Fong She-mei

Fong She-mei (Chinese: 方舒眉) is a writer, publisher and journalist in Hong Kong. Her real name is Wong Ling.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Fong.

Fong She-mei
Chinese方舒眉

Education

Fong graduated from Hong Kong Shue Yan College. In 1991, she received a master's degree from Lancaster University.[1]

Career

A journalist and newspaper editor,[1] Fong in 1998 co-founded Century Culture Ltd, a publisher of books and magazines, in Hong Kong.[2] As an author, her works include Love of City,[3] Tomorrow is Always Waiting There, and Find the Feeling of Happiness. She has also written such articles as "Life with Deducting 365 Days",[4] "The Years of Monmouth Path",[5] and others.

In 2004, Fong began writing children's literature, including the White Cat Black Cat series.[1] Her success earned her a Ming Pao interview in 2012.[6]

Works

Prose
  • Love of Cities
  • Butterfly's Wing
  • Tomorrow is Always Waiting There
  • Find the Feeling of Happiness
  • Buddhism Changes Our Lives

White Cat Black Cat Series
  • Detective Cat Series
  • Chinese History Journey Series
  • World Classics Theatre
  • The Blue Planet Series
  • Funny Liberal Study Series
  • School Detective Series
  • Funny Comic Strips Series

Awards

The Best Ten Books Election Award (Hong Kong Reading City)
  • 9th Edition of Hong Kong Reading City, in 2011 : 3rd Prize, Funny Comic Strips Vol.42[7]
  • 12th Edition of Hong Kong Reading City, in 2014 : 5th Prize, Mystery of Dinosaurs[8]
  • 13th Edition of Hong Kong Reading City, in 2015 : 1st Prize, School Detective II[9]
  • 13th Edition of Hong Kong Reading City, in 2015 : 4th Prize, Detective Cat - Against the Sky[9]
  • 14th Edition of Hong Kong Reading City, in 2016 : Best Ten Books, Detective Cat - Capture the Vampire[10]

The Best Ten Books Election is held by Hong Kong Reading City every year and is based on a trial reading system, with students choosing their favourite books and authors.

Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards
  • 1st Edition of Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards, in 2017 : "Language Education" category Prize, Fun with Classical Chinese[11]

Personal life

Fong's husband is Ma Sing-yuen, a caricaturist.[12]

References
  1. "A Brief Biography of Fong She Mei". centuryculture.blogspot.com. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Century Culture Ltd". hktdc.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. Fong She Mei, Love of City, July 2010. "Love of City."
  4. 明藝．隨筆﹕人生最後的三百六十五天, Ming Pao,18-4-2015 "明藝．隨筆﹕人生最後的三百六十五天."
  5. 萬茂里的歲月, Ming Pao,1-4-2014 "萬茂里的歲月 Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine."
  6. 小朋友大問題﹕白貓黑貓主腦揭秘！ "小朋友大問題﹕白貓黑貓主腦揭秘！."
  7. Funny Comic Strips Vol.42《六格爆笑彈》vol.42""
  8. Mystery of Dinosaurs 《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》""
  9. School Detective II《校園小偵探2》""
  10. "香港閱讀城 - 第14屆十本好讀". www.hkreadingcity.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. "香港出版雙年獎 - 得獎作品名單". www.hkpba.org. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  12. "White Cat Black Cat". centuryculture.blogspot.com. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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