Bio

Name: Nur Khairiah
Profession: SAHM + ML Trainer (adhoc) + Creative artist (freelance)
Blogger: Since 2000
Author: Since 2014
Picture Book Illustrator: Since 2014

Recognition:

– Winner of the inaugural Pen UP! Kid Lit Awards 2018, (Anugerah Penulisan Sastera Kanak-Kanak Pen UP!) Early Chapter Book Category (Malay)

-Winner of Malay Language Month Blogging Competition 2006 (Bulan Bahasa 2006)
Malay Language Council Singapore(Blog name: Bustan Minda)

-Winner of Malay Language Month Blogging Competition 2008 (Bulan Bahasa 2008)
Malay Language Council Singapore (Blog name: Lensa Hati)

– Selected top 3 prize winner (Senior Category for Malay poems), National Poetry Competition 2015
Poem title: ‘Siapakah Kita?’ (Who are we?)

– Arts in Your Neighbourhood Bambam The Time Traveller by Storywise, inspired by the story, ‘Bambam’s Pretend Play!’

Exhibition:

P L A C E S:  An interdisciplinary Illustration X Writing community project series (2015)
– ‘Bambam’s Pretend Play!’, a children’s picture book was selected as one of the creative works for this interdisciplinary project. Story was showcased as a pop-up exhibition and travelled to various libraries in the Eastern region of Singapore from August to October 2015.

Book Illustrator’s Gallery (BIG) Exhibition @ Asian Festival Children’s Content 2017 (AFCC)
– Two illustrations for an unpublished book entitled ‘Ummi’s Hijab’ by Far’ain Jaafar was selected for the exhibition