The Hong Kong Writers Circle is a member organisation for writers of all levels and genres. Our mission is to nurture and inspire local writers to pursue their creative dreams. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment in which writers develop their writing skills and knowledge of the publishing industry with the support of their peers. The HKWC provides its members with opportunities to further their craft, meet and network with industry professionals, receive critical feedback on their work, take part in workshops and socials, and see their work published in our annual anthology.
Founded in 1991 by Lawrence Gray, the HKWC has since become a stalwart of Hong Kong’s literary scene. We encourage writers across all genres to join our community, including short fiction writers and novelists, non-fiction writers and journalists, playwrights, screenwriters, filmmakers, and poets. Our members come from all corners of the globe and range from the published professional to the aspiring amateur.
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The 18th annual Hong Kong Writers Circle anthology of fiction, essays and poetry. Yin or yang? Yes or no? Go or stay? Take it or leave it. Every choice and change divides the world in two. Make the cut again and again. Recognise yours as one among eight billion words. There goes another. If you're looking for meaning in such a place, you may as well throw in your lot with oracles and soothsayers. Here is a bundle of yarrow. Split the stalks and sort out their message. Here is a handful of coins. Compute the binary code you toss. Here is a quiver of pointy sticks. What possible world shakes out? Contributors: SCC Overton, Sadie Kaye, Holly Sykes, Julien Pants, Dominic Sargent, Kristina C. Wilson, Jan Chu, Michael Watson, Neil Frank Shastry, Reena Bhojwani, Stewart McKay, Paul Clinton Corrigan, Allan Westphall, Phoebe Siu, Suci Remiyati, Vaughan Rapatahana. -
With all manner of storms battering Hong Kong the past few years, what happens After the Storm? Set in Hong Kong and beyond, the 17th annual Hong Kong Writers Circle anthology delves deep into the aftermath of natural and human-made storms: joy, disappointment, humility, regret, and humour. Some of the storms are sudden and visceral; others take time to build; some are gentle and others are violent; some happen in a teacup, others across the solar system. Whether you want to immerse yourself in meditative poetry and creative non-fiction, or the fictional worlds of tycoon’s daughters and soup makers to dragons; aging boyband singers and emigrants to new lands; fatherless children and teenagers on the edge; reckless private investigators and secretive scientists; unfaithful lovers and grieving girlfriends, you will find hours of engaging reading with After the Storm. Contributors: Larry Feign, Sadie Kaye, Reena Bhojwani, Kristina C. Wilson, Jason Y. Ng, Karl M. Hurst, Dominic Sargent, Becky Baker, Ian Greenfield, Stewart McKay, Chris Maden, Andy Morrall, Lia Mandansari, Vaughan Rapatchahana, Tom K. E. Chan, Jervina Lao, Anjali Mittal, Paul Clinton Corrigan, Simon Berry, R. J. Verity, Suci Resmiyati, Joy Al-Sofi. -
Twenty-one years in the making, the Hong Kong Writers Circle proudly presents its 2026 Anthology, featuring the awkward moments, embarrassing encounters and innocence-ending revelations that define Coming of Age. With more than 30 contributors, this collection brings together short stories, poems and memoirs from Hong Kong and the wider diaspora of HK writers.
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A snapshot of Hong Kong as it is, as it was, as it could be, as it may never be again. From city to village, from meltdowns to mysteries, from doubts to resolve, migrants to escapees, despair to triumph; our writers present us with a feast of the senses, physical and otherwise, taking us down paths through a variety of mental landscapes, ideas and perspectives towards unexpected awakenings. Contributors: Joy Al-Sofi, Simon Berry, Reena Bhojwani, Gillian Bickley, Atom Cheung, Paul Clinton Corrigan, Ian Greenfield, Genevieve Hilton, Sarah Ho, Henrik Hoeg, Wilson Li, Chris Maden, Lisa Mandansari, Stewart McKay, Anjali Mittal, Andy Morrall, Emi Mulanto, Jason Y Ng, Edmund Price, Vaughan Rapatahana, Suci Resmiyati, Nifraz Rifaz, Laura Ruggeri, Dimple Shah, James Tam, Anni Juliana Tobing.
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Born when monster-men from the brave country stole nine dragons and one fragrant harbour from the kingdom at the centre of the world, Hong Kong couldn’t avoid allegorical analysis if it bundled itself into a car boot and headed north to assist with public security investigations. A long-suffering foster-child; the plague towns of Camus and Defoe; an unruly bird with golden eggs. Explore 16 unique visions not about Hong Kong, but about what Hong Kong is like.
