tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post112911644487602363..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: A Toast To Mr. Wongbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1143842410885835642006-04-01T06:00:00.000+08:002006-04-01T06:00:00.000+08:00hey guys, i am a fellow malaysian living in the US...hey guys, i am a fellow malaysian living in the US. a couple of days ago i received a letter saying i'm on the shortlist for the tk wong fellowship. just wanted to let you guys know that i have no credentials - not one MA, published work or competition win. it is encouraging to know that the fellowship really gives emerging writers a chance! it gives me hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1129280300432455462005-10-14T16:58:00.000+08:002005-10-14T16:58:00.000+08:00Chet - I am sincerely sorry if theis did not sink ...Chet - I am sincerely sorry if theis did not sink in when you told me about it before ... it all sounds so remarkable<BR/><BR/>zafar - many thanks for bringing us down to earth again and for opening my eyes ... yes if 1000 folks pay 30GBP each that makes .... that makes ... a lot more than the prize is worth! No, I had only heard of the Thai writer and none of the others ... And you could well be right about them being established writers already ...<BR/><BR/>What do I think? Hey, what do I know? I think this is an award worth trying for because if you never ask the Universe for nothing you get even less.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we just need more scholarships for local writers? I'll put it on my Christmas list.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1129249430206395422005-10-14T08:23:00.000+08:002005-10-14T08:23:00.000+08:00Hi Sharon! In fact, I had applied for it last year...Hi Sharon! In fact, I had applied for it last year. Naturally, got rejected. There must be a slew of highly talented writers applying for this fellowship. There is an application fee also, some thirty pounds or something like that. Imagine 1000 people applying for it every year! So many people from Asia are doing MFA courses in US/UK and also so many Western MFAs/Writers are attracted to write on themes Asian. The scope of candidates applying naturally becomes wide.<BR/><BR/>I guess Fellowships like this are more open to the MFAs from American and British universities. Just go and study the profiles of the past winners. People who have been supported by this fellowship are either already well-published or from some MFA course. Talent is of course a given. There is plenty around. But how many names, of these past fellows, have you heard except that of the now-famous Thai short story writer?<BR/><BR/>It is not a case of sour grapes. I am not insinuating anything against anyone or any organization, but these are my humble observations. I may, of course, be completely wrong. What do you think about it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126007565300598871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1129184796035625242005-10-13T14:26:00.000+08:002005-10-13T14:26:00.000+08:00UEA EAS Alumni.I remember telling you about this b...UEA EAS Alumni.<BR/><BR/>I remember telling you about this before.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1129168652822410712005-10-13T09:57:00.000+08:002005-10-13T09:57:00.000+08:00How did you discover this earlier, Chet?Kak Teh - ...How did you discover this earlier, Chet?<BR/><BR/>Kak Teh - you go for it, girl. You have your subject.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1129167730054300902005-10-13T09:42:00.000+08:002005-10-13T09:42:00.000+08:00They seem to have revised the requirements for the...They seem to have revised the requirements for the £25,000 David T K Wong Fellowship. I remember it used to be open only to writers from the Far East, now the requirement says "a fiction writer who wants to write in English about the Far East". I can't remember if the original requirement also included "writing about the Far East".Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1129167251610633952005-10-13T09:34:00.000+08:002005-10-13T09:34:00.000+08:00really? really? now I am doing a double take! wil...really? really? now I am doing a double take! will read on.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.com