29 FEBRUARY TO 12 MARCH 2016
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29 FEBRUARY TO 12 MARCH 2016
An outreach programme for schools and the community Photo by Alfie Eddie 2 9 F E B R UA RY T O 12 M A R C H 2 016 PRESENTED BY MESSAGE FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR 3 ABOUT WORDS GO ROUND 3 PROGRAMMES FOR SCHOOLS 4 WHO’S WHO 22 CALENDAR OF SPEAKERS’ AVAILABILITY 36 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 38 PUBLIC PROGRAMMES 40 We are delighted to carry on our tradition of bringing Singaporean and international writers to schools as we kick off the sixth edition of Words Go Round, the Singapore Writers Festival’s programme for students, teachers and the public. Our line-up of more than 50 Singaporean and international authors who write across genres including fiction, poetry, film, theatre and music will take students from pre-primary to tertiary levels on an adventure – navigating the wilderness of cities amidst quiet struggles and raging wars; discovering heroes and creating new worlds; exploring culture, family and identity. Keep an eye out, too, for our professional development events for teachers. Programmes include readings and lively storytelling sessions for younger learners as well as talks and panels to spark informed conversations among more mature students. In addition, our workshops will get students thinking and sharpen their writing for essays, exams and beyond, inspire confidence to express their stories and learn to create their very own picture books Beyond the classroom, we are excited to highlight a collaboration with social collective Diamonds On The Street, addressing the challenges faced by at-risk youths; as well as our programming track at the All In! Young Writers Festival, in partnership with the National Book Development Council of Singapore. So start your year with us as we continue engaging young people with writing and ideas. Yeow Kai Chai Festival Director About Words Go Round The Singapore Writers Festival’s programme for students and teachers is back! In our sixth edition, we’re bringing more than 50 interactive talks and workshops by Singaporean and international writers into schools just before the first term of the school year comes to a close. Look out also for our celebration of words beyond the classroom, as we increase our public outreach with programmes for everyone. PROGRAMMES FOR SCHOOLS Inspire creative confidence and get your students thinking with our enriching and interactive talks and workshops by contemporary movers and shakers. We have programmes in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil encompassing prose, poetry, theatre, film, music and graphic arts. PROGRAMMES FOR THE PUBLIC Looking for something to do over the weekend? Beyond the classroom, we look forward to welcoming you to our public programmes. They range from parent-child storytelling sessions, to film screenings with the opportunity to converse with the screenwriter and director, Yann Samuell, to WGR’s ‘The City and Beyond’ series at the All In! Young Writers Festival. 3 PRICE PUPPETS FOR PLAY… AND TO SAVE I THINK, THEREFORE I AM THE DAY! By Grace Kalaiselvi By Brandon Mull STORYTELLING | 30 mins Suitable for: 4 to 6 year olds $150 Puppetry is the art of bringing inanimate objects to life. And children do this instinctively, when they pick up a doll or a spoon (or a piece of broccoli!) and give it voice and movement. Join Grace Kalaiselvi, bilingual storyteller and theatre educator, as she takes young storytellers on an exciting journey to save the day from disaster! Expect to choose your own calamity and a cast of heroes, with help from this gifted actress and her team of puppets. Talk | 45 mins Suitable for: P1 – P3 PRICE $150 NOT JUST A PRODUCT OF MY IMAGINATION By Brandon Mull Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: P4 – P6 PRICE $150 PRICE $150 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: P4 – P6 Good fantasy writing requires a great imagination. But, if we want our imaginations to grow strong, healthy and active, what do we need to do? Let Brandon Mull, bestselling young adult fantasy author of the Fablehaven, Beyonders, Five Kingdoms and Spirit Animals series, teach you how to feed and exercise your imagination by observing the world around you with a keen eye and a spring in your step. Dates available for booking: 1 – 3 Mar This session will be conducted in English. A Tamil version of this session is also available on Pg 8. Bookings with more than 100 participants will be given priority. Dates available for booking: 3 – 5, 10 – 12 Mar ADVENTURES OF HARRY AND HORSIE By Katie Van Camp Talk | 30 mins (4 – 6 year olds) Talk | 45 mins (P1) Suitable for: 4 to 6 year olds, P1 PRICE $150 CALL OF THE WILD By Jan Latta Talk | 45 mins (P1 – P3) Talk | 1 hour (P4 – P6) Suitable for: P1 – P6 PRICE $150 Bestselling fantasy author Brandon Mull doesn’t just write books. He builds entire worlds, where characters, races and civilisations live lives so alien and yet so believable at the same time. In this talk, students will learn how he builds these fantastical, yet realistic, worlds through his experiences (as a comedian, filing clerk, patio installer, and movie promoter!) and by drawing inspiration from literary greats, like J R R Tolkien, C S Lewis and J K Rowling. Dates available for booking: 1 – 3 Mar Bookings with more than 100 participants will be given priority. THE PERFECT CRIME By Radhika Puri 4 ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? By Andre Frois and Darren TK Cheng P R E - P R I M A RY & P R I M A RY P R E - P R I M A RY & P R I M A RY PRE-PRIMARY & PRIMARY A rescue mission to space? No problem. An out-ofcontrol robot on the hunt for cookies? Piece of cake. Life is a non-stop adventure for Harry and his best friend Horsie, a stuffed real horse. Join author Katie Van Camp to find out what this pair gets up to when she reads from her delightful, critically-acclaimed books about the power of friendship and the endless possibility of the imagination. In this lively presentation, author and wildlife photographer Jan Latta shares stories of her many face-to-face adventures with animals from all corners of the world. Interacting with endangered animals in their natural habitat has given her a unique look into the animals’ lives. This helped her write her bestselling True to Life book series that shows children how amazing these animals can be and encourages them to lead a life less ordinary. