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International Writers' Workshop is delighted to announce Mr. Nam Le, winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize, as their featured writer for the 2019 Distinguished Writers Series hosted by the International Writers’ Workshop (IWW) at Hong Kong Baptist University in early October. Author of the celebrated short story collection The Boat and the new nonfiction book On David Malouf: Writers on Writers, Mr. Le is the recipient of numerous prizes, including the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award, and [...]

Ritu Hemnani will be the first speaker for TEDxTinHauWomen presents “Bold And Brilliant” on 6th December 2019! Buy your tickets at http://pelago.me/TEDxTinHauWomen

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Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry in Hong Kong Wednesday, 2 October 2019 19:00 - 22:00 The Fringe Vault, Fringe Club 2 Lower Albert Road, Central Free Entry (https://www.facebook.com/events/2384961108446850/)

Founded by HKWIPS member, Gillian Bickley, and her husband, Verner Bickley, the International Proverse Prizes for writing submitted in English and previously unpublished in English (may be in translation), close for entry on 30 June 1962. The Proverse Prize for single-author book-length non-fiction, fiction, or poetry (now in its 10th year) offers a cash prize and publication. The Proverse Poetry Prize for single poems (this is its fourth edition) offers cash prizes [...]

YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LAUNCH A TRAVEL BLOG Tuesday, April 30, 2019: A TRAVEL blog with a difference launched this week. Afaranwide is written by an “old married couple” who are journalists and expats, currently living in Hong Kong. Sue Brattle and Colin Simpson believe that their age (they like to call it maturity) and very different personalities bring colour to everything they write. As expats, travellers and tourists they’re at [...]