Members’ Directory

50 years in Hong Kong. Active teacher, counselor, speaker and writer.

Sadie Kaye is a Hong Kong writer, performer and podcaster. She makes quirky little podcasts, offbeat docs and humorous slots for RTHK Radio 3. Her humour column 'Sharp Pains' inspired a series of goofy columns in the SCMP. She's the author of short stories published in anthologies and children's book 'The Wishing Machine'.

A British citizen, Gillian has lived in Hong Kong since 1986 and has edited professionally for over 30 years. She uses the on-screen method. Her clients include universities, companies, authors, and postgraduate students. Gillian also works as a volunteer writer and editor for local community organizations.

Author of "Call of the Heart", "Rescue at Tham Luang Cave" (2022), translated in Thai for the One Book One City project of the Chiang Mai Read Programme. Coonoor’s books include unique bilingual (Hindi/English) books, as well as audio ebooks for pre-schoolers. Other writings are non-fiction research papers on Mahatma Gandhi, popular Hindi film & radio broadcasting in India.

Fund manager by day, writer by night.

Yuetting Cindy Lam is the Founder and Managing Editor of Zizzle Literary — an international anthology book series that aims to foster a lifelong love of reading in children and young adults.

“Well-wrought, unusual, and memorable fiction beautifully illustrated—a keepsake.” — Kirkus Review

Originally from New Delhi, India, Shikha has resided in Hong Kong for the past 16 years. A jewellery designer and gemologist, she runs her business under the name "Shikha S . Lamba Designs". She is also a co-editor at "Coffee and Conversations", an online magazine which she founded with a partner in 2020. An avid reader, she loves writing poetry. She is passionate about art and photography.

Susan Lavender is a published poet, actress, solicitor, radio newsreader, translator and Liars’ League HK and Peel Street Poetry participant. She performs in theatre and poetry and story-telling events, often writing her own material. Anglo-Italian by birth, Susan is fluent in Italian and French and has a 1st Class Honours degree in Italian and Romanian and two law degrees.

Connie retired in June 2017 after a wonderful career in the HK Police Force. In July 2022, she and Gilbert Wong published a non-fiction book, "Who Cares Wins": The Art and Science of Crisis Negotiation. Hong Kong Police Negotiators' Crisis Interventions - An Eight-Cs Model Embracing Passion, Nobility and Commitment (PNC).