Julya Oui

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Julya Oui is a Malaysian author, playwright and screenwriter, best known for her horror short story collections. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

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

Nighmares, Monsters & Horrors Triptych

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References

  1. 1 2 "Taiping's ghost stories are lurking in every corner of Julya Oui's new book | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. "Julya Oui". Penguin Random House SEA. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  3. "Review | Taiping Tales of Terror (Julya Oui)". Gendang. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  4. "Interview with Julya Oui, Author of Bedtime stories from the Dead of the Night". Latitudes (in Dutch). 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  5. "#GTLF2016: FIXI serves up bestselling Malaysian trans authors at double launch". The Daily Seni. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  6. Lin, Rouwen. "Malaysian authors publish YA fiction with a feminist, folkloric twist". The Star. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  7. 1 2 Ng, Nicole (2020-11-25). "Malaysians know horror, but few know it better than this transgender writer" . Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  8. "From one Malaysian trans woman writer to another: Julya Oui interviewed by Regina Ibrahim". Queer Lapis. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-11-20.