Founder & Organizer (Singapore Unbound)
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief (Gaudy Boy)
Publisher & Founding Editor (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. His Snow at 5 PM won the Singapore Literature Prize in English fiction.

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). 

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.

Editorial Intern (Gaudy Boy)

Sophie recently graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a double major in English Literature and Communications with Honours. She has published film reviews and poetry.

Incoming Editor-in-Chief and Fiction Editor (SUSPECT)

Sharmini was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and raised between the cities of Johor Bahru and Singapore. Her short fiction and writings on art, literature, and history have appeared or are forthcoming online, in print, and as part of art exhibitions. She holds an M.A. in History from Nanyang Technological University and is currently pursuing a joint PhD at the National University of Singapore (Southeast Asian Studies) and King's College London (History).

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.

Poetry Editor (SUSPECT)

Jack Xi (they/he) is a queer, disabled Singapore-based writer who enjoys relocating bugs so they don't get stepped on. They’ve appeared in several poetry journals and anthologies, both Singaporean and otherwise. Find out more at jackxisg.wordpress.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.

Assistant Art Director (SUSPECT)

Tiffany is currently based in Shanghai. Her poems can be found in Black Warrior Review, Sine Theta Magazine, The Offing, and elsewhere. She is a recent graduate of Williams College, where she studied Art History. 

Proofreader (SUSPECT)

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

Fiction Editorial Intern (SUSPECT)

Faith Ho is a Singaporean and uni student in the US. Besides writing, she enjoys taking photos, making films, playing music, wandering aimlessly, and dreaming of hawker food. 

Essay Editorial Intern (SUSPECT)

Aishah (she/her) is a Malaysian writer based in New York City. She enjoys writing across genres, and delving into ideas of interspecies kinship, collaborative survival, and nonhuman ecologies. She is currently working on her first novel.