Proverse Publishing is based in Hong Kong with strong regional and international connections.

The Proverse Prize for Unpublished Non-fiction, Fiction and Poetry is open to all irrespective of residence, citizenship or nationality.

The Publishers visit , from time to time, Australia, Europe, Japan, Mainland China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the USA.

Occasionally we help distribute in Hong Kong books published elsewhere, which have topics, references, or associations with Hong Kong or other parts of Asia.

We welcome enquiries for co-published editions.

 EVENTS

• The Proverse Prize:  The long list for the 2010 competition will be announced on 26 August.
• The winners of the Proverse Prize 2009 were announced Wednesday, 28 April, in Central Hong Kong. Dr Verner Bickley, MBE, Co-founder of the Proverse Prize, introduced several excellent entries, and made an award. Press release.
• It is too late now to Register online for the launch of Patty Ho's "Heart to Heart" and Jennifer Ching's "A Painted Moment" held on Monday, 8 March.
•  But for a short period you can still use the online form to order books. ALTERNATIVELY, to order these books, you can still print out and use the downloadable booking-form.

BOOKS

• Advance order our scheduled books;
• Consider submitting a review of any of our new books;
• Read our books;
• Order our publications from our Hong Kong based Distributor .

AUTHORS

• Submit a Book Proposal ;
• Enter for The Proverse Prize.

PHOTOGALLERY

Browse our photo-gallery of recent events.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE MEDIA NOTICE of The Proverse Prize:

Chinese: 24 May 2009

Catalan: 15 August 2009  Catalan: 15 August 2009 Catalan: 22 August 2009  Catalan: 22 August 2009 (snippet)

PROVERSE PRIZE

• Summer event (2010) in Andorra (Thursday, 26 August, Coma Hotel, Ordino).
• Proverse Prize Results (2009). Press release.
• Inaugural Proverse Prize (2009): Advance order the winning books.
• Proverse Prize Short List. Press release.
• Proverse Prize Long List (2009) Results.
• Summer event (2009) in Andorra.

NEWSLETTER

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Just time before the Hong Kong Book Fair 2010 closes to check out books published by Proverse Hong Kong, displayed by HKADC (Hong Kong Arts Development Council). They are: Jennifer Ching’s novel, “A Painted Moment”, Patty Ho’s poetry collection, “Heart to Heart”, Ginni MacRobert’s journal of her Hong Kong-based circumnavigation,“Gin’s Tonic: Ocean Voyage, Inner Journey”, and Gillian Bickley’s fourth poetry collection, “China Suite and other Poems”. Also displayed by HKADC is Proverse Publisher, Verner Bickley’s autobiography, “Footfalls Echo in the Memory: A Life with the Colonial Education Service and the British Council in Asia” published in London and New York by Radcliffe Press. The Proverse titles are distributed by Chinese University Press of Hong Kong, which has its own display. For more details of all these titles and authors, visibrowse the Proverse website: proversepublishing.com as well as many other websites.

Gillian and Verner Bickley, Proverse Publishers, recently spoke at the 8th Hong Kong Literature Festival at the Hong Kong Central Library. Gillian Bickley Paper. Verner Bickley Paper.

Verner Bickley, author of "Forward to Beijing! A Guide to the Summer Olympics" and Proverse Publisher, Director of the EWC Culture-Learning Institute, 1971-1981, recently spoke at the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the East-West Centre (EWC) in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Paper.

Jennifer Ching, author of "A Painted Moment", spoke at Hong Kong Baptist University on Thursday, 22 April 2010. Her creative writing seminar, jointly sponsored by the English Department and the Language Centre, was on the topic: "A Different Kind of Chinese Writing".Poster.

Jennifer's ideas stimulated questions, suggestions and support from a varied audience drawn from the University and the writing community in Hong Kong.

Successful completion of Ginni MacRobert's Hong Kong book tour

At the close of circumnavigator Ginni MacRobert's Hong Kong book tour, a full-page feature story appeared in SCMP on 19 March 2010.

Ginni MacRobert's book, "Gin's Tonic: Ocean Voyage, Inner Journey", was launched by Proverse Hong Kong at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on 2 March. On 9 March, Ginni addressed the Royal Geographical Society at the Ladies Recreation Club. These events were "waiting-list only" or "standing-room only". Ginni also spoke to students at the French International School and the Polytechnic University. On 19 March she gave an invited onboard talk during an evening harbour cruise by yacht. Proverse was delighted that she also attended the Proverse double book launch for Patty Ho's "Heart to Heart" and Jennifer Ching's "A Painted Moment" at the Helena May on 8 March.

Ginni is a gifted speaker. More and more groups are asking her to talk to them. Proverse is accepting advance requests for talks from Ginni when she next visits Hong Kong. Please write or email, marked, "Ginni MacRobert talks".

It is extremely interesting that the publication of "Gin's Tonic: Ocean Voyage, Inner Journey" , Ginni's book about her circumnavigation, has had the effect of validating her achievement in accomplishing her round the world voyage.

-- What began years ago, as just a dream in a little girl's mind, finally culminated in a very long journey under sail, shared by Henry the Dog, Coco the Cat, and various crew. This log of the voyage records real-life episodes with pirates, terrific storms and breakdowns in the middle of the most remote places on the planet. It describes how she and crew dealt with the different experiences thrust upon them. Ginni also describes the wonder of our awesome ocean "wilderness" and startling encounters with the intelligent life that lives in it. --