Sarah Joan Mokhtar

Malaysian Writer , Illustrator , Graphic Novelist

Malaysia

Sarah Joan Mokhtar was born in Petaling Jaya , 1983 to a Malay father , Irish mother and an ADHD brain.

She has , over time, become comfortable living a life of curiosity and conflicts in the crosshairs of cross-cultural communication and creativity.

She does not have much of a choice, you see.

Sarah lives in Puchong, Klang Valley with one spouse, two teens and three cats.

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Portfolio
The New Straits Times
05/16/2018
Teachers : The Inspiring Force of the Future

Personal essay written in conjunction with Teachers Day, commissioned by the Panel of Productivity Culture of the Malaysian Productivity Council (MPC)

Malaysian 24 Hour Comics Challenge 2006 Anthology
12/12/2006
Rojak - A 24 Hour Memoir Comic

Our intrepid biracial Malaysian writer , SJM , spends 24 hours reflecting on her mixed-race upbringing.

Galery Chandan Threesixty Art Development Studio
Sequential Narratives Art Catalogue : An Introduction

SJM is asked and obliges to writing an introduction for the art catalogue of Sequential Narratives, an art show she co-curates with academic and author Karna Mustaqim