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Hong Kong Highs and Lows

9/2/2019

 
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Hong Kong Highs and Lows (2018)

Edited by Chris Maden with Lilla Csorgo and Dominic Sargent
This symphony of short stories conducts you through the great city of Hong Kong. From slumming it on the Peak to redemption in cage bed, from criminal ambition rewarded to noble opportunism betrayed, this collection spans the range of unexpected dreams and broken triumphs that is contemporary Hong Kong. Written by local authors who love this city, Hong Kong Highs and Lows will strike a chord with all those who have experienced it.

`An emotional roller-coaster of a read ... a well-written and tight curated volume' - South China Morning Post

`Another stunning collection of stories that capture social, cultural and political realities of Hong Kong' - Hong Kong Review of Books
Trade Paperback: 220 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2018
ISBN: 978-988-16859-1-9

ASIN (Kindle): TBC
Cover Art by Tarane Ali Khan and Ernest Chang
Contributors

Joy Al-Sofi, Liam Beale, Simon Berry, Reena Bhojwani, Paul Clinton Corrigan, Lilla Csorgo, Ian Greenfield, Genevieve Hilton, Michele Koh Morollo, Nancy K W Leung, Wilson Li, Chris Maden, Stewart McKay, Jason Y Ng, SCC Overton, Emily Peddle, Vaughan Rapatahana, Laura Ruggeri, Dominic Sargent, Owen Schaefer. Dimple Shah,  Prasant Vase,

HK24

1/1/2018

 
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HK24: Twenty-four hours of Hong Kong Stories (2017)

Edited by Stewart McKay with Joy Al-Sofi and Nathan Lauer.
Delivery drivers living double lives, street-sweepers with dark secrets and teachers teetering on the edge all meet and mingle on the sweaty streets, along crowded MTR lines and in rowdy cha chaan tengs. Behind doors and windows, in taxis and on the ding-ding, below dark urban underpasses and on breezy Sai Kung verandas, lives are being lived.
This collection contains twenty unique and dynamic stories, all set within a single, frenzied day in the Hong Kong.
Trade Paperback: 220 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2017
ISBN: 978-988-16858-9-6

ASIN (Kindle): TBC
Cover Art by Laura Ho

Watch or listen to the launch of HK24 on 13 Feb 2018 at Bookazine, including readings by the authors.
Contributors
Joy Al-Sofi, Reena Bhojwani, Paul Clinton Corrigan, Lawrence Gray, Ian Greenfield, Carsten John, Cindy Lam, Nancy K W Leung, Chris Maden, Kevin H Maher, Jason Y Ng, Edmund Price, Coco Richter, Laura Ruggeri, Dimple Shah, Rosalyn Shih, Sharon Tang, James Tam, Amanda Tong and Jane Wallace.

Hong Kong Future Perfect

1/12/2016

 
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Hong Kong Future Perfect (2016)

Edited by Peter Humphreys and Elizabeth Solomon.
Eternal themes of love, lust, greed and violence collide with satirical takes on post-colonial politics and reminiscences on the city’s fascinating past. Metaphors take flight. Families are divided. Escapism is considered. Characters for whom the city has become unrecognizable resort to Virtual Reality. Sci-fi landscapes are ultra-real for others. Amongst the angst there is laughter; amidst the optimism lurks an unexplained malaise.
Twenty-one compelling short stories from 20 established and emerging local and expatriate authors chart the hopes, dreams and fears of Hong Kong’s keenest literary voices.
Trade Paperback: 320 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2015
ISBN: 978-981-09-7789-4
ASIN (Kindle): TBC
Listen to Peter and Elizabeth discuss the editing of Hong Kong Future Perfect and a recording of our Meet the Authors event at Bookazine in episodes 22 and 25 of the podcast.
Contributors
​Joy Al-Sofi, 
Reena Bhojwani, Lawrence Gray, Ian Greenfield, Peter Humphreys, Cindy Lam, Nathan Lauer, Nancy K. W. Leung, Chris Maden, Stewart C. McKay, Michele K. Morollo, Jason Y. Ng, Edmund Price, Coco Richter, Laura Ruggeri, Owen Schaefer, Rosalyn Shih, Elizabeth Solomon, James Tam, Jane Wallace.