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar Dates available for booking: 9 – 12 Mar PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: P4 – P6 PRICE $150 Stories sometimes help us answer questions we didn’t know we had to ask – like, “where did grandpa go?” Through their book of the same title, Andre Frois and Darren TK Cheng remind us to cherish our time with the people we love. Join them as they talk about the importance of creating empathy, love and compassion in writing. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar MY ISLAND, MY CANVAS By Jennifer Anne Champion Workshop | 1 hour 30 minutes Suitable for: P4 – P6 PRICE $250 Start building your literary library with performance poet Jennifer Anne Champion, as she introduces playful ways to use words! Expect locally-inspired metaphors and deliciously familiar imagery. Wear your creative hat and pen a poem, drawing inspiration from one of Singapore’s national icons. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar The well-paced plot. The characters you can’t help but root for. The twist in the tale. The questions... and answers. We all know what makes a riveting mystery but can you write one? Radhika Puri, author of two mystery adventure stories, The Fib and Mountain of Fire, shares tips on how to create suspense and set up a page-turning whodunnit. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 4 Mar 5 郭郭音乐森林探险记 郭勇德 讲座 | 30 分钟 (4 岁– 6岁) 讲座 | 45 分钟 (P1) 适合: 4岁 – 6岁;P1 PRE-PRIMARY & PRIMARY PRICE $150 好想吃榴梿:好奇心的美妙滋味 刘旭恭 讲座 | 30 分钟 (4 岁– 6岁) 讲座 | 45 分钟 (P1) 适合: 4岁 – 6岁;P1 PRICE $150 一幅画更胜千言万语……何况是绘本! 刘旭恭 工作坊 | 1.5 小时 适合:P4 – P6 PRICE $250 HAIWAN PELIHARAAN IDEAL SAYA Oleh Rilla Melati Ceramah | 30 minit (Umur 4 – 6) Ceramah | 45 minit (P1 – P2) Untuk umur: 4 – 6 tahun, P1 – P2 PRICE $150 P R E - P R I M A RY & P R I M A RY P R E - P R I M A RY & P R I M A RY 以文字和图像创作故事的过程中是左右脑并用的。工作坊 邀请台湾知名绘本作家刘旭恭主持,让参加的同学们学习 怎么制作简单的绘本,把文字与插画完美结合,使故事更 丰富多彩。 可供预定的日期:3月2日至5日 A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS… AND A PICTURE BOOK EVEN MORE! By Liu Hsukung Workshop | 1 hour 30 minutes Suitable for: P4 – P6 跟随青年文化奖得主、新加坡华乐团指挥郭勇德,一起探 险去!郭郭将引领小朋友走入浩瀚精彩又奇妙的音乐世 界,用故事与声音交织出几千年文化历史的深度和广度, 让小朋友在层层推进的惊喜中感受音乐的魅力。过程中, 各种华族乐器也会适时一一登场,介绍给小朋友。 可供预定的日期:3月8日至10日 MUSICAL ADVENTURES By Quek Ling Kiong Talk | 30 mins (4 – 6 years old) Talk | 45 mins (P1) Suitable for: 4 to 6 year olds, P1 Follow Young Artist Award recipient and Singapore Chinese Orchestra conductor Quek Ling Kiong as he transforms into Adventurer Quek Quek! His amazing musical quests will lead students to discover a cast of wonderful characters, influenced by a rich cultural history, stories and sound. Chinese orchestra instruments and music will make special appearances in this session. 刘旭恭的绘本作品《好想吃榴梿》不只是个关于探索和坚 持的有趣小故事,还是个全方位感官饗宴!随作者一起, 带领小朋友们,像故事中的小老鼠一样,凭着小小好奇心 与大大的勇气,就能发现各种各样、千奇百怪、美妙而精 彩的滋味! 可供预定的日期:3月2日至5日 This session will be conducted in Mandarin. Dalam sesi perkongsian buku oleh penulis dan pelakon Rilla Melati, kita akan mengenali seorang kanak-kanak lelaki bernama Adil yang mempunyai masalah besar. Dia inginkan seekor gajah sebagai haiwan peliharaannya! Bersandarkan bukunya Gajah Untuk Adil yang digemari ramai pembaca, sesi bercerita dengan Rilla ini akan menjanjikan gelak tawa serta minat pelajar-pelajar terhadap bukubuku ceritanya yang menyeronokkan - banyak di antaranya yang tertera dalam senarai bacaan yang dicadangkan untuk pelajar sekolah rendah peringkat bawahan di seluruh Singapura. Dates available for booking: 2 – 5 Mar Tarikh untuk tempahan: 29 Feb – 12 Mac Crafting a story through both text and images exercises both your left and right brain. In this workshop by noted children’s book author Liu Hsukung, participants will learn how to make a simple picture book that brings together the best of both words and pictures to make a great story even better. THE PERFECT PET By Rilla Melati I WANT TO EAT DURIANS: A DELICIOUSLY CURIOUS TALE By Liu Hsukung Talk | 30 mins (4 – 6 years old) Talk | 45 mins (P1 – P2) Suitable for: 4 – 6 years old, P1 – P2 Talk | 30 mins (4 – 6 year olds) Talk | 45 mins (P1) Suitable for: 4 to 6 year olds, P1 In this book sharing session by writer and actress Rilla Melati, we meet a little boy named Adil, who has a big problem. He wants a pet elephant! Based on her much-loved book Gajah Untuk Adil (An Elephant for Adil), this storytelling session with Rilla will have your students laughing and loving her delightful stories – many of which are on the lower-Primary recommended reading list at numerous schools throughout Singapore for good reason! This session will be conducted in Mandarin. Liu Hsukung’s book《好想吃榴槤》(I Want to Eat Durians) is a delightful tale of exploration and determination, and is a feast for all the senses! Join the author as he shares with young readers just how, like the little mouse in his tale, a little curiosity and courage is a wonderful thing and can lead to all kinds of amazing and deliciously sweet experiences! Dates available for booking: 8 – 10 Mar This session will be conducted in Mandarin. PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND This session will be conducted in Malay. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar Dates available for booking: 2 – 5 Mar 6 7 LAGU-LAGU KITA Oleh Rilla Melati dan Hyrul Anuar Ceramah | 1 jam Untuk umur: P4 – P6 SECONDARY & JUNIOR COLLEGE PRICE PRICE $150 $150 | 30 mins TRUST ME, I’M AN AUTHOR By Sarah J Maas $150 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – S4 MY LOVE IS LIKE A RED, RED RAMBUTAN By Jennifer Anne Champion PRICE $500 Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – S4 P R E - P R I M A RY & P R I M A RY S E CO N DA RY & T E R T I A RY 3 – 5, 9 - 12 Mar Luaskan kosa kata anda dan tingkatkan bahasa Melayu anda melalui lirik lagu bersama penulis selebriti, Rilla Melati dan pendidik serta penyanyi, Hyrul Anuar. Dalam sesi ceramah ini, mereka akan memainkan lagu-lagu daripada kompilasi lagu kanakkanak Melayu merentas 4 dekad yang bertajuk ‘Lagu-lagu Kita’, diterbitkan oleh Mini Monsters Ltd. Melalui sesi ini, anda akan berpeluang untuk mencari perkataan, frasa dan rima yang sesuai untuk meluahkan isi hati dan mencipta lagu anda sendiri. Tarikh untuk tempahan: 29 Feb – 12 Mac OUR SONGS By Rilla Melati and Hyrul Anuar Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: P4 – P6 Expand your vocabulary and practise your Malay through song lyrics with celebrity author, Rilla Melati and singer-educator, Hyrul Anuar. In this talk, they will share songs from ‘Lagu-Lagu Kita’, a compilation of Malay children songs across four decades by Mini Monsters Ltd that will help you find the right words, phrases and rhythm to pen your own songs and better express yourselves. This session will be conducted in Malay. