The Process

We can work with writers at any stage of the self-publishing process – after an initial draft is complete, or from the very beginning, helping a writer take that first spark of an idea and transform it into a fully developed story. With one-on-one guidance from an ECP teacher, these students learn to look at their work from the perspective of a reader and revise and edit their stories accordingly.

The Focus

The hallmark of our rigorous writing workshops, this revision and editing process not only prepares students’ writing for publication but also teaches young writers the invaluable skills of looking critically at their own work, considering how to improve their writing and incorporating feedback. During the editing stages, students also develop their technical writing skills as they proofread their stories, review relevant grammar rules and correct their most common errors. After all, we expect that the stories and books we publish are only the first of many for these aspiring authors!

The Focus

The hallmark of our rigorous writing workshops, this revision and editing process not only prepares students’ writing for publication but also teaches young writers the invaluable skills of looking critically at their own work, considering how to improve their writing and incorporating feedback. During the editing stages, students also develop their technical writing skills as they proofread their stories, review relevant grammar rules and correct their most common errors. After all, we expect that the stories and books we publish are only the first of many for these aspiring authors!

Author Profiles

Annabel Yue

Annabel Yue has been writing with Elephant Community Press since she was 4 years old, but embarked on her self-publishing journey at age 6 with the publishing of her first book, Lying Mike. Since then, Annabel has published a book per year, with all three of her books supporting the charity, Teach for China, which recruits and trains quality teachers for high-need schools in China. Annabel had the opportunity to share her third book, The Adventures of Smart Sam, at Bookazine’s BookFest last year, and she is now working on her fourth book, combining her two loves—writing and football.

Audrey Lau

Audrey Lau began writing with Elephant Community Press when she was 7 years old and has published stories in many books with ECP. In 2012, however, she became Green Elephant Books’ first author with the publication of her self-published book, Down the Rabbit Hole. Her first and second books, Bling Is Not My Thing, support Make-A-Wish Hong Kong and SP@RC, Renaissance College’s community service fund.

With her third book, An Unbreakable Promise, Audrey shares the story of a young girl battling cancer to help raise awareness of the challenges faced by paediatric cancer patients. Proceeds from sales of An Unbreakable Promise support Little Life Warrior Society, a charity that aims to promote and improve the services and welfare of child cancer patients in Hong Kong, and Audrey received a Kids4Kids “Action For A Cause” grant to support her work advocating for this cause.    

Recent Publications