Echoes
Echoes [a collection of essays] is a true expression of what it means to (re)connect with one’s culture, blending memoir, cultural commentary and translation with brief vignettes that leave a lasting impact.
Judges' Report
An impressive and creative exploration of the self, culture, joy, and form, this collection of essays is simultaneously generous, indulgent and economical. A fun and experimental book, Chua brings you into her world in an honest and self-effacing way, creating a compelling read. Echoes is a true expression of what it means to (re)connect with one’s culture, blending memoir, cultural commentary, and translation with brief vignettes that leave a lasting impact. There is a rhythm to the writing that is poetic in nature creating an elegant, resonant, and tender read. Echoes is a truly unique and experimental book that showcases the power of small publishing.
About the author
Shu-Ling Chua is a Melbourne-based (formerly Canberra-based) essayist, critic and poet, whose work has appeared in Peril Magazine, Lindsay, Meanjin, Triangle House Review, and Asian American Writers’ Workshop, among others. Her debut essay collection, Echoes, was published in 2020.
Shu-Ling was shortlisted for the 2018 Woollahra Digital Literary Award, highly commended for the 2017 Feminartsy Memoir Prize and selected for the 2015 HARDCOPY manuscript development program. She has completed writing residencies at the Wheeler Centre and KSP Writers’ Centre. Her work focuses on image, femininity, memory and the blurry boundaries between private and public.
