Jennifer Cheuk 卓嘉敏

### Occupation

Editor-in-Chief of Rat World Magazine & Programme Manager of the Auckland Writers Festival

### Known for

* Angry Cartoons
* Rat World

## Social Media

### Website

jennifercheuk.comratworldmag.com

**Jennifer Cheuk 卓嘉敏** is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Rat World Magazine, an independent print magazine and collective all about showcasing underground and underrepresented voices from all over the world. Rat World targets emerging, minority, and experimental creatives who may not have a space in traditional publishing platforms. Rat World also prioritizes outreach events, workshops, and mentorship to engage with the community.

Jennifer is highly involved in the theatre community as a reviewer. She has been reviewing for over five years, with a speciality in Asian and BIPOC theatre, and now manages her own reviewing platform. She is also the host of a performing arts podcast in conjunction with Basement Theatre. Jennifer is an emerging scriptwriter and on the 6th of April 2023 she staged reading of her script, *Notes Underground*, as part of Proudly Asian Theatre's development program, Fresh Off The Page.

Jennifer has an academic background in Linguistics and English Literature, and has recently completed a First Class Master of Creative Writing (Scriptwriting). In 2017, she self-published a collection of short stories and poems entitled, *The Peculiar Thoughts of a Hummingbird*.

She was Guest Curator of the 2023 New Zealand Young Writers Festival, and moderated the panel, Bridging the Ditch: Connecting Trans-Tasman Comics Communities, featuring Neal Curtis, Allan Xia, Joshua Santaspirito, and Eleri Harris on the 24th of September 2023. As of the 30th of November 2023, Jennifer is the programme manager of the Auckland Writers Festival.

## Selcouthbird Press

Selcouthbird Press is Jennifer's publishing press, through which she publishes Rat World Magazine and other associated print media.

## Publications

### Comics

* *Angry Cartoons* (Selcouthbird Press, Unknown)
* *Whimsical Bites* (Selcouthbird Press, Unknown)

### Other publications

* *The Peculiar Thoughts of a Humingbird* (Self-published, 2017)

### *Rat World Magazine*

#### Issues

* *Rat World Issue One* (Selcouthbird Press, 2nd of March 2022)
* *Rat World Issue Two* (Selcouthbird Press, 30th of June 2022)
* *Rat World Issue Three* (Selcouthbird Press, 30th of September 2022)
* *Rat World Issue Four* (Selcouthbird Press, 15th of December 2022)
* *Rat World Issue Five* (Selcouthbird Press, 22nd of April 2023)
* *Rat World Issue Six* (Selcouthbird Press, 27th of September 2023)

#### Other Rat World publications

* *SPECK #1* (Rat World & Selcouthbird Press, 30th of September 2022)
* *SPECK #2* (Rat World & Selcouthbird Press, 15th of December 2022)
* *Valentine's Day R18 Zine* (Selcouthbird Press, 3rd of March 2023)

## Cover gallery

Angry CartoonsWhimsical BitesRat World Issue OneRat World Issue TwoRat World Issue ThreeRat World Issue FourRat World Valentine's Day R18 ZineRat World Issue FiveRat World Issue Six
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.jennifercheuk.com/
2. ↑ https://allevents.in/auckland/fresh-off-the-page-t%C4%81maki-makaurau-notes-underground-by-jennifer-cheuk/10000595461761157
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/eastern-courier/90292192/young-author-inspired-to-write-and-publish-own-book
4. ↑ https://www.cityofliterature.co.nz/whats-on/bridging-the-ditch-connecting-trans-tasman-comics-communities
5. ↑ https://www.writersfestival.co.nz/news/Page1/auckland-writers-festival-announces-new-programme-manager-jennifer-cheuk/