How To Make It As An Author In Malaysia

Cheeming Boey, Author, When I Was A Kid | Amir Muhammad, Managing Director, Buku Fixi

01-Nov-24 08:00

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November has become associated with novel writing, thanks to the grassroots NaNoWriMo movement, to the extent that in the US, November 1st is designated as National Authors Day. In this spirit, we discuss themes related to the Malaysian writing and publishing industry with author Cheeming Boey and publisher Amir Muhammad of BukuFixi.

Produced by: Jake Lim, Natalie Tan

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: sponsored content, Literature/Philosophy

Tags: writing, publishing, malaysia, authors,

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