Tunku Halim

Tunku Halim was born in Malaysia in 1964. He is dubbed Asia's Stephen King. By delving into Malay myth, legends and folklore, his writing is regarded as 'World Gothic'. His novel, Dark Demon Rising, was nominated for the 1999 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award whilst his second novel, Vermillion Eye, is used as a study text in The National University of Singapore's Language and Literature course. His short story has also won first prize in a 1998 Fellowship of Australian Writers competition.