Aidyn Fitzpatrick
Hong Kong
SCMP Contributor
Aidyn Fitzpatrick (she/her) is a writer and editor, born in Hong Kong of biracial parentage. She worked as a teenage copy assistant at the SCMP before entering Christ Church, Oxford, and graduating with a first in modern history. After stints as a kitchen porter, theatre director, underground dance party promoter, concert producer and copywriter, she became the travel, arts and culture editor of Time magazine’s international editions, and remained with the magazine until 2022 as its Asia managing editor. Her writings have appeared in Wallpaper, Elle, the Sydney Morning Herald and numerous other publications. Her photography has been featured on CNN, while her poetry has been anthologised in City Voices: Hong Kong Writing in English, 1945 to the Present (HKU Press, 2003), and Mingled Voices 9 (Proverse Publishing, 2025). She is the managing editor of Macao News, and lives on Lantau Island with her wife and daughter.
Aidyn Fitzpatrick (she/her) is a writer and editor, born in Hong Kong of biracial parentage. She worked as a teenage copy assistant at the SCMP before entering Christ Church, Oxford, and graduating with a first in modern history. After stints as a kitchen porter, theatre director, underground dance party promoter, concert producer and copywriter, she became the travel, arts and culture editor of Time magazine’s international editions, and remained with the magazine until 2022 as its Asia managing editor. Her writings have appeared in Wallpaper, Elle, the Sydney Morning Herald and numerous other publications. Her photography has been featured on CNN, while her poetry has been anthologised in City Voices: Hong Kong Writing in English, 1945 to the Present (HKU...
Areas of Expertise:
Hong Kong, Macau, arts and culture, design, music, fashion, gender identity, transgenderism, LGBTQ issues, Eurasian identity, Anglophone Hong Kong identity, Birmingham City Football ClubLanguages Spoken:
English
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