Gina Yap Lai Yoong is an author of five published Malay novels - Eksperimen Cinta, Ngeri, Mangsa, Serangkai Hidup, and Obsesi - all of which are available in major bookstores in Malaysia and Google Play Store. Her bestsellers - Ngeri and Mangsa - have gone through multiple re-prints since its release. Her English debut - A Writer's Journey - was published in March 2016. Her latest published book is entitled Wak Linggi. She is currently working on two other manuscripts. Occasionally, Gina would attend book fairs and literary events to meet up with fellow writers and readers. She enjoys discussing stories with her readers. She also enjoys sharing her writing journey with aspiring writers to help inspire them to start writing. Over the past few years, Gina has journeyed with some of the aspiring writers she met, encouraging and mentoring them to write the book they have always wanted to write. Her passion for writing is contagious. In 2012, her writing journey was featured in an art installation entitled “Trails of Light” in conjunction with the Georgetown Festival in Penang. Gina was also one of the 10 selected young Malaysian writers who were sent to London for a writing expedition in 2013. Though she is camera-shy, Gina has been featured on various breakfast shows on national TV where she has shared her writing journey and talked about novel writing. She was also one of the panellists at the Cooler Lumpur Festival 2013, a forum discussion entitled “New Malay Literature: e Changing Face of the Malay Author”. Gina was recently elected the President of Malaysian Writers Society (2016 - 2018). Get connected with Gina! Website: www.ginayaplaiyoong.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/ginayaplaiyoong Facebook: www.facebook.com/ginayaplaiyoong