Tales of Two Cities

1/11/2016

 
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Tales of Two Cities (2015)

Edited by Edmund Price and Harmony Sin (HKWC) and Alice Clark-Platts and S. Mickey Lin (SWG).
Hong Kong and Singapore. Two cities which encapsulate the buzz and culture of Asia. Twenty-three stories by the Hong Kong Writers Circle and Singapore Writers Group present four faces of their home cities: the changing city, the historic city, the mystical city, and the capricious city. These stories take you past the frontages of both cities, through their backstreets and into personal spaces pocketed within the cityscape.
Trade Paperback: 320 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle and Singapore Writers Group
Date of Publication: 2015
ISBN: 978-981-09-7789-4
ASIN (Kindle): TBC
Listen to the Singapore Writers Group discuss contributing to and co-editing Tales of Two Cities in episodes 14 and 15 of the podcast.
Contributors
From the Hong Kong Writers Circle

Joy Al-Sofi, Reena Bhojwani, Carsten John, Kim Grant, Lawrence Gray, Trevor Hughes, Nancy KW Leung, Rik Powell, Elizabeth Solomon, Sharon Tang, Jane Wallace.
From the Singapore Writers Group
Irena Crystalis, Lucia Damacela, Magali Finet, Vanessa Deza Hangad, Marion Kleinschmidt, Wan Phing Lim, Shola Olowu-Asante, Sarah Salmon, Bronwyn Sharman, Sabrina Somers.

Hong Kong Gothic

1/10/2016

 
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Hong Kong Gothic (2015)

Edited by Kate Hawkins, Edmund Price and Marnie Walker.
In the apparently modern metropolis of Hong Kong, you may encounter monsters that prey on lust, ghosts suffering from loneliness, and demons come to collect the doomed. Love, greed, pride, and sorrow mingle with madness and the supernatural in a city as Gothic as any in the Old World. These stories creep, slither and claw their way from the perilously steep streets of Sheung Wan to the dark tunnels of the MTR and on into the jungle wilderness of the New Territories, showing you a side of Hong Kong you did not suspect and will not forget.
Trade Paperback: 262 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2014
ISBN: 978-988-16858-5-8
ASIN (Kindle): B00Q9F6U8G
Listen to Edmund Price discuss Hong Kong Gothic on episode 10 of the podcast.
Contributors
Joy Al-Sofi, Simon Berry, Reena Bhojwani, Bernardette S Sto. Domingo, Ian Greenfield, Sophia Greengrass, Kate Hawkins, Peter John Humphreys, Véronique K Jonassen, CM John, Phillip Y Kim, Nancy KW Leung, Marc J Magnee, Stewart McKay, Anjali Mittal, Flora Qian, Luke Reid, Juan Miguel Sevilla, Elizabeth Solomon, Sharon Tang, Marnie Walker.

Another Hong Kong

1/9/2016

 
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Another Hong Kong (2014)

Edited by Simon Berry, Katrina Hamlin, Kate Hawkins and Peter Humphreys.
In this new collection, the Hong Kong Writers Circle’s authors and poets show us Another Hong Kong. This is not the city we think we know. By posing questions that defy easy answers and convenient clichés, these writers show us the Hong Kong of the past, the present and the future, as lived through the lives of others.
Edited by Simon Berry, Katrina Hamlin, Kate Hawkins and Peter Humphreys, Another Hong Kong features short stories, poetry and creative non-fiction by up-and-coming and established local and expatriate Hong Kong authors. In Marc Allante’s cover art, “Monolith ll”, the city’s iconic skyline melts away, eliciting a strong sense that there is more to Hong Kong than meets the eye.
Trade Paperback: 239 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2014
ISBN: 9789881685834
ASIN (Kindle): B00I8J19HI
Listen to the editors discussing Another Hong Kong in episode 4 of the podcast.
Contributors
Joy Al-Sofi, Simon Berry, Laura Besley, Reena Bhojwani, Rebekah Chan, Jérôme Cigut, Christine Deschemin, Ian Greenfield, Katrina Hamlin, Kate Hawkins, Peter Humphreys, Upasna Kaul, Crystal Lee, Nancy KW Leung, Ray CH Leung, Pik Ki Luk, Stewart C McKay, S McKenna, SCC Overton, Leela Devi Panikar, Edmund Price, Vaughan Rapatahana, James Tam, Valerie Wilson Trower.

