Gaudy Boy Explained

Gaudy Boy is the publishing arm of Singapore Unbound. Based in New York City, the independent press publishes work by authors of Asian heritage.^[1] The press is named after a phrase in Arthur Yap's poem, "gaudy turnout," "a gaudy boy afflicted with joy."^[2] Jee Leong Koh is the publisher and Editor-In-Chief.^[3]

The Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize is awarded once a year to an unpublished poetry manuscript in English by an author of Asian heritage. The prize was begun in 2018. Past winners include Nica Bengzon, Paula Jane Mendoza, Lawrence Ypil, and Jenifer Sang Eun Park. Past judges include Vijay Seshadri, Cyril Wong, and Wong May. Winning manuscripts have seen recognition from other venues, including the Lambda Literary Awards,^[4] the Believer,^[5] the Millions,^[6] and the Paris Review.^[7]

Poetry publications

• Autobiography of Horse: A Poem by Jenifer Sang Eun Park (2019)^[8]
• The Experiment of The Tropics: Poems by Lawrence Lacambra Ypil (2019)^[9]
• Play for Time: Poems by Paula Mendoza (2020)^[10]

Fiction publications

• Malay Sketches by Alfian Sa’at (2018)^[11]
• The Foley Artist: Stories by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco (2019)^[12]

Non-fiction publications

• And the Walls Come Crumbling Down by Tania De Rozario (2020)^[13]

References

1. Web site: About. Singapore Unbound. en-US. 2020-05-20.
2. Book: Yap, Arthur. The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap. 2013-11-09. NUS Press. 978-9971-69-653-5. en.
3. Web site: SMALL PRESS: GAUDY BOY. February 26, 2019. entropymag.org. 2020-05-20.
4. Web site: Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards. Hart. Michelle. 2020-03-10. Oprah Magazine. en-US. 2020-05-20.
5. Web site: The Believer Book Awards: Editors' Longlists. Believer Magazine. en-US. 2020-05-20.
6. Web site: Must-Read Poetry: April 2019. Ripatrazone. Nick. 2019-04-03. The Millions. en-US. 2020-05-20.
7. Web site: Staff Picks: Horses, Heaney, and Hypebeasts. 2019-04-12. The Paris Review. en. 2020-05-20.
8. Book: Park, Jenifer Sang Eun. Autobiography of Horse : a poem. 2019. Jon Glover, Kathryn Jenner, Gaudy Boy. 978-0-9828142-4-6. New York. 1100587713.
9. Book: Ypil, Lawrence Lacambra. The experiment of the tropics : poems. 2019. 978-0-9828142-5-3. New York, New York. 1096436026.
10. Book: Mendoza, Paula. Play for time : poems. 2020. 978-0-9828142-7-7. New York. 1164092863.
11. Book: Alfian Sa'at. Malay sketches : stories. 2018. 978-0-9828142-3-9. New York. 1031832257.
12. Book: Siasoco, Ricco Villanueva. The foley artist : stories. 2019. 978-0-9828142-6-0. New York. 1126347150.
13. Book: DE ROZARIO, TANIA. AND THE WALLS COME CRUMBLING DOWN.. 2020. GAUDY BOY, LLC. 978-0-9994514-0-3. [S.l.]. 1184234929.