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar PUPPETS FOR PLAY… AND TO SAVE THE DAY! By Grace Kalaiselvi Storytelling | 30 mins Suitable for: 4 to 6 year olds Puppetry is the art of bringing inanimate objects to life. And children do this instinctively, when they pick up a doll or a spoon (or a piece of broccoli!) and give it voice and movement. Join Grace Kalaiselvi, bilingual storyteller and theatre educator, as she takes young storytellers on an exciting journey to save the day from disaster! Expect to choose your own calamity and a cast of heroes, with help from this gifted actress and her team of puppets. This session will be conducted in Tamil. An English version of this session is also available on Pg 4. Dates available for booking: 3 – 5, 10 – 12 Mar Since the age of 16, Sarah J Maas — internationally acclaimed author of the bestselling Throne of Glass and Queen of Shadows series — has spent her time alternating between inspiration and perspiration. When she is not daydreaming of the next great adventure to put to print, she works hard to make great fantasy stories a reality. Join her as she makes her first visit to Singapore and shows us how she builds worlds that fire the imagination and excite her readers. Dates available for booking: 9 – 11 Mar Bookings with more than 100 participants will be given priority. ON THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: CELEBRATING THE HUMAN SPIRIT By Belinda Lee PRICE “My love is like a red, red rose that’s newly sprung in June,” wrote Robert Burns. Except, it’s really hard to grow roses in Singapore... especially in June, when it’s so hot! How then can we talk about love (or any subject) without resorting to clichés? In this workshop, performance poet Jennifer Anne Champion teaches students how to write more effectively and honestly, while still being playful and creative by using locally-inspired metaphors and deliciously familiar imagery. Expect rambutans and merlions, and bring a willingness to experiment! Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar $150 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – S4 Award-winning television actress and host Belinda Lee has travelled the world in the course of her work, and has met many who embrace the road less trodden, volunteering their time in social causes and helping generously with the underprivileged. In her new book co-written with editor-reporter Juleen Shaw, Larger Than Life – Celebrating The Human Spirit, Belinda Lee delves into humanity and salutes some of the amazing people she has met on her travels. Dates available for booking: 3, 4, 8 & 9 Mar 8 PRICE PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND FROM JOURNALIST TO NOVELIST By Radhika Puri and Eliza Teoh Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – S4 PRICE $150 What is the difference between writing a newspaper report and writing fiction? Does training as a journalist make you a better author? What are some mistakes that journalists make? And are authors always the better writer? Radhika Puri and Eliza Teoh share their experiences as journalists and how it has helped them be better writers. Includes writing tips and lots of laughter. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 4 Mar 9 Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – S4 PRICE $500 landmines. Join the authors as they talk about some true (super) heroes and what even the most ordinary person can do to make like better for everyone. Dates available for booking: 8 – 10 Mar (AM) This workshop by the award-winning playwright Jean Tay will provide a basic introduction to the craft of playwriting. Participants will explore the use of metaphors from science and fairy tales to come up with fresh ideas, compelling characters and unique scenarios in their work. Most crucially, students will learn the importance of taking that first step to write. After all, the next great Singaporean play could be buried deep in any one of us. THE TWIST By Eeleen Lee Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – JC2 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – JC2 PRICE $150 PRICE TRADITIONAL TYPESETTING: PROOF PRESS YOUR OWN TOTE BAG! $500 By Sun Yao Yu Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – JC2 PRICE $150 Dates available for booking: 1 – 4, 8 – 11 Mar (AM) IN THE BEGINNING… FINDING OUR LITERARY ROOTS By Grace Kalaiselvi PRICE $500 Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – S4 Roots are our anchors. And it is from well-anchored, sturdy roots that we can grow, flourish and bloom as writers. So, do you know your roots? And even if we do, what then? Storyteller Grace Kalaiselvi has some of the answers. Together with her, discover, reflect on, celebrate and share your history through your own monologue, and she will help to guide you in unveiling rich literary treasures that may have been long forgotten. Dates available for booking: 3 – 5, 10 – 12 Mar NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR CAUSES By Willie Cheng, Sharifah Mohamed and Cheryl Tang PRICE $150 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – JC2 From helping migrant workers to housing the poor, the book Doing Good Great: Thirteen Asian Heroes and Their Causes, by Willie Cheng, Sharifah Mohamed and Cheryl Tang, captures the range of social issues that plague Asia, telling the stories behind 13 committed individuals who strive to make a difference, like Aki Ra from Cambodia, who has saved hundreds from the devastating effects of 10 PERFORMING UP TO EXPECTATIONS By Faith Ng They say that crime doesn’t pay. But clearly, they weren’t talking about noted horror and crime writer Eeleen Lee. Her stories come with a brilliant payoff for readers, usually in the form of a twist at the end of the tale. In this talk, Eeleen discusses the art of writing endings you didn’t see coming, by drawing on her experience of writing stories on crime and folklore in contemporary settings. Dates available for booking: 8 – 11 Mar GROWING UP IN A TIME OF WAR By Atia Abawi PRICE $150 Singapore is a well-known pressure cooker. Often, society’s expectations to be a perfect student, sibling, friend, or citizen can be overwhelming. Join noted playwright Faith Ng as she discusses the silent struggles of ordinary Singaporeans in her plays, and shares how theatre can be used as a vital tool of social change to give voice to those who have fallen through the cracks. