‘Once We Were There’ has been longlisted for the 2025 Chommanard Women’s Literary Award.
The Chommanard Women’s Literary Award celebrates outstanding female literary talent from ASEAN, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The award recognises works that demonstrate cultural relevance, social impact, and literary excellence.… Read more
Bernice Chauly will take part in the 2025 edition of the George Town Literary Festival (GTLF), the very festival she directed from 2011 to 2018. This year’s festival will be held from 28 to 30 November 2025 in George Town, Penang.… Read more
On Friday 25 July 2025, the ÖLitt Literature Festival will take place at the Himmelsberga Ölands Museum, with this year’s theme focusing on “Öland in Literature”. The festival will offer a full day of literary programming from 10:30 to 17:15, featuring well-known authors and cultural commentators.… Read more
As part of JitFest 2025 – a festival celebrating the life and legacy of Jit Murad, the late Malaysian playwright, actor, and comedian – Bernice Chauly will take part in ‘Jit Murad’s Women: A Conversation with Actors.’
Jit Murad’s plays are renowned for their richly drawn female characters—women who are intelligent, resilient, and deeply compelling.… Read more
“The first talk of the day was the keynote held by Kim Belair, CEO and Founder of Sweet Baby Inc. – a narrative development company who unfairly and unjustified has been (and still are) the target of an online hate storm focusing on their commitment to diverse perspectives and their work in cultural consulting.… Read more
Bernice Chauly on a ‘Women in Games’ panel: “Walk in my shoes, different paths to video games,” Stockholm, Sweden.
By Tania Jayatilaka, Tatler
Mar 04, 2024
Source: Tatler
There’s nothing quite like a good work of fiction to transport you to imaginary worlds vastly different from the familiarity of your own surroundings. But in the past decade or so, numerous Malaysian authors have come to the forefront, proving that Malaysian stories and experiences have a place in the cultural zeitgeist both locally and abroad.… Read more
Second Saturdays Reading Series featuring Bernice Chauly reading and in conversation with Salil Tripathi. Private home in Harlem. The gathering begins with a potluck, followed by a short open-mic.
Bernice Chauly is a Malaysian novelist, poet, educator, and former festival director.… Read more
Bernice Chauly has been nominated as Best Actress at the 32 Malasysian Film Festival, for her part in ‘Spilt Gravy on Rice’ in the role of playwright and art activist Kalsom. ‘Spilt Gravy’ was nominated for several other categories including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Narrative and Leading Actor amongst others.… Read more
Interview by Wasafiri, School of English and Drama Queen Mary, University of London
July 2, 2020
Source: wasafiri.org
Bernice Chauly is a Malaysian novelist, poet, educator and former director of the George Town Literary Festival. She has published seven books of poetry and prose: going there and coming back (1997), The Book of Sins (2008), Lost in KL (2008), the acclaimed memoir Growing Up With Ghosts (2011), Onkalo (2013), her debut novel Once We Were There (2017) and most recently, her fourth poetry collection, Incantations/Incarcerations (2019).… Read more