About
Sofia Mariah Ma is a Singaporean writer of Javanese descent.
If she were to look far enough into her past, she could have found some long-lost Chinese and Dutch roots amongst her ancestors, but her cats are keeping her too busy and she probably lacks sleep.
She holds an MA in English Literature, examining the works of Kazuo Ishiguro and his experimentations with genre. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD in Creative Writing.
Though every written word burns like scalding oneself on a hot kettle (accidentally, of course), on most days, even a bad cup of coffee is enough to pull her through.
Her current works-in-progress include a novel and a collection of short stories.
Works
Burning Wave. The Tiger Moth Review. 2026. [https://www.thetigermothreview.com/new-cover-page-1]
Duyung. SUSPECT Journal for Of the Sea Portfolio. 2025. [https://singaporeunbound.org/suspect-journal/2025/8/15/duyung]
Three short stories for the SBC Mentorships for Emerging Writers and Translators. 2024. Singapore Book Council. [https://www.bookcouncil.sg/sbc-academy/sbc-mentorships]
With Meira Chand, the Mentor for English Fiction, the SBC Mentorships, 2024.
The Crawl. The Second Link Anthology. 2023. Marshall Cavendish, Singapore. [Purchase: https://www.amazon.sg/Second-Link-Daryl-Lim-Wei/dp/9815066692/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Second+Link&qid=1695552772&sr=8-1]
The Last Diver on Earth. Regional Winner (Asia) for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. 2022. The Commonwealth Foundation, UK. [https://www.commonwealthwriters.org/shortstoryprize/regional-winners/] [Read online on Granta: https://granta.com/the-last-diver-on-earth/] [Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/earth-drank-deep-Other-Stories/dp/1911475622]
The Shadow Box. Runner-Up for the Golden Point Award – English Short Story Category. 2021. The Arts House-National Arts Council, Singapore. [https://artshouselimited.sg/gpa]
The Forgetting. And Lately the Sun. 2020. [https://latelythesun.com/2020/11/25/the-forgetting-by-sofia-mariah/] [Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Lately-Sun-Speculative-fictions-climate-thrashed-ebook/dp/B08LQSPL74]