Of Gods and Mobsters

1/8/2016

 
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Of Gods and Mobsters:
​Classic Tales Retold in Hong Kong (2013)

Edited by SCC Overton.
Classical gods and heroes. Men and women of myth, legend and folklore. Characters from the greatest 19th and 20th Century novels. All of them relocated, reimagined and retold in this collection of short stories and poetry from the Hong Kong Writers Circle.
The 18 short stories and six poems take their inspiration from sources as diverse as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, Grimms’ Fairy Tales, The Hobbit, 1001 Arabian Nights and wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Trade Paperback: 267 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2013
ISBN: 978-988-16858-1-0
ASIN (Kindle): B00DLVB3IS
Contributors
Joy Al-Sofi, Simon Berry, Laura Besley, Reena Bhojwani, Mike Bishop, Paolo Danese, Jame DiBiasio, Kim Grant, Ian Greenfield, Melanie Ho, Peter John Humphreys, Phillip Y Kim, Pik Ki Luk, S. McKenna, SCC Overton, Edmund Price, Vaughan Rapatahana, James Tam, Jane Wallace, Valerie Wilson Trower.

As We See It

1/7/2016

 
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As We See It (2011)

Edited by Ryan Harper and Danielle Lowry.
The Hong Kong Writers Circle shares 25 stories that explore the many ways we see the world around us. From discovering someone’s hidden dark side, to ending up on the wrong side of an argument, to having your life figuratively, or even literally, turned upside-down, one thing is certain: there is always another side to every story.
Trade Paperback: 267 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2011
ISBN: 978-988-98366-8-9
ASIN (Kindle): B007R0HI9M
Contributors
Joy Al-Sofi, 
Laura Besley, Reena Bhojwani, Mike Bishop, Azita Crerar, Kim Grant, Ian Greenfield, Guo Du, Ryan Harper, David William Hill, Melanie Ho, Noble Hughes, Stephen Joyce, Phillip Y. Kim, Danielle Lowry, Susanna McKenna, Lorraine McLelland, Jason Y. Ng, SCC Overton, Edmund Price, Valerie Wilson Trower.

Measurements

1/6/2016

 
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Measurements:
​Sketches from Hong Kong (2010)

Edited by Melanie Ho and SCC Overton.
In Measurements, the Hong Kong Writers Circle examines the different ways we measure our lives. Short drinks, a right-angled triangle, how the depth of the ocean changes fortune – these 36 fiction and non-fiction vignettes are the long and the sort of some of Hong Kong’s best English writing this year.
Trade Paperback: 260 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2010
ISBN: 978-988-98366-6-5
ASIN (Kindle): B004P5NUUI
Watch the promotional video for Measurements, produced by Rachael Lawson.
Contributors
Joy Al-Sofi, Michael A. Ashton, Elisabeth Attwood, Reena Bhojwani, John Biggs, Mike Bishop, Surajit Chakravarty, Hermine Chan, Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, Adam Cheung, Azita Crerar, Jame DiBiasio, Stefanie Dubois, Ian Greenfield, Ryan Harper, David William Hill, Melanie Ho, Noble Hughes, Sophronia Liu, Danielle Lowry, Susanna McKenna, Lorraine McLelland, Ngai Wing Yin, Shobha Nihalani, SCC Overton, Edmund Price, Bill Purves, Andy Smailes, Jane Wallace, Valerie Wilson Trower.

