Working Desk Publishing

Working Desk Publishing We are a Penang-based publishing house dedicated to publishing, promoting, and distributing Malaysian zines.

Looking for interesting reads to accompany your cup of morning coffee? A copy of Sampaguita by Wilson Khor Woo Han and S...
01/10/2026

Looking for interesting reads to accompany your cup of morning coffee?

A copy of Sampaguita by Wilson Khor Woo Han and Sydney 21 Years Later by Jenny Hor are both available at 500sqft Cafe - specially for cafe patron to browse and enjoy!

Looking for good coffee in Sungai Ara? Drop by TVK Coffee | Multiple Origins for a glass of Zaim's delicious latte or mo...
17/09/2026

Looking for good coffee in Sungai Ara?

Drop by TVK Coffee | Multiple Origins for a glass of Zaim's delicious latte or mocha - and while you are here within this month of September, also check out these local publications:

Poetry and photography zines by Fisha and Andrialis (both UiTM lecturers) from Imagizine_FA; and the Nulleh anthology series by KYRA, a collective of young writers based all the way in Kelantan (with some of the writings written in Bahasa Kelate too).

Again - limited time only - will probably swap them out for other titles once October arrives! :)

PS: Do let Zaim know if you are actually interested to buy them (only 2-3 copies of each available in stock) - and WD can always drop them at TVK for you during your next visit!

[bi.ru] zine from Imagizine_FA - one of the zines WD managed to secure during Kuala Lumpur Zine Etc 2026.Still halfway t...
28/08/2026

[bi.ru] zine from Imagizine_FA - one of the zines WD managed to secure during Kuala Lumpur Zine Etc 2026.

Still halfway through with the zine, but I am already mesmerized by the beautiful pairing of Andrialis's impressive photography with the melancholy and poignance felt in Fisha's writing.

Will be available in Penang soon - albeit only in very limited copies!

Both volumes of The Storyteller magazine (by The Local Storyteller Magazine) and Rainbow Sirens community zine (by The Q...
23/08/2026

Both volumes of The Storyteller magazine (by The Local Storyteller Magazine) and Rainbow Sirens community zine (by The Q Pearls 🏝️) have finally made it to their new home in Ruang Kongsi (Ruang Kongsi), a community library hidden in COEX, Hin Bus Depot (COEX and Hin Bus Depot θˆˆε…¬εΈ).

Interested to give them a read? Drop by at the library on Saturday (11am-6pm) or Sunday (11am-2pm) hehe!

Several copies of these Malaysian zines & books are going home with α€žα€Άα€•α€―α€›α€¬α€”α€²α€·α€žα€Άα€•α€―α€šα€­α€― back to Myanmar!Again - a special t...
13/08/2026

Several copies of these Malaysian zines & books are going home with α€žα€Άα€•α€―α€›α€¬α€”α€²α€·α€žα€Άα€•α€―α€šα€­α€― back to Myanmar!

Again - a special thanks to the organising team and volunteers of this year's Kuala Lumpur Zine Etc - it is only because of you that all this is possible!

Hope to see you all again next year hehe!!

Stocking up on cat stickers, paintings of downtown Yangon, and a dose of melancholy in a misty morning - from the α€žα€Άα€•α€―α€›α€¬...
13/08/2026

Stocking up on cat stickers, paintings of downtown Yangon, and a dose of melancholy in a misty morning - from the α€žα€Άα€•α€―α€›α€¬α€”α€²α€·α€žα€Άα€•α€―α€šα€­α€― collective from Myanmar!

Will be available in WD soon - very limited copies!!

Just arrived - the long-awaited zine on TOKOSUE by Sue Emoqwin @ Suzana Ahmad - right before departing from KL!Limited c...
10/08/2026

Just arrived - the long-awaited zine on TOKOSUE by Sue Emoqwin @ Suzana Ahmad - right before departing from KL!

Limited copies only - but with more plans to restock later in the year hehehe!!

It's Farah Liyana (Farah Liyana), the author of "Be Kind, Rewind," during Kuala Lumpur Zine Etc with two of WD's newest ...
09/08/2026

It's Farah Liyana (Farah Liyana), the author of "Be Kind, Rewind," during Kuala Lumpur Zine Etc with two of WD's newest titles, "The Black Cheongsam Part 1" (by Michelle Leong) and "Sacrificial" by (maple).

Meanwhile, WD also be taking home some of Farah's zines back to Penang, which will be available for all of you very very soon hehe!

Kuala Lumpur Zine Etc zine trade hehe!ninilukis has chosen maple's new Sacrificial zine and finn's Finn Travel zine - wh...
09/08/2026

Kuala Lumpur Zine Etc zine trade hehe!

ninilukis has chosen maple's new Sacrificial zine and finn's Finn Travel zine - while WD will be taking home Nini's Terima Kasih Kertas and Periuk Kera poetry zines (and further stocked up a few more copies of each) back to Penang, so do check them out hehe!

Looking for Malaysian Writers Society (MYWriters) anthologies in the Philippines? A few copies of "Malaysian Short Ficti...
09/08/2026

Looking for Malaysian Writers Society (MYWriters) anthologies in the Philippines? A few copies of "Malaysian Short Fiction", "Tapau", and "Home Groan" (along with a complete set of NutMag 1-8) are going to be waiting for you in Everything's Fine Bookstore (Everything’s Fine PH) in Makati City, Metro Manila!

Also, a number of Filipino publications, including autographed copies of Katrina Stuart Santiago's (the bookshop owner - Katrina Stuart Santiago) "Unhinged: Meditations on Cancel Culture" (photos coming soon!) will be available soon in George Town, Penang - so stay tuned!!

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