Colin Cheong

{{short description|Singaporean writer and teacher}}

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Colin Cheong Wye Mun (Zhen Wai Mung) is a Singapore writer born in 1965. He has written or edited nearly 30 books, four of which have won national awards. He won the Singapore Literature Prize in 1996 for his novel, Tangerine. {{cite news |first=Amelia |last=Teng |date=6 December 2015 |title=Sota writes a new chapter with literary arts |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/sota-writes-a-new-chapter-with-literary-arts |website=The Strats Times |accessdate=9 January 2018 }}

The older of three children born to two teachers, Colin Cheong attended Victoria School, Anderson Secondary School, Hwa Chong Junior College, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National University of Singapore.

At the age of 15, he interned at the now defunct newspaper New Nation and contributed to an army magazine, Pioneer, during his National Service days. From Secondary 3 till the year before he graduated from university, he was a photographer and stage actor. Furthermore, he has shown keen interests in Science, eugenics in particular. These experiences had significant influence on his future writing.

He had previously taught at Victoria Junior College, Hwa Chong Junior College, and School of the Arts, Singapore. He compiles books for corporate clients on his days off. He is also an editor of the "One Association" magazine.

Colin Cheong used to be a professional ballet dancer, and is teaching ballet dancing to young students in Hong Kong. He currently teaches Theory of Knowledge, English Language & Literature and Literature in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Singapore International School (Hong Kong).{{Cite web |access-date=21 February 2025 |title=Our Staff - Singapore International School (Hong Kong) |url=https://www.singapore.edu.hk/our-staff/ }}

In January 2025, Colin Cheong launched a YouTube channel titled [https://www.youtube.com/@thecolincheongcollection The Colin Cheong Collection], which features literature work analysis to assist students.{{Cite web |title=The Colin Cheong Collection |url=https://www.youtube.com/@thecolincheongcollection/videos |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=YouTube |language=en}}