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Singapore intern scores six-figure deal for debut novel on high society
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Kyla Zhao began writing the novel last year while alone and homesick in California at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.PHOTO: COURTESY OF KYLA JIAYI ZHAO
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Olivia Ho
Assistant Life Editor
SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old editorial intern is the latest Singaporean writer to secure a major book deal abroad.
Kyla Zhao, a Vogue Singapore intern, has scored a two-book deal with Berkley Publishing, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Kyla Zhao began writing the novel last year while alone and homesick in California at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.PHOTO: COURTESY OF KYLA JIAYI ZHAOOlivia Ho
Assistant Life Editor
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JUL 11, 2021, 12:30 PM SGT
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SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old editorial intern is the latest Singaporean writer to secure a major book deal abroad.
Kyla Zhao, a Vogue Singapore intern, has scored a two-book deal with Berkley Publishing, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
