, Time Asia, Reader's Digest, Marie Claire and Silverkris. She also takes on corporate writing assignments. | | | |
| | | Dorcas Cheng-Tozun | | Independent Book Editor/Writer | | | | dorcas@transformativewords.com | | www.transformativewords.com | | Dorcas is an independent book editor and writer of short stories and non-fiction. She also has experience with PR and corporate communications with various American NGOs, government agencies and corporations. She recently relocated from Hong Kong back to the San Francisco Bay Area. | | | |
| | | Julie Chiu | | Health & Lifestyle Coach/Blogger/Behavioural Change Specialist | | Mindful Eating Lifestyles Ltd/Mindful Living Network | M 9610 8530
| | julie@mindfuleatinghk.com | | www.loa-hk.com www.mindfuleatingHK.com | | Julie is a certified health coach and pioneer of mindfulness-based coaching in the Asia Pacific region. She is a contributing author to Evidence-based Health Coaching for Healthcare Providers: Program Manual (2nd edition). In addition to coaching clients, she writes for online and print media and conducts lectures and workshops on mindful living (weight, stress & health behaviour management) and evidence-based health coaching. | | | |
| | | Indra Chopra | | Freelance Writer | | M 9418 8754
| | chopra.indra@gmail.com indchop@gmail.com | | http://travtrails.wordpress.com | | Indra Chopra is a freelance writer/journalist with more than 15 years of work experience. She has contributed to Indian and Middle Eastern publications and online media on topics ranging from travel and lifestyle to education and business. | | | |
| | | Grace Chow | | Publisher/Editor | | Pearson Education Asia Ltd | | | grace.chow@pearsoned.com.hk | | | Grace Chow has worked in the English language teaching industry for more than ten years as a teacher and an editor. Along with a brilliant team of people, she currently publishes ELT material for secondary schools in Hong Kong. | | | |
| | | Sarah Cook | | Communications Tutor/Copywriter/Editor/Proofreader/Researcher | | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | M 9646 0421
| | slcook@ust.hk | | | With a background in administration (Civil Service, MoD), publishing (Macmillan) and accountancy (KPMG), Sarah has reinvented herself and armed with an English-as-a-second-language teaching qualification, now tutors undergraduates and postgraduates at HKUST. Her scope covers editing, proofreading, resume and job applications, interviewing skills, as well as the running and managing of conversation and writing courses. | | | |
| | | Jane Cooper | | | M 9613 9770
| | jane_cooperhk@yahoo.com.hk | | | Jane Cooper is the director of Bareknuckle Shakespeare, which aims to develop new audiences for Shakespeare's work by condensing each play without compromising the integrity and beauty of the words. Jane is an award-winning poet, with degrees from the Universities of Oxford and London. Her background encompasses in-house marketing to speechwriting for royalty, and most things in between. | | | |
| | | Julia Courtenay | | Managing Director | | Language Line Limited and the Venture Group | T 2511 2677
M 9033 2285
| | languageline@languageventure.com | | www.languageline.com.hk | | Julia Courtenay specializes in writing educational materials and short stories. In Hong Kong since 1985, she is the founder and managing director of both Language Line Limited, an editing, copywriting and translating (32 languages - Asian, European) organization, and of the Venture Group, which provides English language, speech and drama training. Julia is currently co-authoring her first book, a non-fiction work. | | | |
| | | Melissa Crawley | | Writer/Teacher | | M 9571 4417
| | crawley.m@gmail.com | | popculturememo.com | | Melissa has written and published articles on television shows including CSI and The O'Reilly Factor. Her book, Mr. Sorkin Goes to Washington, discusses the television show The West Wing and was published in 2006. She has a PhD from Macquarie University and has taught media and cultural studies courses in Australia and Hong Kong. | | | |
| | | Jennifer Stephens Deayton | | Writer/Director/Editor | | Bodega Media HK Ltd | M 9305 7022
| | jennifer@bodegamediahk.com | | www.bodegamediahk.com | | Jennifer Deayton writes, directs and edits for TV, film, web and print. Her company, Bodega Media HK, specializes in editing and archiving home movies for lifelong viewing. Jennifer has an MFA in film production from Loyola Marymount University and formerly worked as an editor and technical director at CNN International. She blogs about music at www.therockmom.wordpress.com. | | | |
| | | Mio Debnam | | Freelance Writer/Editor | | T 2869 4254
M 9199 6988
| | miodebnam@gmail.com | | www.miodebnam.typepad.com | | Mio is the regional adviser for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the author of four picture books, as well as a middle-grade novel and several educational readers. A former editor-in-chief for two daily English newspapers for children, she has also had various adult short stories and articles published. She is currently freelancing as a writer and an editor. | | | |
| | | Deborah DeGolyer | | Business English Skills Training Consultant | | DeGolyer Associates Ltd | T 2602 8206
M 9809 8372
| | degolyer@me.com | | www.writewithtaste.com | | With nearly two decades of experience in Hong Kong, Deborah offers business English training and writing services for corporate and commercial clients. She designs and delivers courses on speaking and writing skills for back office and customer facing staff. Her training specialties are customer service English for call centres and business writing (correspondence, reports, IT documentation and procedures manuals). | | | |
| | | Diana Dennis | | Analytical Psychologist/Writer | | T (44) 7062 96537
M (44) 07967 180683
| | dianadennisuk@yahoo.co.uk | | www.dianadennis.co.uk | | Following a career in nursing, then as a BOAC air hostess and later a Jungian analytical psychologist, Diana Dennis recently gained an MA in non-fiction creative writing with the purpose of researching and writing about her late-husband Dick's life. Dick had been brought up in Tientsin and practised law in Hong Kong in the 1950s to '60s. Diana is seeking a publisher for her finished manuscript. | | | |
