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Pacific Place's The Style Sheet Celebrates World Book Day

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Pacific Place's The Style Sheet in honour of World Book Day asked some of your favourite Hong Kong-connected authors and yours truly to talk about a book that changed their lives. Click here to find out what books they are and why. As you explore bookstores and libraries to discover new compelling stories for yourself, why not head to a local comic shop too! Happy reading!

Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival 2019 Recap

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It was an adventurous two weeks doing talks and workshops at 12 (local and international) schools across Hong Kong with students aged 5 to 17. Being able to share my passion for crafting stories, behind-the-scenes experiences working in different industries, writing techniques I've developed over the years with over 2000 students made it very memorable. Some fun memories I had with my time with the students from all the different schools were of some asking me fun geeky questions to very thought-provoking ones like the one about how one overcomes adversity, to those about armpit farts (yes, really). There were also a few future artists who shared some of their artwork with me that they did during my talks. There were many more memorable moments that involved Star Wars to a pop singer and Stan Lee I had a lot of fun doing two workshops at the public event at Lee Gardens 2, where I met many aspiring future authors! Not to mention amazing future illustr