Members’ Directory

A previous UK background in admin (civil servant, Macmillan publishing, KPMG) and British Council TEFL. Experience as NET in Hong Kong. Currently attached to two science departments at HKUST collaborating with PG/UG/MPhil students on interviewing/presentation/academic writing skills. Review/proofread faculty papers, thesis and report work.

From rural Wales, armed with a law degree from London and experience of residential care work in Scotland, Hong Kong gave me the opportunity to teach for which I am ever grateful. I love to write poetry and short stories. I am however a far more prolific photographer. Scenery and contrasts are my preferred subjects.

A former bookseller, folklorist, museum curator, and university lecturer, Heather Diamond is the author of American Aloha: Cultural Tourism and the Negotiation of Tradition. Her essays have appeared in Memoir Magazine and Sky Island Journal, and she is currently working on two memoirs.

Sue helps nonprofits strengthen their communications while battling the challenges of self-publishing her mother’s series of children’s books. A recovering HK lawyer and trained mediator, she resolves conflicts while contributing to print and online publications. A former WiPS president, Sue is experimenting with her own ability to write fiction.

Carol Dyer began a career in medical publishing over 20 years ago and now runs her own editorial business, accepting work in an extensive range of medical and other fields from social science and education to memoir and fiction. Experienced and reliable, Carol has edited and project-managed Imprint for 15 years and can advise on book publishing.

Jennifer (BA ,- Chinese MA - Asian Studies; MA, PhD) specializes in educational/cultural writing and editing with an Asia focus. Apart from her freelance work, she teaches stylistics and discourse analysis at the Open University of Hong Kong, and is a language consultant/writer/translator, and ideas generator at Jao Tsung-I Academy, a historic complex that promotes education and Chinese culture. Jennifer also teaches English, linguistics, and literature to private students.

Vici is Canadian and taught in Hong Kong for 17 years. She is presently teaching at The International School in Macao. Vici has recently completed a book about some of her many travel experiences and is seeking a publisher. She has worked in twelve countries on five continents.

Robyn is the author of "Skinful: A Memoir of Addiction" (Brio Books, Sydney, 2022). As an editor, she specializes in editing books and other materials on finance, business, economics, accounting, the social sciences, art and general non-fiction for clients across the globe. She was a founding member of WiPS Hong Kong and was its first president.

Formerly an occasional writer of poetry and short stories, Sandra is now making writing the focus of her life. Born in Australia, with a background in politics and law, she relocated to Hong Kong in 1995 where she adopted as a single parent. Sandra dedicates her writing to those with challenges of the psyche. She can also assist with editing. Sandra recently returned to live in Sydney.