| | | Raka Dewan | | Teacher/Editor/Writer | | M 9754 9004
| | rakadewan@yahoo.com | | | Raka Dewan works as a secondary school English teacher. She was the editor of a design magazine for twelve years before switching careers. She has a degree in English literature and a post-graduate degree in education. | | | |
| | | Sue Dockstader | | Legal and Publishing Consultant/Writer/Editor | | T (1) 704 752 0356
M (1) 704 779 5097
| | suedock@attglobal.net | | | Sue worked in London and Hong Kong as a lawyer, writer and editor; combined her legal and publishing knowledge assisting writers publish their words; and currently sells Asian antiques in North Carolina. Non-profit PR (www.bccrally.com) provides a new opportunity to write and publish. Sue is now learning about book promotion after publication of Ruthie and the Pink Fairy. Sue is a former WiPS president. | | | |
| | | Carol Dyer | | Medical Editor/Pharmacist/General Editor/Writer/Proofreader | | Word for Word | T 2849 7067
| | caroldyer@netvigator.com | | | Carol Dyer began a career in medical publishing 18 years ago and now runs her own freelance editorial business, accepting work in medical and non-medical fields. She edits manuscripts from medicine and the social sciences to animal welfare, cookery, education and fiction. An associate of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (www.sfep.org.uk), Carol is experienced and reliable. She has edited and project-managed Imprint for six years. | | | |
| | E | | | | Jennifer Eagleton | | Editor/Writer/Translator/Researcher | | M 9804 2172
| | jenny@asian-emphasis.com | | www.asian-emphasis.com | | With degrees in Chinese, Asian studies and applied linguistics, Jennifer specializes in research and general/academic editing with an Asia focus. A freelance English dictionary editor for Oxford University Press (UK), she also carries out Chinese to English translation as well as writing educational materials on Asia. Jennifer also teaches stylistics and discourse analysis at the Open University of Hong Kong.. | | | |
| | | Vici Egan | | Teacher | | | | viciegan@yahoo.ca | | | Vici is a Canadian teacher who has been in Hong Kong since 2005. Presently she is an ESOL teacher at South Island School. She previously taught in Nigeria, Mexico, Turkey, Cuba, England, Canada, Greece, Singapore, Beijing and Manila. Vici is currently writing a book about some of her experiences. | | | |
| | F | | | | Anna J H Fang | | Director | | Anna Fang Public Relations | T 2535 9198
| | annafangpr@yahoo.com info@annafangpr.com | | www.annafangpr.com | | Anna Fang Public Relations specializes in CEO branding and CEO profiling. Anna arranges international media interviews and special events for her US, Hong Kong and multi-national clients when they are in Hong Kong. She has over 25 years' experience in corporate communications and public relations in China, Hong Kong and the USA. She previously worked for Motorola, Hutchison Telecom and the Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing. | | | |
| | | Melanie Farr | | Graphic Designer | | Farr Creative | M 9305 7329
| | melfarr@gmail.com | | | Melanie Farr is a senior designer with a BA (Hons) degree in graphic design from the UK and 12 years' experience. She produces design solutions to communicate client messages with high visual impact, such as for corporate communications and corporate identity, newsletters, advertising, brochures, books, posters, exhibitions and displays. She has copywriting, illustrative and photographic skills, and is Apple Macintosh fluent. | | | |
| | | Robyn Flemming | | Freelance Editor | | Editor Without Borders | | | robynfle@gmail.com | | www.robynflemming.com.au | | Robyn specializes in editing books, newsletters and other materials on finance, business, economics, accounting, the social sciences and general non-fiction for clients in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and the United States. Robyn was a founding member of WiPS Hong Kong and was its first president. | | | |
| | | Jennifer Walker Frisinger | | Writer/Editor/Marketing Professional | | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities | T 2524 0433
M 9423 0061
| | JennFris@aol.com | | | Jennifer Frisinger is a financial editor and vice president of corporate communications at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK). She is a marketing, communications and product development professional with over 20 years' experience in the financial services sector at HSBC in Hong Kong, Citibank in New York and Singapore and with her own company in France. Jennifer has an MFA in writing and is at work on her second novel. | | | |
| | | Freya Simpson Giles | | Principal Director | | Giles Publications Ltd | | | freya@gilespublications.com | | www.gilespublications.com | | Freya is a long-term resident of Hong Kong and has worked as a writer and editor for more than a decade. She is now the owner and director of Giles Publications, a boutique editing and copywriting agency. | | | |
| | | Perri Blake Gorman | | Social Media Consultant | | | | perri@be-thebutterfly.com | | www.be-thebutterfly.com | | Perri Blake Gorman is a social media consultant with a wide range of clients. You can follow Perri on Twitter www.twitter.com/bethebutterfly or read her blog at www.bethebutterfly.wordpress.com. | | | |
| | | Elizabeth Grobler | | Teacher/Writer | | M 6773 5203
| | ElizabethGrobler@gmail.com | | | Elizabeth is a primary school teacher, originally from South Africa. She arrived in Hong Kong in 2010. She taught African ESL students in a primary school in South Africa for four years before moving to South Korea where she wrote curriculum and taught English for three and a half years, with mostly drama and music as subject matter. Elizabeth is currently teaching at a primary school in Hong Kong. | | | |
| | | Sonal Hattangdi-Haridas | | Homeopathic Practitioner | | T 2523 7121
