WOMEN IN PUBLISHING SOCIETY TO UNVEIL IMPRINT 2010
The Women in Publishing Society (WiPS) announces the launch on 9 March 2010 of its annual publication, IMPRINT 2010. This year's literary anthology is the strongest-ever collection of fiction, poetry, travel writing and essays - rounded off with a selection of dazzling photographs and paintings - which the group has produced.
Historically, IMPRINT has been filled with tales of love, snapshots of travel, serious essays and exotic verse. This year's edition is no exception. Contributors of all ages, published writers and novices alike, share unique and ethnically diverse experiences ranging from playground politics and spa obsessions to life in a war zone and the workings of a Hong Kong village. Our writers will give you a glimpse of Asian culture and history. You will crawl with them through tunnels in Vietnam, take in the sounds from the streets of Mumbai and listen to the silence on a hillside above Chai Wan. They also reveal what it's like to be an expatriate, how it feels to be repatriated and what integration into the local scene really means. Their stories tell of family love, of death and desire, of being dispossessed, the fantasies of childhood and of great bravery.
WiPS is a dynamic group of publishing professionals whose membership comprises writers, journalists, photographers and designers, advertising, marketing and public relations professionals. These women of all nationalities work across the many aspects of publishing including electronic, print, television, radio and other media. As in the past, this year's IMPRINT includes a directory listing of all WiPS members, a valuable resource that provides credentials and contact information for individuals whose backgrounds and experience span the gamut of publishing expertise.
IMPRINT 2010 can be found in selected Dymocks stores. It is also available at The Bookshop, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, and The Book Attic, 7-17 Amoy Street, Wanchai (www.bookattic.info). Copies can also be ordered direct from the Women in Publishing Society for local delivery by contacting pollyu@netvigator.com. 256pp, price HK$80.
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Wips member Valery Garrett's latest book is Discover Hong Kong: the City's History and Culture Redefined, published by Marshall Cavendish, November 2008. The pocket-sized paperback has sixty sections, which cover places, people, culture, heritage, nature and lifestyle, all with illustrations from past and present, and with details on how to get there.
Long time Hong Kong resident, former researcher for the Museum of History and consultant to the Tourism Board, Valery knows the city and surrounding countryside well. Giving little known facts, and introducing the reader to Hong Kong's hidden heritage and culture, she reveals a side of the territory of which even many local people are unaware.
Price $163, available from Dymocks book stores now.
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Floating Petals
WiPS member, Leela Devi Panikar launched "Floating Petals" on Friday, November 2nd 2007, on The Veranda at the FCC. The private party was attended by about seventy writers, poets, painters and others in the publishing and advertising community.
The collection of fourteen short stories set in Asia ranges from the title story of broken feet to reflections on the death of a husband still alive. Also included is the author's winning entry in BBC World's 200-word International Competition on the theme of "My Hometown". As another author notes: "Leela's stories are gems - tiny, polished and precious".
