Julya Oui
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Originally from Taiping, Perak, in her youth, Oui taught herself poetry and fiction writing, as her family did not have the money to access creative writing courses. After a number of years self-publishing short stories, her first book, Bedtime Stories From The Dead Of Night, was published by MPH Group in 2011.[4]
She showcased Them Horrors Be Everywhere, the third book in the Nighmares, Monsters & Horrors Triptych series, at the George Town Literary Festival of 2016.[5]
In 2019, one of her short stories was included in The Principal Girl: Feminist Tales From Asia anthology.[6] In 2021, Taiping Tales of Terror was published by Penguin Books.[1]
As a screenwriter, she contributed to the scripts of several Malaysian films.[7]
She is a transgender woman, and has spoken about experiencing discrimination in Malaysia for her gender identity.[7] She is a vegetarian.[8]
Bibliography
- Bedtime Stories from the Dead of Night (2011)
- Taiping Tales of Terror (2021)
Nighmares, Monsters & Horrors Triptych
- Here Be Nightmares (2014)
- There Be Monsters (2015)
- Them Horrors Be Everywhere (2016)
References
- 1 2 "Taiping's ghost stories are lurking in every corner of Julya Oui's new book | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "Julya Oui". Penguin Random House SEA. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "Review | Taiping Tales of Terror (Julya Oui)". Gendang. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ↑ "Interview with Julya Oui, Author of Bedtime stories from the Dead of the Night". Latitudes (in Dutch). 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ↑ "#GTLF2016: FIXI serves up bestselling Malaysian trans authors at double launch". The Daily Seni. 2016-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ↑ Lin, Rouwen (2 April 2019). "Malaysian authors publish YA fiction with a feminist, folkloric twist". The Star. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- 1 2 Ng, Nicole (2020-11-25). "Malaysians know horror, but few know it better than this transgender writer". Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "From one Malaysian trans woman writer to another: Julya Oui interviewed by Regina Ibrahim". Queer Lapis. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-11-20.