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I’m in Love with Momoks: Romancing the Monstrous Feminine

By Alaa Khaldun | 3 April 2026 by Alaa Khaldun

On the 27th of March 2026, the Asia Creative Writing Programme and Difference Engine (Singapore’s independent comics publisher), came together to present, I’m in Love with Momoks, a one-hour talk at Gallery II in The Arts House. From witch hunts to femme fatales, writers Marjorie Liu, Wen-yi Lee and Meihan Boey share their favourite stories and examine how horror and speculative fiction can celebrate, vilify and subvert the best and worst of the female experience.…

Meet the Editors at Oyster River Pages – Online Event

By Alaa Khaldun | 22 March 20265 April 2026 by Alaa Khaldun

Please come and join us for an online, meet the editor event hosted by Oyster River Pages. Information below: Online through Google Meets Wednesday April 8, 9-10 pm, EDT (April 9th 9-10am Singapore Time) $ — Sliding Scale Suggested Donation Oyster River Pages is out to demystify the submission process. If you’re newer to sending out your work, have questions about the process, or simply would like to hear from ORP editors, please join us.…

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1-6 How to Protect and Shield Yourself as an Emerging Writer

By Alaa Khaldun | 13 March 202619 August 2026 by Alaa Khaldun

Writing is a phenomenal experience; it’s even more so once you’ve published. But before that, protecting your ideas and manuscript is a top priority. You need to learn how to handle your files, use technology, filter out people with ill intentions, make backups, and more. Then you need to learn how to protect yourself online, keep your privacy safe, and keep your social media secure. Please note: I will update this post as I learn…

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1-5 Rituals

By Alaa Khaldun | 22 February 202619 August 2026 by Alaa Khaldun

According to the Oxford Dictionary, rituals have many definitions but are mostly“a series of actions or type of behaviour regularly and invariably followed by someone.” Why are rituals important to writers? Well, rituals are mental cues to trigger the flow state, or meditative state, in which a creative is at the height of their concentration. Rituals help circumvent unavoidable stress. Sometimes there are things in your life that you cannot remove. Even if you are…

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1-4 Writing Tools

By Alaa Khaldun | 15 February 202619 August 2026 by Alaa Khaldun

With all that effort placed on writing, it’s important to keep our work somewhere safe. And organised. When I was younger, I used to write my ideas on post-its. And as you guessed it, I misplaced most of them. Sometimes I found them after a quick search, other times I found them years later hidden all the way at the back of a drawer, plastered or wedged into the wood. As I got older, I…