| | sonal@imi.com.hk | | www.imi.com.hk www.sonalh.com | | Besides practising homeopathy, Dr Sonal enjoys writing informative articles about homeopathy and her clinical experiences with these natural remedies. She believes that the more people understand this system of medicine, the more they can benefit from it. Her articles have been published in various newspapers and magazines internationally including the South China Morning Post, Deccan Herald, Gulf News, Gulf Daily News and The Parents' Journal. | | | |
| | | Janice Henderson | | Managing Director | | Reaction Communications | T 2840 1931
| | jan@react.com.hk | | www.react.com.hk | | Janice Henderson has extensive experience in print design, web and desktop publishing, production and project management. She runs Reaction, a graphic design consultancy specializing in corporate collateral, branding, advertising, and sales and marketing. Its multinational and SME clients include hotels, finance, property, personal care and media companies. | | | |
| | | Cathy Hilborn Feng | | English Editor, Information Services Department | | The Government of the Hong Kong SAR | T 2801 7525
M 9039 4125
| | cathyhf@isd.gov.hk | | | Former WiPS president Cathy Hilborn Feng edits news.gov.hk for the Hong Kong government and teaches a journalism course at HK Baptist University. A technology specialist for 17 years, she was previously editor of SCMP.com, and an editor and correspondent with the Far Eastern Economic Review. An animal-welfare advocate, she is SPCA chairman and a volunteer for the Companion Animal Federation. | | | |
| | | Clare Hollingworth | | Veteran Foreign Correspondent | | WiPS Patron | T 2801 0306 (H)
T 2521 1511 (FCC)
| | | | Clare, aged 99, still isn't ready to retire. In 1939, she went to Poland for the Daily Telegraph and at the age of 27, was the first to report the rows of tanks on the German border, signalling the start of the second world war. She has since reported from war zones the world over and penned several books, including her most recent, Captain if Captured, co-written with Neri Tenorio. She's happy to share her war stories from the safety of the FCC bunker. | | | |
| | | Melanie Holloway | | Publisher | | Daily7/Daily10 | T 2543 8262
M 9021 1987
| | melanieholloway@daily7-daily10.com | | www.daily7-daily10.com | | Melanie is publisher of Step Max Ltd, which produces multimedia newspapers and educational products for children. She worked at the South China Morning Post for ten years, and has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist, sub-editor and designer on newspapers and magazines. | | | |
| | | Patricia Hutton | | Freelance Writer/Editor | | M 9872 2842
| | pmhutton@gmail.com | | | Pat runs her own freelance editorial business, and accepts writing and editing work for corporate clients as well as writing on travel, history, culture and medical topics. She also edits technical research. She has been editor of two local magazines, planning the production as well as writing and editing copy. She has over 16 years of writing experience and a background in medical technology. | | | |
| | | Susan Jamieson | | Medical Practitioner | | Holistic Central Medical Practice | T 2523 8044 (O)
M 9233 2223
| | drsuej@gmail.com | | www.lightdoctor.net | | Dr Susan Jamieson writes metaphysical articles and interviews, and has a Penguin-published short story. She recently had her first book published. A self-help book on mind, body and spirit, it is titled Light in Life: Medical to Mystical. | | | |
| | | Shona Jhunjhnuwala | | Poet/Songwriter/Pianist/Composer | | T 2868 0241
M 6191 0146
| | shonajun@yahoo.com shonajhun2@yahoo.com | | | Shona is a housewife and mother of five, and has lived in Hong Kong since 1984. She has published a book of piano music, Songs in Solitude, and enjoys music in all forms. She is also a lyrics writer - many songs written from her poems. Now spending time in India, Shona is writing poetry for children in the traditional English style - illustrated and expressing innocence. | | | |
| | K | | | | Guilda Kabalan | | Managing Director | | Easy 2 Learn Limited | T 2492 5222
| | guilda@easy-2-learn.com | | www.easy-2-learn.com | | Guilda Kabalan is originally from Lebanon and has worked internationally as an editor in the publishing industry for close on 15 years. She has compiled many Arabic pre-school educational books. The founder and managing director of Easy 2 Learn Limited, a designing, editing, translating and publishing company, Guilda is shortly to publish her own fiction books and launch her educational songs. | | | |
| | | Melody Kemp | | Freelance Writer/Storyteller | | T (856) 21 353 248
| | musi@magma.ca | | | Melody writes environmental and geographical stories and investigative stories. Her work regularly appears in Asia Times and the Guardian and the UK and Asian geographicals. Having just finished a book on elephants she is turning her mind to things smaller and staying in Laos. | | | |
| | | Jo Kent | | Freelance Writer/Editor | | T (44) 1730 893783
| | editor@copyclinic.com | | www.copyclinic.com | | Jo is an advanced member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders and a member of the Society of Authors. | | | |
| | | Linda Kernan | | Teacher | | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | T 2766 7800
| | eclindak@polyu.edu.hk | | | Linda has worked as an English language teacher in England, Tunisia and Japan. She now teaches English for Academic Purposes and Professional English at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is currently writing materials for the upcoming four-year university curriculum. | | | |
| | | Judy Keung Kwai Hing | | Teacher/Poet | | | | jkeung0408@gmail.com | | | Judy Keung taught at the Hong Kong Institute of Education from 1995 to 2001. She was presented with the International Poet of Merit Award by the International Society of Poets in 2001. Her first poetry collection Footprints and Other Poems came into print in 2005 and her second book Jump for Joy: Poetry Parade was published in 2009. She is currently teaching literature and creative writing. | | | |
| | | Gillian Kew | | Academic Editor | | M 9231 1724
| | gilliankew@yahoo.com | | www.gilliankew.org | | Born and brought up in the UK, Gillian has lived in Hong Kong since 1986. She has been editing academic papers, at first for friends and later, professionally, for over 20 years. She uses the on-screen method and clients include most of the Hong Kong universities and some other universities abroad. Gillian also works as a volunteer writer and editor for local community organizations. | | | |
