13-07-2021, 01:04 PM
Singapore intern scores six-figure deal for debut novel on high society
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.
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Olivia 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.