ninotaziz
About
ninotaziz is a Malaysian author and poet specialising in Malay Hikayat.
Born in Tasmania, Australia, ninotaziz found her calling in life when she was 11 years old living with her headmaster grandfather in Chenor, Pahang, Malaysia. With a passion in world legends, ninotaziz started to write anthologies of Malaysian legends as soon as her daughters started to read. FROM THE WRITTEN STONES, HIKAYAT, SRIKANDI AND 366 LEGENDS OF ASIA.
Stories from the Malay Hikayat, Makyung and Wayang Kulit receive close attention. In the year 2012, ninotaziz began to write novels inspired by a strong focus on Nusantara history and hikayat.
Todate, ninotaziz has written 4 novels - NAGA, ONANGKIU, SITI AND NIK & THE SUNSET SHIP.
An active participant of international poetry blogospheres, ninotaziz's poems have been featured in the poetry anthologies, Thoughts That Breathe (Poets United, 2010) and DVerse Anthology (2013)