| | | Coonoor Kripalani-Thadani | | Honorary Research Fellow | | Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong | T (65) 6736 6006
| | zongguan@hotmail.com | | | Coonoor is the author of four new, unique, bright and cheerful bilingual (2007) books for pre-schoolers that teach the Hindi alphabet, numbers, colours and shapes in a fun way. Coonoor is also the author of a succinct biography of Mahatma Gandhi. She is currently engaged in research and writing on Bollywood and popular Hindi films, and radio broadcasting in India. | | | |
| | L | | | | Suvi Lampila | | Writer | | M 9687 3796
| | author@suvilampila.com | | www.suvilampila.com | | Originally from Finland, Suvi dedicates her time in Hong Kong to her family and life-long passion for writing music and fiction. In her previous life she has been an English tutor, a furnishings officer for a British Embassy, an improper Bostonian and a technical services engineer, better known as a computer geek. She is currently working on a sequel to her first novel, 7 Days and Counting. | | | |
| | | Winsome Lane | | Writer/Editor | | T 2984 2265
M 9427 1574
| | winsomelane@hotmail.com | | | Winsome Lane, a native of the UK, has spent more than 30 years as a journalist in Asia working for the South China Morning Post and The Hong Kong Standard. Her last job was as senior contributing editor of Review Asia magazine, but since has written for many publications in Asia, the UK and USA. Her most recent venture is television research and reporting and she took a major part in a recent television documentary for an international channel. | | | |
| | | Ronna Lau | | Director | | Bonham Media Ltd | T 2376 2085
| | ronna@bonhammedia.com | | www.bonhammedia.com | | Ronna has extensive experience in printing, production, publishing and project management. Her company is the leading contract publisher in Hong Kong. Ronna is interested in hearing from experienced freelance editors (both English and Chinese), designers and photographers. | | | |
| | | Angela Leary | | Writer/Editor | | M 9042 7740
| | aleary@hkstar.com | | | Angela Leary is an Australian journalist with more than 20 years' experience. She has worked with both Hong Kong English-language newspapers and was managing editor of Asian Business magazine. Angela has worked freelance for Time Asia, Far Eastern Economic Review and various universities. She spent four years with the Hong Kong government as a writer/editor. | | | |
| | | Elizabeth Lee | | Publications Manager | | Haven Books | | | libet.lee@gmail.com | | | After graduating with a degree in East Asian studies from Indiana University, Liz travelled to South Korea to teach English. Her passion for Asia also took her to Beijing to continue her Mandarin studies and to write a book for OCDF Publication's Explore-a-Province series. Since September 2007, she has been in Hong Kong and is currently an assistant editor at Haven Books. | | | |
| | | Catherine Kaling Leung | | Writer/Mountaineer/Vice Principal | | Tang King Po School | M 9879 8741
| | catkaling@gmail.com | | | | | |
| | | Amy Leung Man Wai | | Author/Language Trainer | | Amy Leung Language Services | M 9623 0312
| | amy@amyleunglanguage.com.hk/nosweatcanto@gmail.com | | www.amyleunglanguage.com.hk | | Amy is a corporate language trainer with over 15 years' teaching experience. She is the author of No Sweat Cantonese, No Sweat Canto-Love, No Sweat Canto-Slang and No-Sweat Canto-to-Go. Brought up in Hong Kong and a graduate of the University of Auckland, Amy has experience in giving talks about Chinese culture and calligraphy, modelling and recording voice-overs. Several Western publications have highlighted her talents. | | | |
| | | Petra Leunig | | Teacher | | T 2819 4425 (H)
T 2849 6216 (O)
| | peleu@yahoo.com | | | Petra Leunig was born in Germany, where she graduated with a master's in economics. Then she moved to Scotland, on to Wales, Ireland, Yorkshire, Cumbria and finally to Hong Kong. Here she has stayed ever since and works as a language teacher. | | | |
| | | Jennifer S Li | | Proprietor | | The Book Attic | | | | www.bookattic.info | | Jennifer established the small and cosy Book Attic in Spring 2008. She brings authors and readers together in the Attic's monthly book lovers' gatherings to promote interest of reading and environmental and heritage awareness in Hong Kong. | | | |
| | | Eve Roth Lindsay | | Image Advisor | | Savvy Style, Colour Me Beautiful HK | T 2522 2592
| | image@savvystyle.com | | www.savvystyle.com www.colourmebeautiful.hk | | New Yorker, Eve Roth Lindsay has worked in Hong Kong as an international fashion designer for over 25 years. Her company, Savvy Style, Colour Me Beautiful HK, offers fashion, image and colour advice to women, men and corporations. As a glamour guru weekly columnist for the South China Morning Post, Eve helps people to find their own signature style. | | | |
| | | Mie Okabe Lindsay | | Writer/Interpretor | | M 9058 1751
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| | | Sophronia Liu | | Writer/Performer/Translator/Interpreter/Educator | | T 2546 9670
M 6743 4124
| | sophliu@ymail.com | | | Sophronia Liu is a writer, performer, translator/interpreter and educator based in Hong Kong and Minneapolis, MN. Her writing has been published in Hong Kong and in the US. She has received writing awards from the Loft and the Playwrights' Center (both in Minneapolis), as well as awards for her work in theatre and as a community activist. She is currently at work writing a book-length memoir. | | | |
| | | Suzanne Liu Duddek | | Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant | | S. Liu & Co, Chartered Accountants and Certified Public Accountants | T 2868 1287
| | suzanne@hongkongcpa.com | | www.hongkongcpa.com | | Suzanne is a past president of the Women Business Owners Club (2002 to 2004), a non-profit organization. An Australian qualified chartered accountant, she runs a professional practice in Central servicing small and medium sized businesses. She is "Big-4" trained (PricewaterhouseCoopers Sydney and KPMG Hong Kong) with over 20 years of experience. She provides accounting, audit, company formation and taxation services. | | | |
