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AID Creative Writing International Committee
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Sahar bin Misron @
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Sahar bin Misron or SAMSA HARRIS (his writer's name) is a former teacher from Batu Pahat, Johore who is currently residing in Kuala Lumpur. He did his primary and secondary studies in Senggarang, Batu Pahat and Muar, Johore. He later pursued his tertiary education in Melewar Teacher’s Training College, Negeri Sembilan, Science University of Malaysia, Penang before continuing his Master's Degree in the University of Bristol, Uniter Kingdom. He had served in various schools and departments in the Ministry of Education Malaysia in Pahang, Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. Prior to his retirement, he was the Principal in SMK Pantai IB World School. Among his favourite pastime is writing poem, short stories and traveling log. He was also Second Chief of Labuan’s Writers Association (PERWILA) from 2005 to 2019. He is a lifetime member of PERWILA.
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Mohd Yatim bin Dolir is a retiree, having served 7 years as a secondary school teacher, 10 years as an officer in Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry Of Education Malaysia and 17 years as Head Master of Primary School. A qualified teacher with a Diploma in Science and Education from UPM and Bachelor in Guidance and Counceling, UPM. Have vast experience as Primary School Science Curriculum Master Trainer for teachers. Also as UPSR Science Chief Examiner. In 2003, he was sent by Akademi Sains Malaysia and MOE to an eight days School Attachment Programme in Paris, France to study the implementation (and probable adaptation) of ‘La main a la parte’- a hands on science programme for kindergarten and primary school children. Have since wrote and published four science academic books for secondary school and five primary school Science Text Books (2004-2009). Apart from books, Mohd Yatim also wrote articles published monthly in various magazines. He was also invited by various Education Departments, Schools, NGO’s and private Agencies to give talk and present papers. After retiring from goverrment service, Mohd Yatim joined a publishing company as Managing Editor for seven years and produced five children’s books and three academic books. In 2020, he has written and thus published nine anthologies with various publishers. Five of them are published by AID Conference. Besides writing books, Mohd Yatim is also a free lance consultant who conducted workshops, seminars and camps for team building, motivation, smart study, exam skills and fun learning (didik libur) especially for preschool children. For his outstanding performance, he was awarded Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang in 1996 and 2004. In 2006, he was conferred the Pingat Pangkuan Negara (PPN) by Yang DiPertuan Agung and Pingat Pekerti Terpuji (PPT) by the Sultan of Selangor. For his dedication in various fields of education, he was awarded as Tokoh Guru daerah Gombak in 2011. For his continuous support and involvement in school academic activities, even after his retirement, Mohd Yatim was awarded the Ikon Pesara in education category by Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pesara (KWAP) in 2019. |
Mohd Yatim bin Dolir
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Email : yatim142jentayu@gmail.com
Nur Mardhiah binti Hj Mohd Rashid @ Adid Rashed
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Nur Mardhiah binti Hj Mohd Rashid or Adid Rashed (her writer’s name) works in the Psychology and Counseling Division at a government agency. She did her primary and secondary studies in Yong Peng, Johor. Obtained a Diploma and Bachelor's Degree (Psychology) from Kolej Darul Hikmah and Open University of Malaysia. She is currently pursuing her studies in Master of Guidance and Counseling at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She has more than 12 years of experience in psychology, guidance and counseling, support services, community dan charity services. She is very active in training and consulting, writing, conducting of workshop modules and seminars related to psychology, counseling, human development, community as well as writing and publishing books/e-books in various government agencies, corporates and NGOs. Her deep interest in the field of writing led her to produce and publish works of various genres besides poetry and self-help / motivation books. She is also a member of the Malaysian Young Writers Club (KPMM) and active in the group of Pemuisi and Penyair Malaysia. Co-founder of DDJA Rich Resources, training and consultancy.
