Sharon Bakar is freelance writer and teacher-trainer based in Kuala Lumpur. Her work has appeared in a number of Malaysian publications including The Star, Off the Edge, Quill and Chrome magazine. She teaches creative writing in partnership with the British Council, and organizes Readings, a monthly event for local writers, at Seksan Gallery. Sharon blogs as Bibliobibuli (http://thebookaholic.blogspot.com/) focusing mainly on writing and publishing in Malaysia. She is the co-editor (along with Bernice Chauly) and publisher of Readings From Readings : New Malaysian Writing, a collection of pieces by writers who have read at the event. The book was launched in February 2011, and a follow up volume in planned for 2012.