Christmas Story from a Faraway Land

Malaysian writer Evelyn Tan Hwee Yong was doing her devotions in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur recently—reflecting on the challenges facing Christians in her country—when suddenly an idea came for an article. Her creative Christmas meditation follows. Imagining myself a tired snowy owl, I flew to one of the benches in a sparkly shopping mall
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Interview: Award-winning Children’s Author Emily Lim

Author Emily Lim of Singapore offers insights on her journey as a writer and tips on writing for children in this exclusive interview with MAI. Enjoy this preview of her upcoming MAI webinar on May 20. MAI: Your children’s stories have great characters and story lines. How do you come up with your story ideas?
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Stories from Vietnam: “Out of the Dark Night”

A new collection of stories by Vietnamese Christians, Out of the Dark Night, launched before an audience of multiple Asian nations in Singapore on September 28. Originally published in Vietnamese, this English edition by Graceworks Publishers aims to share with a wider audience powerful testimonies and lessons learned amidst adversity. “Our brothers and sisters in
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“I stopped working for myself and what I could gain”

Titmakara Chim (Timothy) dedicated his life to Christ after nearly drowning in the bottom of a swimming pool in Phnom Penh. He was raised in a Christian home, but had not fully embraced his faith. Had it not been for this near-death experience, today Timothy might not be executive director of Fount of Wisdom Publishing
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Meet Coki the Carrier Pigeon and His Creator

Yunita Harahap is an author and former editor from Indonesia, now residing in the US. She describes her journey as a children’s writer in this interview, condensed and shared with permission of fellow Indonesian author Fida Abbott. Q: Why did you want to be a children’s book author? I am a children’s book lover and
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Lipsticks, beards, bananas and more (a writing exercise)

Larry Brook, trainer and MAI board member, led writer workshops in several Asian countries last year. He shares about his Indonesia workshop here: We’re driving to Puncak in the Bogor Mountains outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. It’s time for the writer workshop organized by Robby Chandra of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. I worked with this same
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First writing contest submission: “Weathering the Storm”

We are delighted to share with you the first submission to the LittWorld 2012 writing contest. Weathering the Storm By Stemmah Sariau, Malaysia “Rain or shine, we have to harvest the rice,” my mother sternly admonished us. “We don’t need to wait for the sun to smile on us.” Christian publishing in my country, especially
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