| | | Judy Love-Eastham | | Publisher | | Explore Sai Kung | T 2243 1083
| | judy@exploresaikung.com | | www.exploresaikung.com | | Judy is publisher of Explore Sai Kung, a web portal and e-newsletter (and formerly a print publication), dealing exclusively with one of Hong Kong's most beautiful districts. Explore gives local businesses a means to promote their products and services to the local community and tourists and it offers residents a communication and information vehicle. Judy was president of WiPS in 2001. | | | |
| | | Cecilia Lui | | Freelance Writer/Project Management Consultant | | M 9382 4947
| | cecilui@netvigator.com | | | Strong in communications, relationship management and strategic planning, Cecilia is often sought for her networks/networking skills for profile building and strategic marketing projects, with a diverse set of corporate/business skills in writing, facilitation, event management, etc. Previously published in the South China Morning Post, Cecilia has also freelanced for SCMP, China Staff, The Parents' Journal, and consulted for communications projects (conference anthologies, staff manuals, etc.). | | | |
| | | Jo Lusby | | General Manager | | Penguin (China) | | | jo.lusby@cn.penguingroup.com | | | Prior to being appointed general manager for Penguin (China), Jo was editor-in-chief for City Weekend English magazine in Beijing. Jo has lived in Asia for the last 13 years, and has written news features and documentary scripts on contemporary Chinese art, culture and architecture for the international media. | | | |
| | | Carolyn Lyall | | Fiction Writer/Computer Specialist | | M 9813 8866
| | cblyall@yahoo.com | | | A former project manager in software development, Carolyn has lived in Mumbai, Brussels, New York and now Hong Kong. She writes short stories and novels. She is an active member of WiPS with responsibility for the website administration. | | | |
| | | Erica Lyons | | Editor-in-Chief/Journalist | | Asian Jewish Life | M 9152 4034
| | elyonshk@gmail.com | | www.asianjewishlife.org | | Erica is the founder and editor-in-chief of Asian Jewish Life - a journal of spirit, society and culture. She is also a freelance writer for publications worldwide as well as a regional consultant for a humanitarian aid organization. | | | |
| | M | | | | Shirley SY Ma | | Jungian Analyst/Director | | Jung Centre Hong Kong | T 2523 4583
M 6471 2567
| | sma@jungcentrehongkong.com | | www.shirleyma.net | | Dr Shirley Ma is a Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice in Hong Kong, and training analyst and faculty member at the CG Jung Institute and International School of Analytical Psychology in Zurich. Shirley is honorary assistant professor of psychology at the University of Hong Kong, and founder/director of the Jung Centre Hong Kong. Her book about foot-binding and Chinese culture and psychology was recently published by Routledge, London. | | | |
| | | Andrea MacKenzie | | Teacher/Educational Psychologist | | M 9490 2329
| | sevensandz@yahoo.com | | | As a special education consultant and English teacher, Andrea has written and published behaviour management and educational resources/material. She worked for the NET Section of the Hong Kong Education Bureau and taught part time for Hong Kong University SPACE and the Polytechnic University until recently returning to Canada. From Montreal, Andrea speaks English and French. | | | |
| | | Simmie Magid | | Writer/Editor/Researcher | | T 2570 5582
M 9805 3258
| | simmiemagid@hotmail.com | | | Simmie works mainly in the areas of business, education and law. | | | |
| | | Reenita Malhotra | | Independent Writer | | M 6906 9747
| | reenymal@yahoo.com | | www.reenita.com | | Reenita Malhotra Hora is a Hong Kong-based freelance journalist and scriptwriter for children's TV. A published author of four books, she is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Cartoon Network. | | | |
| | | Janet Mann | | Writer/Storyteller/Librarian | | M 9336 5058
| | mannjan@gmail.com | | | Storyteller, writer and book-obsessive, Jan works as a librarian. She is current chair of Hong Kong Battle of the Books. Her passion is connecting stories and people. She gives workshops in oral telling as a language and communication skill, and is a member of the British Society for Storytelling, and an active member of Hong Kong SCBWI group. | | | |
| | | Beth McNeilly | | Librarian-in-Training/Writer/Editor | | EMC Research & Editorial | T 2264 0693
| | emc.edit@gmail.com | | | A freelance writer and editor, Beth is currently studying to become a librarian. | | | |
| | | Wendy McTavish | | Author/Writer | | T 2537 8376 (H)
T 2893 3344 (O)
| | mctavishw@gmail.com | | | A former secondary school history and English teacher in Australia and Hong Kong, Wendy was for 23 years proprietor of realty firm Expat Services Ltd in Hong Kong. Since retirement, she has pursued a writing career, with articles published in several Hong Kong publications and a book of memoirs titled Expat published in April 2005 by Chameleon Press Hong Kong. | | | |
| | | Debra Meiburg | | Wine Columnist/Director | | Meiburg Wine Media Limited | T 2816 1750
| | meiburg@debramasterofwine.com | | www.DebraMasterOfWine.com | | A long-time resident of Hong Kong, Master of Wine Debra Meiburg is a celebrated wine journalist, TV personality, wine educator and in-demand speaker who is pleasing palates across Asia with her fresh take on the world of wine. | | | |
| | | Marjoleine Meijer Vos | | Freelance Journalist/Communications Consultant | | MMV\\Communications | M (65) 9785 3135
| | contact@mmvcommunications.com | | www.mmvcommunications.com | | Marjoleine Vos is a freelance journalist and consultant from the Netherlands currently based in Singapore (previously Hong Kong). Marjoleine holds a master's degree in Culturele studies, Publicistiek and has 15 years' experience with multi major international organizations, advertising companies and publishing houses. She writes on Asia, history and culture, lifestyle and people. Her projects include magazine features, editorial services, web content and strategy advice. | | | |