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar, except 2 & 9 Mar SHE WALKS LIKE A FREE COUNTRY: POETRY, VOICE AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION By Jennifer Anne Champion Letterpress printing was first introduced in the mid-15th century and went on to form the bedrock of modern typography and graphic design. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to letterpress printing and typesetting, and will learn the basics of typography and the anatomy of type, how to use the tools in a composing room, and how to operate an actual printing press. Students will be able to print their own designs onto a tote bag using wood types. This session will be conducted in English. A Mandarin version of this session is also available on Pg 16. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar PRICE $500 THE LOST ART OF TRADITIONAL TYPESETTING By Sun Yao Yu Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – JC2 PRICE $150 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – JC2 Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – JC2 Growing up may seem tough enough. Growing up in wartime without rights to food, shelter or education may seem impossible. And yet, it remains the way of life for millions of children, often unnoticed by the public eye. Join Atia Abawi as she offers a glimpse of growing up in a time of war through the eyes of two teenagers in her YA novel, The Secret Sky, and stories from her time in Afghanistan as CNN’s former foreign correspondent. What does it mean to be a strong, independent voice in your society? And what does your gender have to do with it? With International Women’s Day in mind, join performance poet Jennifer Anne Champion and let your own inner voice go free as you produce a poem of your very own by the end of this session! Letterpress printing was first introduced in the mid15th century and remained the main commercial printing method till the late 20th century. In fact, it was once the fourth biggest industry in the world, till modern offset printing replaced it during the late 20th century. In this talk by print expert Sun Yao Yu, students will learn the historic origins of letterpress printing and how it went on to form the bedrock of modern typography and graphic design. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar This session will be conducted in English. A Mandarin version Dates available for booking: 8 – 12 Mar S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E NURTURING THE NEW PLAYWRIGHT IN YOU By Jean Tay SECONDARY & JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND of this session is also available on Pg 16. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar 11 PRICE $150 PASSAGES: LIVES ON THE FRINGE By Marc Nair, Wong Shu Yun and Yong Shu Hoong PRICE $150 Join editor Cyril Wong and writers Felix Cheong, Suchen Christine Lim and O Thiam Chin as they go beyond familiar narratives of national identity, social change, ethnic difference, and the perpetual negotiation between the local and the global. Together, they will shed light on their own stories in Here and Beyond: 12 Stories, and how they continue to find their way home in a city that is never still. Here and Beyond: 12 Stories is a prescribed ‘O’ level It’s all too easy to fall between the cracks in successdriven Singapore. For senior citizens grappling with loneliness and illness, and low-income families and former prisoners aiming for fresh beginnings, finding their bearings in life can be a big challenge. Join editor Yong Shu Hoong, and contributing writers Wong Shu Yun and Marc Nair, as they talk about the book Passages: Stories of Unspoken Journeys, inspired by those who have struggled to find the light while living on the fringe. English literature text. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb, 2, 7 & 8 Mar A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO LOSE By Jean Tay $500 ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? By Tunku Halim PRICE $500 Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S3 – JC2 PRICE $150 Dates available for booking: 7 – 12 Mar DIVERSITY IN A LAND DIVIDED By Atia Abawi PRICE Interactive storytelling opens up possibilities for authors to create stories that adapt to reader choice. Beyond reading, readers can also ‘play’ the story, exploring possibilities and seeing the consequences of their choices. Through hands-on exercises both off- and on-screen, this workshop by Alex Mitchell, fiction writer and interactive media design professor at the National University of Singapore, will help budding writers create their own simple interactive story that can be shared online. Dates available for booking: 8, 9 (AM), 10 (AM) Mar $150 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – JC2 HOW TO BE FRIGHTENINGLY FUNNY By Tunku Halim ‘N’ level English literature text. It is said that three-quarters of the world’s major conflicts have a cultural dimension, and that bridging the gap between cultures is both urgent and necessary for a country to maintain peace within its borders. What lessons, then, does a country at war, like Afghanistan, have for a small, urbanised nation like Singapore? Uncover the answers with Middle East correspondent Atia Abawi as she talks about understanding the multicultural challenges that lie beyond Singapore, and the lessons we can learn from them. Being funny takes a serious amount of hard work, especially for a horror writer! So, how does bestselling horror writer Tunku Halim manage to inject a good dose of humour into his tales, even when his stories take a darker turn? Find out in this genre-busting talk that takes an amusing look into the wit and humour that goes side by side with a good scare. Dates available for booking: 1 – 4, 8 – 11 Mar (AM) Dates available for booking: 8 – 12 Mar Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 2 Mar Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – S4 Join award-winning playwright Jean Tay as she speaks about Everything But The Brain, exploring the harsh reality of illness amidst the comedy of life and love, and the lengths we go to hold on to the people we treasure. First performed in 2005, this play won Best Original Script at The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2006. Everything But The Brain is a recommended ‘O’ and 12 PRICE Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S3 – JC2 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – S4 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – S4 INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING By Alex Mitchell S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E HERE AND BEYOND: FINDING OUR WAY HOME By O Thiam Chin, Suchen Christine Lim, Felix Cheong and Cyril Wong SECONDARY & JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – JC2 PRICE $150 Dark fantasy and horror has become increasingly popular. But is it possible to subtly send chills down a reader’s back with memorable characters and captivating dialogue, and not resort to silly clichés and ridiculous exposition? If the answer seems too dreadful to contemplate, join bestselling horror writer Tunku Halim as he shares with you his dark writing secrets and gets you spinning a good spinetingling yarn too. Don’t be scared! Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 2 Mar ARCHIVING POETRY By Jennifer Anne Champion Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – JC2 PRICE $150 Poetry. Some people think it’s a rarefied creature confined to dusty volumes in libraries, while others get their poetry fix from the mindfulness gurus of Buzzfeed and Instagram. In this talk, Jennifer Anne Champion speaks as a performance poet and the multimedia editor of The Singapore Poetry Archive on how the medium of poetry, its audience, archiving and reception is changing, and what this implies for readers, writers, and performers in Singapore. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar 13 HOW TO TELL STORIES ABOUT LOVE By Yann Samuell PRICE $150 THIS IS MY FAMILY By Faith Ng PRICE $500 Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S3 – JC2 WONDER WOMEN: LITERARY HEROES FOR A NEW GENERATION By Sarah J Maas PRICE $150 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: JC1 – JC2 访谈的艺术 杨君伟 讲座 | 1 小时 适合: S1 – S4 PRICE $150 S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – JC2 SECONDARY & JUNIOR COLLEGE You’re studying Romeo & Juliet and your whole class has collapsed in giggles at the iconic balcony scene. You think it’s clichéd to learn to discuss the idea of love from the French. Let Yann Samuell, acclaimed French director and screenwriter of Love Me If You Dare, change your mind. Join him, as he shows you how to write about love beyond Hollywood scripted romance and endings and why youthful giggles may be more meaningful than you think. Dates available for booking: 10 – 12 Mar WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE By Alfian Sa’at, Tan Chee Lay and Gwee Li Sui PRICE $150 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – JC2 The future of literature in Singapore, that is. Join this eclectic panel of writers as they explore their pieces from the ambitious collection, Singathology: 50 New Works by Celebrated Singaporean Writers, with the anthology editor, Gwee Li Sui. Together, they share dreams and possible realities of Singapore’s literary future. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb, 1, 3, 7 & 10 Mar Family is complex. It can be beautiful, terrifying, or simply silent. In this workshop, one of Singapore’s best up-and-coming young playwrights Faith Ng will share playwriting techniques with you that can help you to articulate and explore the things that are told or withheld, remembered or forgotten, loved or hated in one’s family. From Pippi Longstocking to Katniss Everdeen, our literary heroes have played key roles in shaping our values as we grow up. We often stand in awe of their courage, intelligence and strength, even as we admire their humanity and the depth of their convictions. Join Sarah J Maas as she discusses the heroes in her books, and how it is important for all of us – children and adults alike – to hold a hero close to our hearts. Dates available for booking: 9 – 11 Mar 专栏作家杨君伟最擅长引导人说话。而他也总是通过自己 对教育、艺术、文化的热忱,鼓励读者从思考社会的发展 方向。只是,他如何让受访者畅所欲言而不偏离主题?他 如何问出真心话,如何问出读者最想知道的事?听他分享 自己为杂志、电台进行人物访问的经验。 Bookings with more than 100 participants will be Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar, except 2 & 9 Mar ONCE UPON A TIME (AND TIME AGAIN) PRICE By Casey Chen, Joel Tan, $150 and Jason Erik Lundberg Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: JC1 – JC2 We never really get too old for fables and fairy tales. From Cinderella to The Frog Prince, these timehonoured stories have been recollected, retold and rewritten time and time again. Join our panellists — writer and designer Casey Chen, playwright Joel Tan, and author and editor Jason Erik Lundberg — as they revisit these fables through different lenses and explain why and how these tales remain relevant to each new generation of writers and readers. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar 14 PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND 可供预定的日期:2月29日至3月12日 given priority. AS REAL AS I CAN WRITE IT By Melissa De Villiers Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: JC1 – JC2 PRICE $500 THE ART OF THE INTERVIEW By Danny Yeo Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – S4 Just because something is not fiction does not mean that it should not also be creative. Creative non-fiction (like memoirs, travel writing, and argumentative essays) are often rooted in truths that motivate and inform the writer. In this workshop, by writer and journalist Melissa de Villiers, find out how literary techniques can give your non-fiction writing a much needed boost, and the opportunities for this sort of writing today. Columnist Danny Yeo knows how to get people to talk. His passion for education, arts and culture often encourages readers to think more about the direction of our society’s development. Join him as he shares tips on how to uncover information and keep the conversation flowing in the direction you want it to go, based on his wealth of his experience interviewing numerous subjects for print magazines and the radio. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb (AM), 4 & 11 Mar (AM) This session will be conducted in Mandarin. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar 15 工作坊 | 3 小时 适合: S1 – JC2 PRICE $500 THE LOST ART OF TRADITIONAL TYPESETTING By Sun Yao Yu 《飞跃有情天》和《跨越地平线》 的风浪与考验 林子、黄绍安及陈家骏 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – JC2 凸版印刷技术源于15世纪中叶,而后发展成印刷样式和平 面设计的重要基础。参加这场工作坊的同学们有机会接触 凸版印刷术和排版技术,学习掌握印刷样式和基本设计技 巧,怎么操作工具,认识到实际凸版印刷过程又是如何运 作。同学们还有机会使用木制刻板把自己的设计印在自己 的小背袋上。 可供预定的日期:2月29日至3月12日 TRADITIONAL TYPESETTING: PROOF PRESS YOUR OWN TOTE BAG! By Sun Yao Yu Letterpress printing was first introduced in the mid15th century and remained the main commercial printing method till the late 20th century. In fact, it was once the fourth biggest industry in the world, till modern offset printing replaced it during the late 20th century. In this talk by print expert Sun Yao Yu, students will learn the historic origins of letterpress printing and how it went on to form the bedrock of modern typography and graphic design. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar 一幅画更胜千言万语……何况是绘本! 刘旭恭 工作 | 3 小时 适合: S1 – JC2 PRICE $500 version of this programme is also available on Pg 11. 绘本,是美术与文学的独特结合体。以文字和图像创作故 事的过程中是左右脑并用的。工作坊邀请台湾知名绘本 作家刘旭恭主持,让参加的同学们学习怎么制作简单的绘 本,把文字与插画完美结合,使故事更丰富多彩。 可供预定的日期:3月2日至5日 A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS… AND A PICTURE BOOK EVEN MORE! By Liu Hsukung Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar PRICE $150 凸版印刷技术源于15世纪中叶,而后长期是主要的商业印 刷模式,还一度是世界规模第四大的重要工业。直至20世 纪末才由现代胶印取而代之。主讲人孙耀瑜是排版印刷专 家,对传统凸版印刷技术深有研究,他将与学生分享这项 传统艺术的历史渊源,以及这项艺术怎么发展成印刷样式 与平面设计的重要基础。 16 $500 家庭关系中的种种风浪与考验、温情与快乐,如何应对急 速被遗忘的传统,如何在成长过程中挣扎赶上新加坡发 展的步伐……这种种撞击与磨合,在《飞跃有情天》和《跨 越地平线》里的短篇小说都有具体的描绘。随主讲人走进 这两部文集的有情世界,分享他们各自作品的创作理念, 更好地了解他们如何透过文字反映我们的文化、生活、信 仰和信念。 翻译并不简单,文学翻译更是如此。了解文学翻译与商务 或学术文件的功能性翻译异同何在。主讲人白雪丽是旅居 本地的美籍文学翻译家,她将与同学们分享自己从美国到 中国和新加坡从事文学翻译工作的经验,并指导学生文学 翻译基本技巧。 适合将《飞跃有情天》与《跨越地平线》列为指定课外读本的 可供预定的日期:3月1日 – 4 日 学校。 This session will be conducted in Mandarin. An English 可供预定的日期:2月29日至3月12日 讲座 | 1 小时 适合: S1 – S2 工作坊 | 3 小时 适合: JC1 – JC2 PRICE version of this programme is also available on Pg 11. Letterpress printing was first introduced in the mid-15th century and went on to form the bedrock of modern typography and graphic design. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to letterpress printing and basic typesetting, and will learn the basics of typography and the anatomy of type, how to use the tools in a composing room, and how to operate an actual printing press. Students will be able to print their own designs onto a tote bag using wood types. 讲座 | 1 小时 适合: S1 – JC2 $150 文学翻译的艺术 白雪丽 This session will be conducted in Mandarin. An English Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – JC2 消失中的传统凸版印刷艺术 孙耀瑜 PRICE S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E 用传统铅字排版,亲手印制自己的小背袋! 孙耀瑜 SECONDARY & JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – JC2 A picture book is a unique combination of art and literature, that exercises both the right brain and the left brain as you craft a story through both text and images. In this workshop by noted children’s book author Liu Hsukung, participants will learn how to make a simple picture book that brings together the best of both words and pictures to make a great story even better. 可供预定的日期:2月29日至3月3日 THE ART OF LITERARY TRANSLATION By Shelly Bryant STOP, DROP AND READ WITH《飞跃有情天》 AND《跨越地平线》By Lin Zi, Tan Kar Chun and Wong Seow Huar Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: JC1 – JC2 Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – S2 The short stories in《飞跃有情天》and《跨越地平 线》deal with the trials and tribulations (and joy!) in facing difficult family relationships, tackling halfforgotten traditions, and breathlessly growing up in frantic Singapore. Join the panel as they discuss their respective pieces in these anthologies, along with their most recent works, to better understand what their words reveal about our culture, our way of life, our beliefs and our own convictions. Translation can be challenging, and meanings can become lost in transit. Translation itself can even vary in style from literary translation of poetry or prose to functional translation for business. In this 101 workshop, noted translator Shelly Bryant will discuss the technique of Mandarin-English translation, and give tips on how to be a proficient and effective translator. She’ll also share her experience working with publishers and authors such as Sheng Keyi (Northern Girls). This session will be conducted in Mandarin. Dates available for booking: 1 – 4 Mar Recommended for schools studying《飞跃有情天》 and《跨越地平线》. This session will be conducted in Mandarin. This session will be conducted in Mandarin. Dates available for booking: 2 – 5 Mar Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 3 Mar 17 Ceramah | 1 jam Untuk umur: S1 – JC2 PRICE $150 Apakah aspek yang diperlukan dalam penulisan sebuah cerita? Apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan istilah ‘momentum’ atau tarikan pada cerita, ‘control’ atau kawalan pada jalan cerita dan objektif penceritaan? Bagaimana ketiga-tiga istilah ini dititikberatkan untuk mencipta sebuah cerita yang dapat menambat hati pembaca? Dalam ceramah ini, Ahmad Patria, seorang penulis cerita fantasi yang berbakat, akan membincangkan tentang pembinaan watak, penciptaan plot dan gambaran babak-babak dalam dunia fantasi yang direka dalam novel-novelnya –iaitu proses yang dilakukan beliau sebelum mula menulis. Tarikh untuk tempahan: 8 – 11 Mac MAPS AND LEGENDS By Ahmad Patria Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S1 – JC2 Disarankan bagi pelajar-pelajar dan guru-guru yang menggunakan TEKAD sebagai teks peperiksaan People think that when writing a fantasy novel, you can just make everything (and anything!) up. But the most successful fantasy novels are the ones that feel real to the reader, as if they might have happened somewhere, somehow. So, how do you make a fantastical tale seem true-to-life and create a wellstructured narrative flow? Find out from noted fantasy writer Ahmad Patria as he shows students how to really plan for an ‘unreal’ story. This session will be conducted in Malay. Ceramah | 1 jam 30 minit Tarikh: 8 Mac, Selasa Masa: 3 – 4.30 PG Tempat: Sekolah Menengah Anderson Untuk umur: S3 – S4 $500 Bengkel | 3 jam Untuk umur: S1 – JC2 Ramai orang berpendapat bahawa dalam penulisan novel fantasi, seorang penulis boleh mereka segalagalanya dan apa-apa juga. Namun, novel fantasi yang 18 Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – JC2 Dates available for booking: 8 – 11 Mar PRICE 3 hours CREATIVE WRITING 101: WRITING FANTASY NEEDS A LOT OF REALITY By Ahmad Patria What goes into writing a story? What do the terms momentum, control and objective mean? And how do they work together to form a compelling narrative? In this talk, acclaimed fantasy writer Ahmad Patria discusses character development, plot creation and how he sets the scenes of the different fantasy worlds in his novels, even before a single word of the novel is written. PENULISAN KREATIF 101: MENULIS CERITA FANTASI MEMERLUKAN CIRI-CIRI HAKIKI Oleh Ahmad Patria $500 Tarikh untuk tempahan: 8 – 11 Mac This session will be conducted in Malay. Dates available for booking: 8 – 11 Mar PRICE terlaris adalah novel yang dapat dihubung kait oleh pembacanya, seolah-olah ceritanya pernah berlaku sebelum itu. Jadi, bagaimana cerita fantasi yang bersifat hakiki ini dapat dicipta dengan pembinaan jalan cerita yang baik? Dapatkan maklumat lanjut daripada penulis cerita fantasi yang terkenal, Ahmad Patria, yang akan berkongsi dengan pelajar