At UPSI, Ten Academics Skipped the Two-Year Book Deal and Published in 48 Hours Instead

Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia — August 2026 — A senior English instructor turned her PhD thesis into a real book. A Nigerian student wrote about building a life in a country that wasn’t hers. A teenager wrote the guide she wished someone had handed her before she kept putting her life on hold. None of them had written a book before. All of them had one finished, and published, within 48 hours.

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