'Brisbane's Kylie Chan says her latest title, Small Shen, came about as a 'collision of opportunities' : a meeting with unrelated Sydney writer and illustrator Queenie Chan at a Brisbane convention. Kylie had a novella freshly minted in need of a home, and Queenie was looking for a new project. Kylie's publisher gave the thumbs up, and Small Shen - a part-illustrated novella - hit the shelves in December.'