Hotel China

1/5/2016

 
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Hotel China (2009)

Edited by SCC Overton and Edmund Price.
What can happen in the privacy of a hotel room? Anything and everything, if you check into the Hotel China, a collection of short fiction set in a hotel in the heart of Hong Kong’s historic and notorious Wanchai district.
Written by some of Hong Kong’s finest authors, these 26 tales follow the exploits of the hotel’s patrons and staff as they navigate the city’s distractions and hazards in pursuit of their goals, be they love, money … or even murder!
Journalists, businessmen, grifters and prostitutes rub shoulders with cleaners, doormen and bell-boys: each story is as individual as the characters that inspire them. And behind them all stands Hong Kong itself, the glittering reception hall for the political and economic powerhouse of China today.
Trade Paperback: 306 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2009
ISBN: 978-988-98366-5-8#
ASIN (Kindle): B008EVFO58
Watch the promotional video for Hotel China, produced by Rachael Lawson.
Contributors
Joy Al-Sofi, Michael A. Ashton, Elisabeth Attwood, Mike Bishop, Alan Brown, Sarah Crosby, Mio Debnam, Leela Devi Panikar, Stefanie Dubois, Lawrence Gray, Ian Greenfield, Peter Gregoire, Ryan Harper, Melanie Ho, Noble Hughes, Lorraine McLelland, SCC Overton, Edmund Price, Cate Rocchi, Jane Wallace, Valerie Wilson Trower.

Love & Lust

1/4/2016

 
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Love & Lust (2008)

Edited by ​Tammy Ho and Jeff Zroback.
This sizzling collection of short fiction provides an Asian spin on the timeless theme of love and lust. Featuring writing by some of Hong Kong’s finest authors, this anthology will leave you in the mood for love ... and lust.
Trade Paperback: 216 Pages
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2008
ISBN: 978-988-98366-4-1
Contributors
Michael A. Ashton, 
Betty Bhownath, Muhammad Cohen, John Biggs, Mike Bishop, Grace Chan, Winnie Chau, Michael Gibb, Lawrence Gray, Ian Greenfield, Peter Gregoire, Tammy Ho Lai Ming, Noble Hughes, Cara Leek, Reid Mitchell, Mohnyna Srinivasan, Jane Wallace, BB Wei.

Hong Kong Whodunnits

1/3/2016

 
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Hong Kong Whodunnits (2007)

Edited by Diana McPartlin.
The streets of Hong Kong run crimson with blood. Hong Kong Whodunnits is a collection of twelve short murder mysteries written by some of the city’s finest authors.
Trade Paperback
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2007

ISBN: 978-988-98-366-3-7
This collection is out of print.

Contributors
John Biggs, Mio Debnam, Michael Gibb, Lawrence Gray, Ian Greenfield, Peter Gregoire, Tammy Ho, Diana McPartlin, Shobha Nihalani, Jane Wallce, Jeff Zroback.

Sweat & the City

1/2/2016

 
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Sweat & the City (2006)

Edited by Diana McPartlin and Mio Debnam.
A fast-paced city and the pressure to perform, all under 90 per cent humidity, this collection of short fiction tells tales from workplace.
“Sweat & the City is an outstanding collection of Hong Kong short stories that inspires the budding writer and rewards readers.” – South China Morning Post
Trade Paperback
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2006
ISBN 978-988-98-366-2-9
This collection is out of print.

Contributors
Michael A Ashton, John Biggs, Janna Cawrse, Grace VS Chin, Michael Gibb, Lawrence Gray, Peter Gregoire, Matthew Harrison, Tammy Ho, Ken Kamoche, Anna Ling Kaye, Ellen Lai, Diana McPartlin, Shobha Nihalani, Shane Sakhrani, Jane Wallace.

Haunting Tales of Hong Kong

1/1/2016

 
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Haunting Tales of Hong Kong (2005)

Take a journey into the dark side of the city and you’ll find ghosts everywhere: protesting in Statue Square, lurking on the MTR, grooving in Wanchai nightclubs, dining in Cheung Chau, and wreaking havoc in the New Territories.
“Haunting Tales of Hong Kong illuminates Chinese customs, cultures, wisdom and experience… These stories almost possess fable-like qualities.” – Asian Review of Books
Trade Paperback
Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle
Date of Publication: 2005
ISBN 978-988-98-366-1-0
This collection is out of print.

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    Another Hong Kong
    As We See It
    Haunting Tales
    HK24
    Hong Kong Future Perfect
    Hong Kong Gothic
    Hong Kong Whodunnits
    Hotel China
    Love & Lust
    Measurements
    Of Gods And Mobsters
    Sweat & The City
    Tales Of Two Cities

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