| | | Alexandra Milenov | | International Justice Advocate/Writer | | M 9701 6000
| | alexmilenov@yahoo.com | | | Alexandra worked for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for the Prosecution and also did public relations for the court in Serbia. She is now working on a cookbook. | | | |
| | | Rachana Mirpuri | | Publishing Editor, Beyond Sindh Magazine | | Kenash Publishers | M 9812 9139
| | rachanamirpuri@beyondsindh.com | | www.beyondsindh.com | | Rachana Mirpuri was born in the Philippines and grew up in Chicago, Africa and the Caribbean. After acquiring a BFA in writing, literature and publishing in Boston, she moved to Hong Kong and is currently the founding publishing editor of Beyond Sindh, a magazine targeted to Sindhi Indians all around the world. | | | |
| | | Mariam Moore | | Writer/Editor/Proofreader | | M (44) 7960 171055
| | mariamfmoore@hotmail.com | | | Mariam is an ELT editor based in Oxford. She is also a proofreader, and writes on cultural events, travel, hospitality and the arts. She is a graduate of Edinburgh and Bologna universities and lived in Hong Kong for 30 years. | | | |
| | | Monica Murjani | | Manager, Public Relations and Publications | | German Industry and Commerce Ltd | T 2548 3730
| | | monicamurjani@hotmail.com | | Monica has a broad range of experience covering all elements of communications, publishing and related industries, from copywriting to print, events, public relations, marketing and management. Working in house, she handles publications and public relations at the German Industry and Commerce and the German Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong. | | | |
| | N | | | | Nirmala Nagarajan | | Librarian | | Delia School of Canada | T 2885 4786 (O)
T 2979 4584 (H)
F 2513 8240
| | nimihk@yahoo.com | | | Nirmala Nagarajan works as a librarian at an international school in Hong Kong. She is an aspiring writer who had a story published in Imprint 2004. Her short story for children, "Eyes of Darkness", is under publication in a collection of short stories for children. She is currently researching for a novel she plans to write about prostitutes and their plight in India. | | | |
| | | Treena Nairne | | Manager External Relations | | Group Public Affairs, HSBC | M 9768 4783
| | treenanairne@yahoo.com | | | Treena Nairne is a writer, a teacher and an editor. After eight years as a news reporter and freelancer, then five years working in educational publishing, she moved to Group Public Affairs at HSBC. She holds degrees in journalism and education, and has taught freelance journalism and English in Hong Kong. Treena was president of WiPS in 2004 to 2005. | | | |
| | | Dina Narain | | Copywriter/Editor | | Blue Genie | T 2849 7743
M 9802 1400
| | dina@bluegenie.com.hk | | | Dina holds degrees in marketing and business administration, but it is her lifelong love of words that has inspired her copywriting career. Through her self-run company, Blue Genie, she has built an extensive portfolio over the past 14 years and continues to lend her creative talents to a diverse range of clients. | | | |
| | | Mary-Jane Newton | | Writer/Editor | | T 2575 0085
M 9522 2374
| | maryjane.newton@gmail.com | | www.maryjanenewton.com | | Mary-Jane is a German/English bilingual. She has studied English language and communication studies and holds a master's degree in media, culture and communication. She is particularly interested in language, the new media and identity. She is a published author of fiction, and her first collection of poetry, Of Symbols Misused, was published by Proverse Hong Kong in March 2011. She is the editorial manager at Macmillan (China) Ltd. | | | |
| | | Shobha Nihalani | | Writer | | | | shobhanihalani@yahoo.com | | | Shobha is a Hong Kong-based author who writes thrillers, a little fantasy, some cryptic humour, an occasional haiku and oddball stories of no particular genre. She blogs at wordbeads.wordpress.com. | | | |
| | | Heenu Nihalani | | Freelance Copywriter/Editor | | | | heenu.n@gmail.com | | | Heenu works at a Hong Kong-based publication and is a freelance copywriter, editor and proofreader. She writes short stories in her spare time, mostly in the magic realism genre. | | | |
| | | Helen Northey | | Editor/Writer | | | | hjn@netvigator.com | | | Helen's professional background in special education, academia and health care adds a unique dimension to her 25-year career as an editor. This track record includes production of educational and publicity materials for universities, doctoral theses, conference reports, medical monographs and parenting magazines. She also works as an editor for Odyssey Books & Guides, crafting top class travel literature. | | | |
| | O | | | | Vicki Ozorio | | Director | | Asian Artworks Gallery | T 2812 0850
| | gallery@asianartworks.com.hk | | www.asianartworks.com.hk | | Long-time Hong Kong resident, Vicki Ozorio, established Asian Artworks Gallery 12 years ago in the wonderful old Repulse Bay "Hotel". The business supports small, exclusive craftspeople and artists in Southeast Asia, many of whom have received UNESCO awards. The gallery promotes the best of Asia's designers, craftspeople, social enterprises and artists with an emphasis on service, rarity, quality, fair prices and fair trade. | | | |
| | | Taryn Ozorio | | Writer/Editor/Project Manager | | Good Dog! Writing Services (Design Library Ltd) | T 2845 2020
| | taryn.o@gmail.com | | gooddogwriting.wordpress.com | | Taryn is a versatile and efficient writer, proofreader and editor. She has written for The Standard, The Student Standard and a range of ESL and industry publications. She has degrees in marketing, international business and creative industries. | | | |
| | | Pearson Education Asia Ltd | | Corporate Member | | | | | | | | |
| | | Robin Louise Pile | | Teacher/Tesol/Editor/Writer | | T 2650 8442
M 9468 2406
| | panlurobin@gmail.com | | | Robin Louise is a teacher of new English speakers, and has written and edited curriculum material. She started this journey in 1996 when she went with Voluntary Service Overseas (Canadian arm) to Xianyang in Shaanxi Province, China. Since then she has worked with new English speakers in England, Canada and for six years here in Hong Kong. | | | |
