Writer, poet, educator, actor, photographer and filmmaker
Nationality
Malaysian
Notable awards
Honorary Fellow in Writing, The International Writing Program (IWP) University of Iowa, USA 2014
Winner, Reader's Choice Awards, Non-Fiction Category for Growing Up With Ghosts 2012 Winner of Samsung's Ultra Honour Award 2006 Neu Woman Achievers Award 2005
Winner of the 'Literary Festival Award' at London Book Fair 2018
She is the author of seven books, which include poetry and prose; going there and coming back (1997), The Book of Sins (2008), Lost in KL (2008), the acclaimed memoir Growing Up With Ghosts (2011) which won in the Popular Readers’ Choice Awards 2012 in the Non-Fiction Category, Onkalo (2013),[8][9] her third collection of poems which Nobel laureate J.M Coetzee has said is "direct, honest and powerful", Once We Were There (2017) published by Epigram Books,[10][11] Incantations/Incarcerations (2019) published by Gerakbudaya.[12][13]
In 1998, she began organising literary events in Kuala Lumpur and in 2005, founded Readings, the longest-running live literary platform in Kuala Lumpur. In 2011, she was Festival Director for the Writers Unlimited Tour Kuala Lumpur/Makassar and is the Festival Director of the George Town Literary Festival in Penang (2011 – 2018),[14] the only international literature festival in Malaysia. The festival was awarded The Literary Festival Award at the London Book Fair (2019). The award judges stated that "the GTLF stands outs a vibrant, diverse and brave festival that engages with a wide community of voices, speaking to the world from a complex region." She was also the co-curator of at Read My World International Literature Festival Amsterdam (2015). In 2018, Chauly formed PEN Malaysia and was nominated as Director in 2019. PEN Malaysia aims to uphold freedoms of speech and expression in Malaysia and to conduct key events to foster literacy and the love of literature amongst its multicultural society. [15]
She was a resident at the University of Iowa's International Writing Program in 2014[16][17][18][19] and is the Founder and Director of the KL Writers Workshop. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. For over 20 years, she worked extensively in the creative industries and won multiple awards for her work and her contribution to the arts in Malaysia.[20]
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April 11, 2024
bernice, chauly, born, 1968, georgetown, penang, malaysian, writer, poet, educator, festival, director, actor, photographer, filmmaker, portrait, daniel, adams, 2016borngeorge, town, penangoccupationwriter, poet, educator, actor, photographer, filmmakernationa. Bernice Chauly 1 born 1968 Georgetown Penang is Malaysian writer 2 3 4 poet 5 6 educator festival director actor photographer and filmmaker 7 Bernice ChaulyPortrait by Daniel Adams 2016BornGeorge Town PenangOccupationWriter poet educator actor photographer and filmmakerNationalityMalaysianNotable awardsHonorary Fellow in Writing The International Writing Program IWP University of Iowa USA 2014 Winner Reader s Choice Awards Non Fiction Category for Growing Up With Ghosts 2012 Winner of Samsung s Ultra Honour Award 2006 Neu Woman Achievers Award 2005 Winner of the Literary Festival Award at London Book Fair 2018Websitebernicechauly wbr comBiography editBorn to a Chindian teacher couple she read Education and English Literature at the University of Winnipeg Canada as a government scholar citation needed She is the author of seven books which include poetry and prose going there and coming back 1997 The Book of Sins 2008 Lost in KL 2008 the acclaimed memoir Growing Up With Ghosts 2011 which won in the Popular Readers Choice Awards 2012 in the Non Fiction Category Onkalo 2013 8 9 her third collection of poems which Nobel laureate J M Coetzee has said is direct honest and powerful Once We Were There 2017 published by Epigram Books 10 11 Incantations Incarcerations 2019 published by Gerakbudaya 12 13 In 1998 she began organising literary events in Kuala Lumpur and in 2005 founded Readings the longest running live literary platform in Kuala Lumpur In 2011 she was Festival Director for the Writers Unlimited Tour Kuala Lumpur Makassar and is the Festival Director of the George Town Literary Festival in Penang 2011 2018 14 the only international literature festival in Malaysia The festival was awarded The Literary Festival Award at the London Book Fair 2019 The award judges stated that the GTLF stands outs a vibrant diverse and brave festival that engages with a wide community of voices speaking to the world from a complex region She was also the co curator of at Read My World International Literature Festival Amsterdam 2015 In 2018 Chauly formed PEN Malaysia and was nominated as Director in 2019 PEN Malaysia aims to uphold freedoms of speech and expression in Malaysia and to conduct key events to foster literacy and the love of literature amongst its multicultural society 15 She was a resident at the University of Iowa s International Writing Program in 2014 16 17 18 19 and is the Founder and Director of the KL Writers Workshop She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus For over 20 years she worked extensively in the creative industries and won multiple awards for her work and her contribution to the arts in Malaysia 20 Bibliography edit 2019 Incantations Incarcerations Poetry Gerakbudaya 2019 ISBN 9789670311418 2017 Once We Were There Novel Epigram Books 2017 ISBN 9789814785167 2013 Onkalo Poetry Math Paper Press 2013 ISBN 978 9810776725 2011 Growing Up With Ghosts Memoir Matahari Books 2011 ISBN 978 9834484583 2008 Lost in KL Short Stories Oxygen 2018 ISBN 9789834403959 2008 The Book of Sins Poetry Mulut Mata 2008 ISBN 978 9834381004 1997 Going There and Coming Back Poetry Rhino Press 1997 ISBN 978 9839476088 References edit Bernice Chauly Official Website The New Gods a novel excerpt by Bernice Chauly Archived from the original on 8 September 2016 Retrieved 5 September 2016 Writers Unlimited Bernice Chauly Profile Writer in Residence Programme 2012 Bernice Chauly as WIR in Amsterdam Poetry International Web 27 April 2016 Sans tire 2 de Bernice Chauly 26 June 2015 Writing a Life Back into the World by Bernice Chauly 27 April 2016 Onkalo by Bernice Chauly reviewed by Jennifer Mackenzie 8 October 2014 Onkalo by Bernice Chauly 12 April 2016 Once We Were There Epigram Books Retrieved 10 July 2017 Review A Story of Many Faces Bernice Chauly s Once We Were There by Maheen Haider Cha 26 August 2020 Retrieved 4 September 2020 Incantations Incarcerations Gerakbudaya Retrieved 4 September 2020 Mei Kok Su 13 December 2019 Bernice Chauly Incantations Incarcerations Southeast Asian Review of English 56 2 175 177 doi 10 22452 sare vol56no2 16 ISSN 0127 046X George Town Literary Festival Official Website Malaysian Centre November 2019 On the Map 2014 Bernice Chauly Malaysia Library of Congress to Host International Writing Program Showcase Nov 6 Library of Congress An Evening with the University of Iowa International Writing Program Prairie Lights Reading Sabah Sanhouri Bernice Chauly amp Beatrice Smigasiewicz Archived from the original on 8 September 2016 Retrieved 5 September 2016 The Near and the Far new stories from the Asia Pacific Edited by David Carlin and Francesca Rendle Short Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernice Chauly amp oldid 1207112171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
