Founder & Organizer (Singapore Unbound)

Publisher & Editor-in-Chief (Gaudy Boy and SUSPECT)

Jee is a Singaporean author, editor, and publisher based in New York City. His book of poems Steep Tea (Carcanet) was named a Best Book of the Year by UK’s Financial Times.

Chief of Staff (Singapore Unbound)

A filmmaker based in New York City, Eunice draws on the power of the moving image to inspire transformative social change. A former journalist at Al Jazeera and The Straits Times, she has produced a body of work that is often focused on social justice, identity, and human rights. 

Program Director (Singapore Unbound)

Born in Santiago, Chile, and raised in New England, Lily Philpott is an indigenous transracial adoptee. She worked for close to a decade in the arts and culture nonprofit sector in New York City, at PEN America, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Asian American Writers' Workshop. Currently, she is completing her MFA in Fiction at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). 

Network Manager (NIMBUS)

Alysha Chandra works in marketing for the visual arts. She writes essays and plays, and she is part of the art-tech collective Feelers. 

Website/Social Media Manager (Singapore Unbound and Gaudy Boy)

Emily is a graduate of New York University where she studied Media, Culture & Communication, and Art History. Currently, she works at a startup in NYC. In her free time, she enjoys working with textiles and learning about fiber arts, coding, and internet culture.

Public and Media Specialist (Singapore Unbound and Gaudy Boy)

Ally has over ten years of experience in public relations. In her spare time, Ally is a Singaporean poet. She was the 2019 Singapore Unbound Fellow for New York City and a member of Singaporean writing collective /s@ber.

Managing Editor (Gaudy Boy)

Kim is a freelance book editor as well as the managing editor of Gaudy Boy, an NYC-based indie press that publishes Asian voices. She also runs the online literary magazine www.ofzoos.com.

Assistant Editor (Gaudy Boy)

Judy is a labor organizer based in NYC. With a background in abolitionist organizing, Judy is devoted to amplifying Asian literary voices that open radical political possibilities.

Assistant Editor (Gaudy Boy)

Laetitia Keok is a writer and editor based in Singapore. Her work has been published in Wildness, Hobart, and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. You can find her at laetitia-k.com

Marketing Associate (Gaudy Boy)

Lixin works in Marcomms at a tech company. She co-founded and held the position of Design Director at PLAYSET! literary magazine during her university years at the National University of Singapore, from which she graduated with a Psychology degree with honors.

Fiction Editor (SUSPECT)

Sharmini was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and raised between the cities of Singapore and Johor Bahru, where she still lives. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and placed on the Australian Book Review Jolley Prize and Singapore’s Golden Point Awards.

Fiction Review Editor (SUSPECT)

Elise (she/her) is an editor, translator, and cat mother based in Portland, Oregon. She's also been a writer, instructor, graduate student, and admin. Her literary interests include Asian/America, the diaspora, translation, comics, and genre fiction. You can send her a line at elise.j.choi@gmail.com.

Art Director (SUSPECT)

Miki is a multidisciplinary designer currently working in branding and advertising. When she isn't in front of a screen, you can usually find her around the city practicing analogue photography, thrift shopping, or fuelling her expensive coffee habit in trendy cafes.

Proofreader (SUSPECT)

Candice is Singaporean and lives in Zurich with her husband and three children. She loves reading and supporting writers on their manuscripts.

Art Intern (SUSPECT)

Tiffany is a third-year student at Williams College, where she studies Art History and Environmental Studies. Her poems have appeared in The Offing, Pigeon Pages, and elsewhere. 

Poetry Editorial Intern (SUSPECT)

Jack Xi (they/he) is a queer Singaporean poet and member of the writing collective /Stop@BadEndRhymes (stylised /s@ber). They’ve appeared in several poetry journals and anthologies. Find out more at jackxisg.wordpress.com.