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Cowards Don’t Go To Heaven: Book Launch with Eugene Cheong

Tue 9 Jun 2026 18:30 - 21:00 D&AD HQ, E2 6EH

Cowards Don’t Go To Heaven: Book Launch with Eugene Cheong

Tue 9 Jun 2026 18:30 - 21:00 D&AD HQ, E2 6EH

Join us for the launch of Cowards Don’t Go To Heaven: The Scribblings of A Lost Creative Soul Who Found Paradise, the new book from Eugene Cheong, one of Asia’s most awarded advertising creatives and named among D&AD’s 50 best copywriters.


Wildly honest, darkly funny and unapologetically human, the book is a manifesto on creativity, fear, instinct and surviving the industry without losing your soul. Built around eight creative habits, including Courage, Curiosity, Authenticity and Persistence, it brings together four decades of hard-earned insight with philosophy, Scripture, profanity and 71 illustrations.

Joining Eugene Cheong will be illustrator and cartoonist Simon Spilsbury, whose wickedly sharp illustrations run throughout the book and whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times and numerous international publications.

The evening will feature live illustration from Simon Spilsbury, complimentary drinks, and a signing with Eugene and Simon. Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night.

Free to attend, with registration required.


Who will be speaking?

Eugene CheongFormer CCO, DDB Asia & Ogilvy Asia Pacific

Simon Spilsbury, Illustrator


Location

D&AD HQ, E2 6EH