| | | Coco Richter | | Lawyer/Writer | | M 6336 5251
| | richterlegal@yahoo.com | | | Coco Richter is from the US, where she practised law for 18 years. She moved to Hong Kong in 2008 with her family and now writes fiction, much of which is inspired by the new sights and sounds of this vibrant city. | | | |
| | | Sarah Rigby | | Publisher/Writer/Editor | | M 9099 8598
| | sarahrigby@yahoo.com | | | Sarah's interests lie in education. Having worked for the past 20 years in educational publishing, she is an experienced curriculum designer, publisher, writer and editor. | | | |
| | | Kay Ross | | Freelance Editor/Copywriter/Marketing Consultant/Trainer | | Kay Ross Marketing | T 2858 1231
M 9773 3751
| | kayross@hkstar.com | | www.kayross.com | | Kay was born in Scotland, grew up in Australia and has lived in Hong Kong since September 1993. Her background is in arts and tourism administration and marketing. Kay was the listings editor of the South China Morning Post from April 1996 to May 2002, and was the president of WiPS from 1998 to 2000. | | | |
| | S | | | | Jayne Schrantz | | Editor | | T 2179 5572
M 9497 3636
| | kim_jayne@hotmail.com | | | Jayne holds a doctorate in Japanese religious history from Columbia University. She has been living in Hong Kong for the past ten years and has extensively travelled and studied in East Asia. She has language training in Japanese and Korean and experience in proofreading, editing, photography, and non-fiction and grant writing. She currently writes freelance and is a regular contributor to Parents' Journal and Asian Jewish Life magazines. | | | |
| | | Ellen Seto | | Publishing Managing Editor | | Times Publishing (HK) Ltd | M 9022 8175
| | setoaem@gmail.com | | | | | | |
| | | Dania Shawwa | | Publisher | | Haven Books | T 2834 3641
M 9830 1860
| | dania@havenbooksonline.com | | www.havenbooksonline.com | | Dania Shawwa runs Haven Books and is a founding member of the Independent Publishers of Hong Kong (www.iphk.org). She edited equity research for banks in Hong Kong since 1997, and was previously in book publishing in New York. She studied commerce (University of Toronto) and has a master's in literature (Northwestern University, Chicago). Dania edited Imprint for three years and is a former president of WiPS. | | | |
| | | Rehana Sheikh | | Writer | | T 2891 8664
M 9105 0593
| | rehanahk@gmail.com | | | Rehana Sheikh is a long-term resident of Hong Kong. She has contributed to leading international guide books, Time Out Hong Kong 2001, 2004, 2007 and wrote the core of the book Hong Kong Explorer: The Complete Residents' Guide. She is the author of a relocation handbook, Making a Home in Hong Kong, now in its eighth edition. | | | |
| | | Sandy Sinn-Hussey | | Marketing Professional/Photographer | | Sinnergy Concepts | M 9198 5461
| | sinnhussey@gmail.com | | | | | |
| | | Elizabeth Snouffer | | Fiction Writer/Business Development Strategic Planner | | T 2559 9914
M 9263 8522
| | esnouffer@gmail.com | | www.diabetes24-7.com | | Elizabeth began a 20-year advertising/marketing career in New York focusing on consumer and pharmaceutical health care, but spent most of her time working in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and even called the eternal city home. She recently relocated to Hong Kong, and is completing a novel, although she offers freelance consulting in business development planning and marketing to former clients. | | | |
| | | Mohyna Srinivasan | | Writer/Novelist | | | | mohynas@yahoo.com.hk | | mohynasrinivasan.typepad.com/an_alchemists_blog/ | | Mohyna Srinivasan is a fiction writer. Her first novel, The House on Mall Road, was published in India in 2010. Mohyna was runner up in the RTHK/Standard short story competition in 2006. She contributes to magazines and anthologies in Hong Kong and in India, where she now lives; and has started work on her second novel, which is set around the Sikh uprising in northern India. | | | |
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| | | Elsie Sze | | Writer | | T (1) 416 7562181
| | esze@rogers.com | | www.elsiesze.com | | Elsie Sze grew up in Hong Kong and currently lives in Toronto. Her first novel, Hui Gui: a Chinese Story, published in Canada, was nominated for the ForeWord Magazine 2006 Fiction Book of the Year Award. Her second novel, The Heart of the Buddha, was published in the United States in 2009, and was shortlisted for the ForeWord Magazine 2009 Multicultural Fiction Book of the Year Award. | | | |
| | T | | | | Helen Tan Hai Loon | | Accountant/Housewife/Writer | | M 9862 1220
| | helentanhl@gmail.com | | | Helen Tan is an active writer and has had her work published in Reader's Digest Asia. She has written several biographical essays which she plans to compile as a memoir for her children. Currently, she is working on two novels, written during the NaNoWriMo challenges 2009 and 2010, with a view to approaching an agent. | | | |
| | | Gisèle Tchitchiama | | Painter/Illustrator | | M 9469 3371
| | gisele.tchitchiama@gmail.com | | www.gisele-tchitchiama.com. | | Before moving to Hong Kong, Gisèle Tchitchiama was a member of La Maison des Artistes in Paris. The gallery La Dune, Chateau d'Oleron hosted her paintings. Gisèle has exhibited her work in France: "Presences rassurantes" (2003) and "Du bleu au trait" (2010). She illustrated cards for Le Bon Marche and has published a children's book, A Walk in Tai Tam, available in Hong Kong and Singapore. | | | |
| | | Mary Thompson | | Image Consultant | | M 9226 6952
| | dk_thompson@hotmail.com mary.thompson@colourmebeautiful.hk | | | Mary arrived in Hong Kong in 2002 after working for 20 years as a nurse in the UK. In Hong Kong, she has enjoyed numerous hobbies such as singing, writing and painting. She has also undertaken various courses in alternative medicine including aromatherapy, reiki and NAET. In 2008, Mary trained as an image consultant for Colour Me Beautiful. | | | |
| | | Laura Tonkinson | | Writer/Editor | | Quintessentially | M 6483 2813
