James has written for some of Malaysia's most prominent cultural magazines and is a co-editor of the Penang Free Sheet, Penang's weekly go-to event guide.
JAMES SPRINGER left his home in the UK immediately after graduating from Loughborough University with a 2:1 in Politics and International Relations in 2008. Eager to test his student’s perspective of the world with reality, he first lived in Syria before traveling overland to South-East Asia and Malaysia. Although quiet and underdeveloped at the time, the small island of Penang quickly became a home-away-from-home and fueled his intense desire for making a difference in the world – however small.
Springer’s initial step into Penang’s development was with wine. After completing his Sommelier’s course in Kuala Lumpur, he embarked on a mission to raise the local population’s general knowledge of wine through courses and classes taught at wine bars, seminars, and hospitality institutions across the country. His company – Wine Advisory – has been running for three years now.
Writing was a passion of his throughout his time in Malaysia, albeit somewhat sidelined, until the beginning of 2016 when he made it a full-time, freelancing career. He has written – and continues to write – for Malaysian publications such as Penang Monthly and The Expat Group, as well as international magazines such as GQ and Esquire through their subsidiaries in Malaysia. He is also co-founder and co-editor of the Penang Free Sheet, a weekly-distributed four-page booklet detailing all the events taking place in Penang each week. Conceived in 2014, the Penang Free Sheet continues today with over 6,000 physical and electronic copies delivered each week, a functional website, and development of an application underway.
In addition to Malaysia’s Canvas, Springer has another two concepts in mind for future publication. Noble Rot is set to be a work of fiction, telling the story of illegal immigrant Paul Jameson becoming disenchanted with the exotic as he struggles to raise wine’s profile in Malaysia, while slowly degrading into a tropical life of drink and debauchery, black magic, corruption, and wildly confusing cultural norms. The other, On the Campaign Trail: Malaysia’s Political Reality, will be another non-fiction, fly-on-the-wall account of Malaysia’s opposition party campaigning for the general elections in May 2018, for a period of 6-8 months. Using his contacts in federal and state government, Springer aims to document how a democratic political campaign is carried out in Malaysia by following the party’s nominees as they travel the country engaging with the voting public.
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Dear All,
Well, it has finally been confirmed; "Malaysia's Canvas" will be published early next year!
I have signed with the Malaysian publisher Gerakbudaya (http://gbgerakbudaya.com/home/), founded by the legendary political prisoner Pak Chong with the aim of 'building a progressive mind' (membina minda progresif).
Needless to say, Gerakbudaya is renowned in Malaysia for publishing books that are thoughtful and even challenging, with a certain amount of spunk. They cover a range of topics in the realms of culture, politics and social studies, so "Malaysia's Canvas" will be in good hands indeed. Also, with production and distribution networks in
Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, and even Hong Kong and China, it is sure to reach a sizeable readership. Of course, it will be published in English.
As for your copies and packages, they will be delivered to you by post or, if you are lucky enough to be in Penang when it is published, hand delivered to you personally.I have all your details (name, email, postal address etc.) but should you need to contact me to make any changes then please email me at springer.jamesspringer@gmail.com.
The Publishizer page will be up and running for another week, after which it will shut down - the campaign having finished. If there are any other pre-orders to be made then now is the time to do it!
Once again, thank you for all your support with this campaign, as well as your much appreciated patience. It has been a very useful service but only valuable due to your involvement. You have all contributed to getting "Malaysia's Canvas" published and I am immensely grateful.
All the very best,
James