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The David T. K. Wong Creative Writing Fellowship is a unique and generous annual award of £26,000 to enable a fiction writer who wants to write in English about East and Southeast Asia to spend a year at the University of East Anglia.
The Fellowship was launched in 1997 and the first Fellow appointed from 1st October 1998.
The Fellowship is named for its sponsor, the late Mr David T.K. Wong, a Hong Kong businessman who was also a teacher, journalist and senior civil servant, and a writer of fiction.
David T.K. Wong's first novel The Evergreen Teahouse was published in 2003, his collection of short fiction Chinese Stories in Times of Change in 2009. His last novel, The Embrace of Harlots, was published in 2011. To read excerpts from David Wong's work and for more information, please visit his website.
Fellowship Award 2025/26
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We are delighted to announce that the 2025/26 David T. K. Wong Fellowship has been awarded to Lei Pu.
Lei Pu is a writer and visual artist from Guangzhou, China. Her interdisciplinary practice bridges literature, design, and spatial experience, with a particular interest in the poetic dimensions of perception and cross-cultural dialogue. Through her work, she examines how visual, sonic, and textual forms intersect to reflect subtle social dynamics and the complexity of contemporary life.
She holds a BA in Public Art from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and an MA in Information Experience Design from the Royal College of Art (RCA). Her work has been exhibited at the London Design Festival (2025) and she received the Kan Tai-Keung Design Gold Award (2023).
Her poetry has been published in Beijing Literature, and her current writing continues to explore themes of memory, belonging, and cultural perception through an interdisciplinary lens.
Former David T.K. Wong Fellows
Doua Thao (2024/25)
Xing Zhao (2023/24)
Mishi Saran (2022/23)
John Bengan (2021/22)
Che Yeun (2020/21)
Joe Milan Jr. (2019/20)
Melissa Fu (2018/19)
Nathaniel Go (2017/18)
Meng Jin (2016/17)
Violet Kupersmith (2015/16)
Jack Wang (2014/15)
Sharlene Teo (2013/14)
Ramesh Balakrishna Pillay (2012/13)
Presca Ahn (2011/12)
Chau (Cab) Tran (2010/11)
Hanh Hoang (2009/10)
Nam Le (2008/9)
Balli Jaswal (2007/8)
Mulaika Hijjas (2006/7)
Linh Dinh (2005/6)
Rattawut Lapcharoensap (2004/5)
Lakambini (Bing) Sitoy (2003/4)
Wendy Law-Yone (2002/3)
Liisa Laing (2001/2)
Simone Lazaroo (2000/1)
José Dalisay (1999/2000)
Po Wah Lam (1998/99)
Applying for the Fellowship
Applications for the 2025/26 Fellowship are open between 6 January and 28 February 2025.
Payment of the £10 administration fee can be made online at our UEA Store page.
Please contact the Fellowship Administrator if you have any queries.