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Dead Eric Gets a Virus

Twilight in the Land of Nowhen

The Feng Shui Detective

The Feng Shui Detective Goes South

The Feng Shui Detective's Casebook

Alfonso Fonso and the Tree of Good and Evil

The Shanghai Union of Industrial Mystics

The City of Dreams

Mozzle and the Giant

The Place You're Meant to

The World's Funniest

The Day It Rained Letters

The Paper Princess

May Moon

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What Kids Eat

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A Boy Named Joy

What Asians Eat

Branding For Thieves

Filipino Wordplay

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Who Is This Guy?

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The Other One

A Really Funny Q&A

Two Types of Tears

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The Boy Who Could Not Finish a

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We're looking for creative people
It's time to unleash your ideas

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MOST CREATIVE PARTY ON EARTH.  We are actively looking for writers of novels, children's books, screenplays and non-fiction to join our groups.  Don't think of our activities as "courses": think of them as professional launchpads. We keep our teams VERY SMALL so sign up TODAY.

YOUR GUIDE: Nury Vittachi (known to readers of children's books as Mister Jam) is one of Asia's most successful authors. He has written more than 30 books, many of which have been published around the world in multiple languages. His works are issued by some of the world's biggest publishers, including Pan Macmillan and John Wiley Inc. He is chairman of the judges of one of the world's biggest literary prizes. Vittachi is working with Merecl, a Hong Kong Polytechnic University unit which has a fabulous record in fostering works which become real novels, movies and computer games.

YOUR CAREER AS AN AUTHOR STARTS RIGHT HERE. Mr Vittachi is offering to share his "trade secrets" in small-group sessions in Hong Kong. 
Find out more from the links on this site and then email us URGENTLY to register your interest. Do it TODAY. The groups start meeting soon and seats are filling up fast.
 
CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE:

    Become a writer of fiction


    Write non-fiction or biographies
    Generate screenplays
    Make it in children's literature

Not sure where to start? Click here:
Make me a writer


 

Cartoon of Mr. Jam
Photo-realistic artwork of Mr. Jam

YOUNG FANS CAN MEET MR JAM
"I was born on the planet Earth," Mr Jam said in a recent interview. "And I still spend most of my time there. What else would anyone want to know?" 
      Maybe just a few more facts. 
       1. If you want to meet a real live author or have him teach you how to be an author, Mr Jam will do all that much better even than famous superstar author Roald Dahl. This is because Roald Dahl is dead. 
     2. Note: Mr. Jam, who is a children book author known to adults as Nury Vittachi, is one of East Asia's most interesting writers. Bio-type stuff.      
    

MAY MOON FANS click here.

If you are thinking, "Who is this irritating-sounding guy?"
click here to find out.  This site includes stories, some of which haven't yet made it to the bookshops, and some of the best lateral-thinking puzzles on the planet. Go there.

Get information about books by Nury Vittachi (Sam Jam) by clicking here. Or pick up the ones you've missed.  Read reviews from the world's press. Drop an email to Mr. Jam. He replies personally! Or become an author yourself. It's not that difficult. "If I can do it..." says Jam. "...Guess the rest of that sentence."

(Ilustration by Eamonn O'Boyle)

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