Rueben Dass

Rueben Dass is a Malaysian author of two novels: The Number Four, published by MPH Publishing in 2021, and Skin, published by Penguin Random House SEA in 2025. He has written short stories, poetry, and screenplays that have appeared on literary platforms such as Anak Sastra and Men Matters Online Journal. His screenplay Mayat was shortlisted among the Top 10 finalists out of 144 entries in the 3rd Kuman Pictures Screenwriting Contest, organised by Malaysian production house Kuman Pictures. He has lived in Kuala Lumpur and London and is currently based in Singapore, where he works as an academic and policy researcher at Nanyang Technological University. Beyond creative writing, he has authored more than 60 articles on international security, foreign affairs, and political violence, which have appeared in various international media outlets.

Rueben Dass adalah penulis asal Malaysia dengan dua novel: The Number Four, diterbitkan oleh MPH Publishing pada 2021, dan Skin, diterbitkan oleh Penguin Random House SEA pada 2025. Ia juga menulis cerita pendek, puisi, dan naskah film yang telah dimuat di platform sastra seperti Anak Sastra dan Men Matters Online Journal. Naskah filmnya, Mayat, masuk daftar 10 besar finalis dari 144 peserta dalam Kontes Penulisan Naskah Kuman Pictures ke-3, yang diselenggarakan oleh rumah produksi Malaysia, Kuman Pictures. Ia pernah tinggal di Kuala Lumpur dan London, dan saat ini berbasis di Singapura, di mana ia bekerja sebagai akademisi dan peneliti kebijakan di Nanyang Technological University. Selain menulis kreatif, ia telah menulis lebih dari 60 artikel mengenai keamanan internasional, hubungan luar negeri, dan kekerasan politik, yang dimuat di berbagai media internasional.