
We're doing a special edition of our Powerpoint Party with 4 presentations to take you behind the scenes of the bookselling and publishing industry, from translation and book cover design to marketing and sales and distribution.
Our presenters
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Shanna Tan
Shanna Tan is a Singaporean literary translator working from Korean, Chinese and Japanese into English. Her translations include the bestselling Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum.
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Jaime Lee
Jaime Lee has been in the business of marketing things to people for the past 10 years, and five years ago, she got lucky enough to read books both for fun and for work. Since then, as Marketing Manager at Times Publishing, sheβs been helping stories find their readers, building bolder campaigns, and guiding visiting authors to great local food.
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Asher Yeo
Asher Yeo is a freelance illustrator, tattoo artist, writer and mythology nerd based in Singapore. A lover of eyes, impossible biology and tales of metamorphosis and transformation, Ash is inspired by the stories people tell and the way these stories continue to be held in the consciousness of a people.
She has done work for Sentosa, Eatmepoptart and Indie music artists, she mainly specializes in intricate, surreal, lined pieces and finds herself influenced by whimsical horror artists like Junji Ito and Guillermo Del Toro.
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Charlene Shepherdson
Charlene Shepherdson is the Business Development Manager of Difference Engine, an independent comics publisher based in Singapore. They manage DE's rights & IP and promote DE's backlist titles to publishers and media companies. They spearhead DE's experimental tech collaborations such as webcomic adaptations, interactive games and audio comics.
