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Monday, 25 April 2016

The Blue Lotus Spring issue coming soon.......


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about me

Martin Bradley is a freelance author and researcher. He is, at times, an Art Critic, writer, graphic designer and exhibitions curator, currently back in the UK after being Covid 19 stranded in Cambodia for 15 months. He has volunteer taught Art History to young adults in Cambodia since 2012.

Martin has a Master's Degree in Art History and Theory from the University of Essex, England and a Master's Degree in Gallery Studies (Exhibitions and Displays) also from the University of Essex. His first degree was in Philosophy and he has diplomas in Art & Design, Graphic Design and Social Work. He is currently studying for his third Master's Degree and finished a Creative Writing course with the Writer's Centre Norwich (UK).

He is the author of a collection of poetry - Remembering Whiteness and Other Poems (2012) Bougainvillaea Press; a charity travelogue - A Story of Colors of Cambodia, which he also designed (2012) EverDay and Educare; a collection of his writings for various magazines called Buffalo and Breadfruit (2012) Monsoon Books; an art book for the Philippine artist Toro, called Uniquely Toro (2013), which he also designed, also has written a history of pharmacy for Malaysia, The Journey and Beyond (2014).

Martin wrote a book Calligraphyism about Modern Chinese Art with notable Chinese artist Luo Qi, from the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China (2017), and has had his book about Bangladesh artist Farida Zaman For the Love of Country published in Dhaka in December 2019.

He is the founder-editor of The Blue Lotus formerly Dusun an e-magazine dedicated to Asian art and writing, founded in 2011. Also the founder of Northern Writers, a venue for writers to read in northern Malaysia.

Martin was invited to read his poetry in Siem Reap, Cambodia (2013, in 2020 and 2021) and to The Philippines (twice in 2013). He was short story prize winner in the Warren Adler (USA) competition (2012) and invited to Delhi, India (2010) to read his poetry at the Commonwealth Writers Meet, he also had his Melvyn the Bomoh story serialised in the Australian webzine Specusphere (2009).

My Books

Commentary by Humanists: Martin Bradley

Commentary by Humanists: Martin Bradley
2022 New book by Martin Bradley about the Chinese artist Luo Qi

For the Love of Country

For the Love of Country
Biography of Bangladesh artist Farida Zaman 2019

Luo Qi Calligraphyism

Luo Qi Calligraphyism
Bio of Chinese artist Lou Qi (2017)

The Journey and Beyond

The Journey and Beyond
Community Pharmacy in Malaysia (2015)

Uniquely Toro

Uniquely Toro
Filipino artist Toro, a retrospective (2013)

A Story of Colors of Cambodia

A Story of Colors of Cambodia
One story concerning the Cambodia children's charity Colors of Cambodia (2012)

Buffalo & Breadfruit

Buffalo & Breadfruit
The trials and tribulations of an expat, 7 thousand miles from home (2012)

BFM RADIO INTERVIEW

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Martin Bradley CV

My Magazines

Remembering Whiteness

Malim Nawar Morning

Cambodia Chill

Nanyang Special

The Blue Lotus 14

The Blue Lotus 13

The Blue Lotus12

The Blue Lotus 11

The Blue Lotus 10

The Blue Lotus 9

The Blue Lotus 8

The Blue Lotus 7

The Blue Lotus 6

The Blue Lotus 5

The Blue Lotus 4

The Blue Lotus 3

Dusun becomes 'The Blue Lotus'

Dusun Quarterly Summer 2015

Dusun Quarterly Spring 2015

Dusun Quarterly Winter 2014

Dusun quarterly Summer 2014

Dusun Quarterly 1

Dusun 15

DUSUN 14

Dusun 13

DUSUN 12

Dusun 11

Dusun 10

Dusun 9

Dusun 8

Dusun 7

Dusun 4

Dusun 3

Dusun 2

Dusun 1st issue

also on.....

also on.....

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e-publisher

Winner
Warren Adler Divorce Short Story Prize 2012 (USA)

Publications


Latest Book - For the Love of Country (biography of Dr Farida Zaman, Bangladesh)

Previous books

The Journey and Beyond
(Pharmacy in Malaysia)

Uniquely Toro
(Philippine artist retrospective)

A Story of Colors of Cambodia
(Volunteering in Cambodia)

Buffalo & Breadfruit
(Autobiography)
http://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Breadfruit-Unwary-Malaysia-ebook/dp/B008BHM91C

Remembering Whiteness
(Poetry)


Contributor to The Edge 2014

Contributor to Selangor Times, Malaysia, 2010

Contributor to sentAP magazine, Malaysia, 2010

Contributor to Off the Edge, Magazine, Malaysia, 2010

Contributor to Ipoh Echo, Newspaper Malaysia, 2009 to August 2010

Columnist and monthly contributor to Ex- Pat Magazine, Malaysia. 2009 to 2011

Contributor to Senses of Malaysia magazine. 2009 to 2011

Contributor to UT Today Magazine, Malaysia, 2009

Contributor to Specusphere, Australian speculative fiction webzine 2009

Contributor to Arteri Arts webzine, Malaysia

Contibutor to Social-i webzine 2010, United Kindom

Contributor to Writersconnect, Singapore

Contributor to Asia Writes, Singapore

Weekly columnist for The Malaysian Insider, Malaysia until Sept 2009

Going Ulu
(column; Star Newspaper, Malaysia, fortnightly until Feb 2009)

Another World
(short story; guest columnist, Expat Magazine, Malaysia, November 2008)

Building Group Malaysia
(essay; Project Malaysia Org, on-line, 2008)

Book Anthologies

Awakening
(short story; The Best of South East Asian Erotica, Monsoon Books, Singapore, 2010)

Colourful Language
(essay; New Malaysian Essays II, Matahari Books, Malaysia, 2009)

Mat Rempit
(short story; Urban Odysseys: KL Stories, MPH publishers, Malaysia 2009)

The Good Lieutenant
(short story; Silverfish New Writing 7, Silverfish Books, Malaysia, 2008)

The Orchid Wife
(short story; Silverfish New Writing 5, Silverfish Books, Malaysia, 2005)


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