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Shamsul Amin

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in Kota Bharu, Kelantan Darul Naim, Malaysia

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Shamsul Amin is a Malaysian writer, editor, and creative services specialist. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Malay Linguistics and a Master’s in Malay Studies from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

Throughout his career, Shamsul has held influential roles in Malaysia's literary and publishing spheres. He began as an executive editor at Perbadanan Kota Buku (2016-2018), served as a digital content writer at Media Prima Berhad (2018-2019), and later became a publishing officer at Gerakbudaya (2019). He went on to work as the Brand Lead at Appear Asia, a content marketing agency, before taking on the role of Publishing Manager at The Biblio Press. Today, he operates independently as a writer and editor while managing his creative agency, ...more

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Average rating: 3.56 · 91 ratings · 34 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Kopilosofi by Kiridaren Jayakumar, Shamsul Amin (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 76 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bukan Dorman by Sayidah Mu'izzah (Editor), Rasydan Fitri (Goodreads Author) (Designer), Norfarahin Athirah (Layout) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tadahan Jiwa Penulis ELEGAN by Balqis Hannah, Fathul Khair Mohd. Dahlan, Hafiz Latiff 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marsum Awan by Shamsul Amin (Goodreads Author), Wafa Awla 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bumi: Sebuah Novel Politikal Sci-Fi

by Benz Ali (Goodreads Author)

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Laut Bercerita

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Amba

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