bagaimana untuk mencipta sebuah cerita yang bersifat khayalan. S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E PETA DAN LAGENDA Oleh Ahmad Patria SECONDARY & JUNIOR COLLEGE MENCARI TEKAD IV: KEBERANIAN UNTUK HIDUP BERDASARKAN PRINSIP YANG TERSENDIRI Oleh Rasiah Halil, Wan Jumaiah, Suraidi Sipan PRICE $10 per student peringkat ‘O’. Disokong oleh Sekolah Menegah Anderson. FINDING TEKAD IV: THE COURAGE TO LIVE BY YOUR OWN CONVICTIONS By Rasiah Halil, Wan Jumaiah, Suraidi Sipan Talk | 1 hour 30 minutes Date: 8 Mar, Tuesday Time: 3 – 4.30 PM Venue: Anderson Secondary School Suitable for: S3 – S4 In the fourth edition of this talk, the panel reflects on preserving culture and heritage through the works of poet Rasiah Halil and short story writer Wan Jumaiah from the anthology, TEKAD. Join them in their discussion with editor Suraidi Sipan as they share their inspirations and the traditions that continue to influence our lives today. Recommended for students and teachers using TEKAD 3 – 5, 10 – 12 Mar IN THE BEGINNING… FINDING OUR LITERARY ROOTS By Grace Kalaiselvi Workshop | 3 hours Suitable for: S1 – S4 as an ‘O’ Level text. This session will be conducted in Malay. Dalam ceramah edisi keempat ini, ahli-ahli panel akan meneliti usaha untuk mengekalkan budaya dan warisan masyarakat melalui hasil penulisan penyajak Rasiah Halil dan penulis cerpen Wan Jumaiah daripada buku antologi, TEKAD. Sertai perbincangan mereka bersama editor TEKAD, Suraidi Sipan di mana mereka akan berkongsi tentang inspirasi mereka serta budaya dan tradisi hidup yang terus mempengaruhi kehidupan masyarakat kini. PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND Supported by Anderson Secondary School. Roots are our anchors. And it is from well-anchored, sturdy roots that we can grow, flourish and bloom as writers. So, do you know your roots? And even if we do, what then? Grace Kalaiselvi, noted playwright and storyteller, has some of the answers. Together with her, discover, reflect on, celebrate and share your history through your own monologue, and she will help to guide you in unveiling rich literary treasures that may have been long forgotten. Dates available for booking: 3 – 5, 10 – 12 Mar 19 KU•LIT: BRINGING THE COOL BACK TO ASIAN LIT By Dennis Yeo PRICE $150 1 hour Workshop | 3 hours Date: 2 Mar, Wednesday Time: 2:30 – 5:30 PM Venue: The Arts House, Living Room Suitable for: Secondary School teachers $50 PER TEACHER Poets use imagery to draw readers into a sensory experience, providing us with mental snapshots that appeal to our senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. It is one of the most basic foundations of literature, and yet one of the most difficult to master. Together with the award-winning KTM Iqbal – one of Singapore’s most versatile and accomplished poets – learn the process through which poems come alive with rich senses of emotional memory and experience. ELAKKIYACH CHARAL AND THE ROLE OF SINGAPOREAN TAMIL LITERATURE By TT Dhavamanni, Kavignareru Amallathasan, Pichinikkadu Elango This session will be conducted in Tamil. Join playwright TT Dhavamanni, poet Kavignareru Amallathasan and moderator Pichinikkadu Elango as they discuss Elakkiyach Charal, an ‘A’ level text that features a diverse range of works by Singapore Tamil literary voices. How are these works both deeply personal and yet uniquely representative of the culture, identity and concerns of Tamil literature in Singapore? This session takes a close and critical look at the discourse of Tamil literature, and the evolution of Tamil literature in Singapore and the region. Dates available for booking: 29 Feb – 12 Mar PRICE FREE PM PRICE $50 PER PICTURING POETRY By KTM Iqbal 1 hour 30 minutes If you find your students perplexed by how to improve their plots and constantly confused over characterisation, then perhaps award-winning writer Felix Cheong can help you. In this threehour workshop, Felix will introduce you to practical strategies that you can use in your classroom to help even your weakest students improve their narrative writing. Using a multimedia approach, together with games and writing exercises, he will take you through the structure of a story, how to improve descriptive writing, and how to use master plots to scaffold writing. FEAR NO POETRY: LOOKING AT THE UNSEEN WITH FRESH EYES By Gwee Li Sui 29 Feb – 12 Mar Talk | 1 hour Suitable for: S3 – S4 TALK | 1 hour 30 minutes Date: 3 Mar, Thursday Time: 3 – 4.30 PM Venue: Indian Heritage Centre, Activity Room Suitable for: S3 – JC2 Recommended for students and teachers using Elakkiyach Charal as an ‘A’ Level text. This session will be conducted in Tamil. Supported by the Indian Heritage Centre. 20 PRICE T E AC H E R S S E CO N DA RY & J U N I O R CO L L E G E TEACHERS PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES WORDS GO ROUND This practical workshop aims to introduce teachers to the beauty of Singapore and Asian literatures, and the joy that comes from putting ‘cool’ Asian literature back in the classroom. While this may seem to put educators on familiar territory (culturally-speaking, anyway), it would be wise to not get too complacent. Using examples from ku•lit: asian literature for the language classroom, participants will get hands-on experience of text analysis and may find themselves discovering a few new things about Singaporean prose, poetry and drama. STRATEGIES FOR NARRATIVE WRITING By Felix Cheong Workshop | 3 hours TEACHER Date: 8 Mar, Tuesday Time: 2.30 – 5.30 PM Venue: The Arts House, Living Room Suitable for: Upper Secondary School & Junior College teachers PRICE $50 Workshop | 3 hours PER Date: 4 Mar, Friday TEACHER Time: 2.30 – 5.30 PM Venue: The Arts House, Living Room Suitable for: Primary & Secondary School teachers We all fear the unknown but tackling ‘unseen’ poetry criticism can strike fear into the hearts of even the stoutest English literature student. But fear no longer! Poet and literary critic Gwee Li Sui is here to introduce upper secondary teachers to his new and exciting poetry resource: Fear No Poetry! The Essential Guide to Close Reading. He will discuss the skills needed for reading ‘unseen’ poems, as well as how to help your students develop their powers of independent thinking in literary analysis. 