SgWritersFest
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SWF Lecture – Privacy Versus Surveillance: What the Panama Papers Mean for Everyone in the 21st Century
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 12 Nov 2016 It is regarded as the largest data breach... -
Workshop – Beyond Plot and Character: How to Keep Primary School Readers Hooked from the Start
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 12 Nov 2016 Primary-school readers are choosy... -
Workshop – Top Secret: How to Write a Diary People Want to Read
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 12 Nov 2016 Your secret diary could be a future bestseller. Learn how use your diaries as early practice for page-turning novels in... -
Workshop – World Without Words
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 12 Nov 2016 You don't always need words to tell a story. Learn from Mark Pett, the US illustrator famous for Lizard From... -
Workshop – 3-Day Editing Clinic with Susan Harris
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 7 - 9 Nov 2016 Participants are required to attend all three days of the workshop. Susan Harris, the editorial director of renowned online magazine... -
Book launch: Track Faults and Other Glitches
Literary Arts 6 Nov 2016 Author and journalist Nicholas Yong launches his second book at the Singapore Writers Festival. In Track Faults and Other Glitches,... -
Dream Storeys Book Launch
Literary Arts 6 Nov 2016 What if you could dream up any building you like? What would it be? How would constructing it change our lives? A mall self-destructs, and a single mother vanishes… -
Lost Bodies Book Launch
Literary Arts 6 Nov 2016 Four writers. Three travelling in Portugal. One staying behind to care for his ailing mother. A long-distance writing affair. The passing of the mother together with memories of other losses... -
Masterclass – Cole Swensen: Generating Poetry Through Ekphrasis
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 6 Nov 2016 Award-winning poet Cole Swensen has published 15 books which respond to, or incorporate elements of works of... -
SWF Lecture – Reinventing Poetry for the Internet Age
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 6 Nov 2016 Is your idea of poetry limited to verses merely to be read out loud? Broaden your mind in this lecture... -
Workshop – The Dark Side of Poetry
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 6 Nov 2016 Enter the world of the supernatural and be inspired by poet, writer and artist, Christina Sng as she equips you... -
Masterclass – Writing for Children by Jacqueline Harvey
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 5 Nov 2016 Always wanted to write for children? Looking to keep a young audience entertained by your stories? Don't miss this comprehensive... -
Performance – Malam Lawak Sastera (Literary Comedy Night)
Literary Arts, Festival 5 Nov 2016 Berita Harian dan Pesta Penulis Singapura bekerjasama untuk mempersembahkan edisi ke-tiga Malam Sastera – dengan tumpuan khusus... -
SWF Lecture – The Whens and Whys of ‘Sayang’: How a Word Captures Our Region’s History
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 5 Nov 2016 How a word can have multiple meanings at the same time, and have their meanings change over time, is an... -
Workshop – Literary Letterpress
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 5 Nov 2016 With the advent of industrialised printing and modern photopolymer plates, traditional letterpress and metal typesetting in the region are becoming... -
Workshop – Write Your Own Pirate Story
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 5 Nov 2016 A secret treasure, a mysterious captain with a golden hook and a talking coconut. Help the author behind the popular...