bits of updates: first, up i had a ball at the recently concluded APWriters' Conference 2014 - "Bridging Cultures - Creative Writing and Literary Translation in Asia Today", held at the Arts House with the aid of the NBDCS.
after the event, the inimitable Alvin Pang played host as we brought a few overseas writers around to sample the joys of East Coast Food Village, and the view from One-Altitude. looking forward to keeping up the connections I made with various writers, translators and publishers during the conference, and hopefully (if work allows) to returning for the Manila edition of the conference next October.
1. TEN STORIES BELOW / AFTER THE FLOOD - the graphic novel!
the amazing team of Adam Jay (pencils), Tim Wang (colors) has been joined by the talented graphic design firm Sarah and Schooling (letters) and the immensely experienced comics editor, Joyce Sim (editor). We've put in our first grant submission, and hopefully that should power us ahead to releasing this very exciting graphic novel by the end of this year.
check this space for more updates on the graphic novel project, because we're looking into releasing into two very interesting bits of promotional material very soon - the first episode from the graphic novel, hopefully in time for STGCC 14, and a separate 20-page mini-comic... featuring PENGUINS. wait for it!
"making love with scrabble tiles" was launched late last year, and is available in bookstores near you now. as alluded to previously, my first collection, "sonnets from the singlish" has sold out its initial print run, and is now back in print with a saucy new RED cover.
i haven't decided yet whether my next collection will be short stories, novel, or another poetry collection. currently i'm at 4.5 stories, 25,000 unedited words, and 15 poems respectively -- so at least a good month or two of intensive labor from completion. but let's see how that goes.