Self-publishing versus Publishing Locally versus Publishing Internationally: Oh, the Choices!
PanelVivian Teo | Moderator: Lauren Ho
Aspiring authors and all those who are curious, this is the session for you! Have a great idea, written a great manuscript, and now wondering what's next? Come listen to three writers share their distinct paths--through self-publishing, working with a local publisher, and signing with an international publishing house. They’ll discuss the choices they made, the challenges they faced, and the lessons they learned along the way. Whether you're an aspiring author or simply curious about how books make their way into the world, this conversation offers honest insights into the realities of the publishing landscape and the many routes available to getting your story out there.
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Vivian Teo (Singapore)
Vivian Teo is the author of middle-grade book series, My BFF Is an Alien, published by Epigram Books. Books in her series have been shortlisted in the Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award, Singapore Book Awards and POPULAR Readers’ Choice Awards. The series’ first book won third place in the latter’s English (Children) category in 2020.
Vivian is also a freelance writer whose work has been featured in CNA. She enjoys writing about parenting, education, social and financial issues and blogging on her parenting/lifestyle website, The Stuff Childhoods Are Made Of, at vivianteo.com.
Moderator Lauren Ho (Singapore)
Lauren Ho is a critically acclaimed multi-genre fiction novelist of adult and children's fiction. Her debut novel, Last Tang Standing, was an international and local bestseller, and her Disney YA novel Bite Me, Royce Taslim was the first Disney young adult novel set in Southeast Asia. She is currently based in Singapore.
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