Julya Oui Explained

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

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.

As a screenwriter, she contributed to the scripts of several Malaysian films.

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

Notes and References

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

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