| | lauratonkinson@gmail.com | | | Laura is a writer and editor who has contributed to both glossy magazines alongside lifestyle and fashion blogs in Hong Kong. Focusing on written communications and strategic messaging, she is currently working as an in-house editor at Cathay Pacific Airways. | | | |
| | | Tamara Toon | | Journalist/Corporate Communications Specialist | | DeJour Communications | M 8970 0064
| | dejourcommunications@gmail.com | | | Tamara is an experienced journalist and corporate communications specialist. She has worked in both newspapers and B2B magazines and held senior positions in corporate communications departments within the telco and financial services sectors in Australia. In Hong Kong, she runs her own freelance writing and communications consulting business, with clients ranging from a UK-based bag designer to a leading Australian financial services provider. | | | |
| | | Catherine Touzard | | Journalist/Researcher | | T 2815 1184
M 9035 8127
| | touzard@netvigator.com | | | Catherine Touzard is an environmental writer and consultant with degrees in Chinese and economics. She has lived in Hong Kong for ten years. After producing a series of articles and documentaries on environmental issues in Hong Kong and China, Catherine published Going Green in Hong Kong, a guidebook designed to help Hong Kong people understand the direct impact of their lifestyle on their environment. | | | |
| | | Anne Tseng | | Editor/Writer | | | | anne.tseng8@gmail.com | | | Anne is a freelance editor/writer with over 12 years of experience in educational publishing. She worked as an in-house editor for Time Life for six years and McGraw-Hill Education for four years. Anne develops a diverse range of educational material, including books, audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and posters, for all levels. She specializes in ELT school and home-education series for the Asia market. Anne works in English and Mandarin Chinese. | | | |
| | V | | | | Elise van Stolk | | Public Relations Manager | | Santa Fe Relocations | T 2872 6864
M 9335 8985
| | ae_vanstolk@yahoo.com | | | | | |
| | | Elizabeth Vongsaravanh | | Artist | | Icon Klub | T (856) 20777 71972
| | lisaregale@yahoo.com | | www.iconklub.com | | Elizabeth Vongsaravanh is a Hungarian artist/designer living in Luang Prabang. She quotes one of her favorite poets, W.B. Yeats, as summarizing her inspiration: "The mystical life is the centre of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write..." Her art is putting her heart into it and out there - currently at www.iconklub.com. | | | |
| | W | | | | Jane Wallace | | Author | | M 6478 0848
| | teambenton@netvigator.com | | | Jane Wallace studied English literature at Exeter College Oxford and has worked in publishing and journalism, including several years on the Daily Mail in London. Born in Hong Kong, Jane returned in 2004 and occasionally writes for the South China Morning Post in between working on her novel. She is also editor of the Hong Kong Writers' Circle newsletter and a contributor to its publications. | | | |
| | | Vikki Weston | | Freelance Editor/Writer | | T 2857 4940
| | vwedit@yahoo.com | | | Vikki has worked for many years as an editor and writer for publishers in Hong Kong and overseas. She has a special interest in children's fiction/non-fiction and educational publishing but also enjoys writing for grown-ups and has happily tackled topics ranging from art to zoos. Before moving to Hong Kong, she worked as a translator and English teacher in Berlin. | | | |
| | | Tania Willis | | Illustrator/Designer | | Tania Willis Design | M 9641 9600
| | tania at taniawillis.com | | www.taniawillis.com | | Tania Willis is an illustrator and designer, specializing in travel cartography and illustration for children. She is also an editorial illustrator and designs for print, online, corporate identity, packaging, surface, interiors, fashion forecasters, events and even airplane liveries. She is creative director of KidsGo at Haven Publishing, owner of Small Editions (bespoke artwork for children's interiors) and a regular contributor to Condé Nast Traveller magazine. | | | |
| | Y | | | | Jill Yang | | Communications Tutor/Editor | | HKUST | T 2358 3277
M 9673 4259
| | jillyang@ust.hk | | | Jill has a background in English literature and English as a second language. She currently works at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, tutoring students in English, teaching conversation classes, editing papers/theses and instructing on job-seeking skills. She also does freelance editing. | | | |
| | | Adeline Yen Mah | | Author | | WiPS Patron | | | | www.adelineyenmah.com | | Hong Kong-educated Adeline Yen Mah is the best-selling author of Falling Leaves, Chinese Cinderella and Watching the Tree. | | | |
| | | Geanette Y H Young | | Vice President | | Seema International Limited | M 6132 9366
| | yhyoung@excite.com | | www.seema-international.com | | Rather than a writer, Gean is first and foremost a rider - side saddle her favourite seat. This former consultant to the British Equestrian Federation was inspired to write a book about the horses of China following a visit to breeder friends in Kentucky. While in the process of trying to get the book published, she has met friends and interesting people, and re-cuddled horse friends, around the globe. | | | |
| | | Shannon Young | | Teacher/Writer/Editor | | M 9082 5677
| | snyoung88@gmail.com | | akindleinhongkong.blogspot.com | | Shannon is an American teacher in a local primary school. She writes a book blog called A Kindle in Hong Kong and tweets @ShannonYoungHK. She is writing a travel memoir about being young and independent in Hong Kong. Shannon is available for copyediting and proofreading projects. | | | |
| | | Polly Yu | | Director | | Polly Yu Production Ltd | T 2526 0206
| | pollyu@netvigator.com | | | Polly provides rapid and efficient layout and design with competitive rates. Her major clients include Australian Association of Hong Kong, Christine Noble Children's Foundation, India Capital Fund, Marc Faber Ltd, Royal Geographical Society, St John's Cathedral, The Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, White & Case, Zetland Hall and many more. | | | |
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