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Nor Azian binti Azami or Azian Azami (her writer’s name) is a health care Assistant in the Social Welfare Department (Ministry of Woman’s Development). She is from Merbok, Kedah. She is a graduate of Mara University of Technology (UITM) in Tourism Management (2003). She is seriously involved in the world of writing starting in 2019. During the two years of her involvement, she has wrote several anecdote books published by Galeri Ilmu, Aid Conference and Bonda Nor Resources. She is also one of the editors of the Aid Conference. She is actively involved in various writing programs organized by Bonda Nor Resources. She has acquired writing knowledge from great writers. Among them are Bonda Nor, Pn. Sri Diah Shaharuddin and Uthaya Sankar SB. Email : azianazami82@gmail.com
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Nor Azian binti Azami @ Azian Azami
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Dr Noor Farahi binti Kamaruddin
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Noor Farahi binti Kamaruddin or her writer’s name, Farahi Kamaruddin is from Kuala Terengganu. She obtained a Bachelor of Food Science, specialization in Nutrition and Food Services at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. She continued her Master's degree in Community Nutrition at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian before continuing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) level at the same university in Nutrition and Public Health, and graduated in 2019. In 2016, while continuing her Phd study, she started a part-time career as a ghostwriter. After completing her PhD, she pursued a full-time career as a freelance writer and ghostwriter. As a ghostwriter, she wrote articles for blogs and does editing tasks. The editing task carried out is the editing of scientific articles for academic journals and books. In addition, she also writes a lot of reviews for dramas and movies for a personal blog. She is also one of the writers in The Patriots Asia, an organization that actively distributes scholarly pop articles through its portal. She also involved in several anthology writings published by several publishing houses, which are, Aku, Dia & Sekolah 2 (published by Buku Loncatan), Apa Yang Lebih Membahagiakan (published by Nuha Books), Pasrahlah Duhai Hati, Murabbi di Hatiku 4, Mencari Sakinah, Makanan Kehidupan (published by SYFE) and Buku Kisah Hidup: Hijrah. She also participated in various writing courses since 2019 to increase skills in writing as well as equip herself for various genres of writing.
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Basri Zakaria berasal dari Ampang, Selangor. Kini menetap di Melaka. Bekerja sebagai Jurutera. Menghasilkan 3 karya solo dan 12 antologi puisi/anekdot. Pernah memenangi hadiah sastera utusan dan sayembara IPM. Juga sebagai pembantu editor di AID conference. Masih dikategorikan sebagai insan kecil dan ingin menapak lebih jauh lagi. Email : butik.aneka26@gmail.com
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Basri bin Zakaria
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Puan M Mascitah binti Mansor
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Puan M Mascitah binti Mansor atau nama penanya GadiSawah berasal dari Jeneri, Sik, Kedah. Beliau ialah graduan ijazah Sarjana Pengajian Melayu, Universiti Malaya pada 2001 dan kini beliau merupakan Pensyarah di Divisyen Bahasa Melayu, Pusat Bahasa dan Pembangunan Akademik Pra-Universiti (CELPAD), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia sejak 2003. Sebelum bergerak secara aktif dalam penghasilan karya kreatif, beberapa artikel mengenai isu bahasa dan puisi hasil penulisan beliau pernah disiarkan dalam majalah terbitan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Kemudian pada tahun 2020, khususnya setelah beliau menyertai Bengkel Penulisan Travelog di Universiti Islam Malaysia pada 2019, 11 buah karya penulisan bersama seperti anekdot, puisi, pantun, travelog kehidupan telah diterbitkan. Antara pihak penyelenggara yang menerbitkan karya-karya tersebut ialah USIM Writers Pool (UMP), AID Conference, Nuha Creative Resources, Wacana MBM, SYFE Management, WADAH dan beberapa penerbitan lain lagi. Beliau juga terpilih sebagai editor oleh pihak UMP dan AID Conference serta turut dilantik sebagai ahli jawatankuasa bagi UMP pada tahun 2020.
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