Uthaya Sankar SB is a Malaysian writer who writes in Bahasa Malaysia. He grew up in a village (Aulong Lama in Taiping, Perak). This trilingual writer shifted to Klang, Selangor in 1991 before settling in Shah Alam, Selangor in 2000. He studied in SRK Convent Aulong, SM Darul Ridwan, SM King Edward VII, Jabatan Pengajian Media, Universiti Malaya (UM) and Jabatan Persuratan Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Uthaya lectured Bahasa Malaysia, Moral Education and Malaysian Studies in various colleges from 1999 to 2008, including in International College of Music (ICOM), HELP Institute, Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology(LICT), The One Academy, Yamaha Academy of Arts & Music, Prime College USJ, MSC International College, Summit International College, SEGi College Subang Jaya, SIT International College and Optima College. Between 1996 and 2009, he was also attached to Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) as Bahasa Malaysia news editor, newscaster, newspaper reviewer and coordinator of the RTM Disaster Unit. He was also appointed news content editor at Bernama Radio24 in 2008. In February 2010, Uthaya joined Kumpulan Media Karangkraf in Shah Alam, Selangor before becoming a freelancer in March 2011 and founded Uthaya's Media, Motivation and Publication Consultancy. He has won many awards, namely Hadiah Sastera Siswa-Bank Rakyat (1992), Hadiah Cerpen Maybank-DBP (1992, 1993 & 1996), Hadiah Sastera Utusan-Public Bank (1993), Hadiah Cerpen Esso-Gapena (1996), Hadiah Sastera Perdana Malaysia (1996/97 & 1998/99) and Hadiah Sastera Kumpulan Utusan-ExxonMobil (2003). His short story compilations are Orang Dimensi (DBP: 1994), Siru Kambam (DBP: 1996 & 1997), Yang Aneh-aneh (Sasbadi: 1997), Surat dari Madras (DBP: 1999), Nayagi (JPMUM: 2000), Sasterawan Pulau Cinta (USSB: 2001), Rudra Avatara (USSB: 2008) and Kathakali (USSB: 2009). Uthaya edited Vanakam (USSB: 2002), an anthology of Bahasa Malaysia short stories by Malaysian Indian writers. He has also written two novels: Hanuman: Potret Diri (DBP: 1996) and Panchayat (USSB: 2002). His children stories are compiled in Koleksi Cerita Ikan (Maselga: 1997), Cerita Rakyat Asia Co-mel (Percetakan Nasional: 1997), Nari! Nari! (DBP: 1995 & 2000) and Munis dengan Harimau (Fajar Bakti: 1996). Uthaya is the founder president of Kumpulan Sasterawan Kavyan (Kavyan Writers’ Group) since August 1999. Kavyan set a record in The Malaysia Book of Records in 2003 through Baca Cerpen Kavyan, a non-stop Bahasa Malaysia short story recital for 96 hours and 32 minutes. Kavyan was also awarded Anugerah Budayawan Selangor in 2005. He blogs at www.uthayasb.blogspot.com on a regular basis; mostly in Bahasa Malaysia. -