Julya Oui is aMalaysian author, playwright and screenwriter, best known for herhorror short story collections.[1][2][3]
Originally fromTaiping, Perak, in her youth, Oui taught herself poetry and fiction writing, as her family did not have the money to access creative writing courses. After a number of years self-publishing short stories, her first book,Bedtime Stories From The Dead Of Night, was published byMPH Group in 2011.[4]
She showcasedThem Horrors Be Everywhere, the third book in the Nighmares, Monsters & Horrors Triptych series, at theGeorge Town Literary Festival of 2016.[5]
In 2019, one of her short stories was included inThe Principal Girl: Feminist Tales From Asia anthology.[6] In 2021,Taiping Tales of Terror was published byPenguin Books.[1]
As a screenwriter, she contributed to the scripts of several Malaysian films.[7]
She is atransgender woman, and has spoken about experiencingdiscrimination in Malaysia for her gender identity.[7] She is a vegetarian.[8]