Daphne Lee is a Malaysian editor, writer, and creative writing coach based in Kuala Lumpur. She has been consulting editor at Scholastic Asia since 2009 and played a key role in creating the Scholastic Asian Book Award and the Scholastic Picture Book Award, initiatives that highlighted outstanding Asian writers and illustrators. She also serves as a committee member of the Malaysian Writers Society.
For twelve years, Daphne wrote Tots to Teens, a long-running column on children’s and YA books in The Star newspaper. She later penned Localise, a monthly column on the Malaysian publishing industry.
Alongside her editorial work, Daphne freelances as a manuscript editor, creative writing coach, and mentor for emerging writers. She also writes fiction inspired by Asian folklore, myths, and supernatural traditions. Her editorial projects include Malaysian Tales: Retold & Remixed (ZI Publications, 2011) and Remang: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales (Terrer Books, 2018). Her debut short story collection, Bright Landscapes, was published by Malaysian indie press Laras 99 in 2019.
Currently, she is working on a Malaysian ghost guide and her first novel.
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