21 WHO’S WHO SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS ALEX MITCHELL (Singapore) PG 13 Dates available: 8, 9 (AM), 10 (AM) Mar AHMAD PATRIA (Malaysia) PG 18 Dates available: 8 – 11 March Ahmad Patria bin Abdullah menerbitkan buku pertamanya Permata Aurorius pada tahun 1987 walaupun baru berusia 17 tahun. Semenjak itu, beliau telah menulis sebanyak sepuluh buah novel fantasi dan cereka sains. Cerita-ceritanya yang dipenuhi dengan kuasa magik, misteri dan unsur kepahlawanan diminati ramai pengikutnya di Malaysia. Beliau juga merupakan penerbit eksekutif untuk siri televisyen animasi 3D Karmawizra. Kini, beliau sedang menghasilkan filem berdasarkan novelnovelnya. Ahmad Patria bin Abdullah published his first book Permata Aurorius, in 1987, when he was just 17 years old and has written 10 fantasy and science fiction novels to date. Full of magic, mystery and heroism, his stories have a devoted fan base in Malaysia. He is also the executive producer for the Karmawizra 3D animation television series. He is currently working on his next project, which is a film based on his books. 22 Alex Mitchell teaches interactive media design at the National University of Singapore, and is involved in research into various aspects of computer-based art and entertainment, particularly interactive stories. As part of his research work, he developed and released HypeDyn (http:// www.narrativeandplay.org/ hypedyn), a procedural hypertext fiction authoring tool for people who want to create text-based interactive stories that adapt to reader choice. Alex’s short fiction has been published in Dark Tales, Balik Kampung 2A, and several issues of the 24 Flavours series from Math Paper Press. ALFIAN SA’AT (Singapore) PG 14 Dates available: 29 Feb, 1, 3, 7 & 10 Mar Alfian Sa’at is a resident playwright with Wild Rice. His published works include three collections of poetry, One Fierce Hour, A History of Amnesia and The Invisible Manuscript, two collections of short stories, Corridor and Malay Sketches, as well as two collections of plays. In 2001, he won the Golden Point Award for Poetry and received the Young Artist Award. Alfian has been nominated eight times for Best Script at The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards, and won for his plays Landmarks (2005), Nadirah (2010) and Kakak Kau Punya Laki (Your Sister’s Husband) (2013). ANDRE FROIS (Singapore) PG 5 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar Andre Frois founded AF Storytellers in 2015, applying the storytelling skills that he had refined in sports entertainment and acting on film. A consultancy and publishing firm, AF Storytellers engages freelance creative professionals, so as to channel them towards jobs that help these artists fund their nonprofit pursuits. Andre has written for publications such as Men’s Health, Tatler, Robb Report, The Edge, Prestige, Yahoo!, World Of Watches, Men’s Folio, The Millenary, Catalog, Time Out, inSing, Coconuts and Playboy. In his free time, he enjoys conducting media and writing classes for the less privileged. ATIA ABAWI (US) PG 10, 12, 43 Dates available: 1, 8 – 12 Mar WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO WORDS GO ROUND in search of fellow Singaporeans who were doing meaningful things for the betterment of others, was when she truly touched the hearts of many both at home and abroad. BRANDON MULL (US) PG 4, 5 Dates available: 1 – 3 Mar Atia Abawi is a foreign news correspondent who was stationed for almost five years in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was born to Afghan parents in West Germany and was raised in the United States. In 2014, she published her first book, The Secret Sky: A Novel of Forbidden Love in Afghanistan. She currently lives in Jerusalem with her husband, Conor Powell, and infant son. You can follow her on Twitter @AtiaAbawi. BELINDA LEE (Singapore) PG 9 Dates available: 3, 4, 8 & 9 Mar CHERYL TANG (Singapore) PG 10 Dates available: 8 – 10 Mar (AM) Brandon Mull is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Fablehaven, Beyonders and Five Kingdoms series, as well as many other popular young adult fantasy novels. He also served as the architect for Scholastic’s new Spirit Animals series, outlining the seven books and writing the first. Passionate about writing and firing the imagination of his readers, Brandon’s tales of epic adventure have become immensely popular both with school-going children and adults, who enjoy the depth and breadth of his storytelling. CASEY CHEN (Singapore) PG 14 Award-winning television actress and host Belinda Lee has travelled the world in the course of her work. Effectively bilingual, she hosted the Channel News Asia programme ‘Show Me the Money’ and the highly enjoyable travel series ‘Planet Shakers’. But her travelogue ‘Find Me a Singaporean’, where she explored paths less travelled author of two bestselling books, The Red Riding Hood Lah and The Three Little Pigs Lah, which sparkle with local flavour, as he takes on familiar stories with his signature wit and flair. Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar Writer and designer Casey Chen has been in the design field for over a decade and has a passion for print as a medium of communication. With talent, versatility and originality, he uses print to create impactful works that embody a strong sense of personal expression. He is the Cheryl Tang is a former business consultant with Accenture, focusing on maximising human performance. After she left the corporate world, she has helped non-profit organisations and worked with social entrepreneurs in her leading roles at apVentures, a venture philanthropy organisation, and Credit Suisse’s SymAsia Foundation. CYRIL WONG (Singapore) PG 12 Dates available: 29 Feb, 2, 7 & 8 Mar Cyril Wong is a Singapore Literature Prize-winning poet, fictionist and critic who completed his doctoral degree 23 SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS 个创意人的创意空间与灵感来源。曾 为五部本地电影担任编剧工作。 at the National University of Singapore in English Literature in 2012. He received the Young Artist Award from the National Arts Council in 2005. His intense, complex and deeply personal poetry was featured in the 2008 W.W. Norton & Co. anthology, Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia & Beyond, and he has been a featured poet at numerous literary festivals, including the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Hong Kong International Literary Festival. He presently edits the poetry webjournal, SOFTBLOW. Danny Yeo is a well-established bilingual media personality active in multiple areas of interest and passion: events hosting, feature writing, social commentary, magazine columns, theatre directing, stage performing and corporate training. He returned to television in 2015 to anchor ‘Face Off!’, a year-long Channel U talk show on Singaporean issues. He has authored two Chinese books:《唱所欲言》 (based on interviews with artistes) and 《伟言耸听》 (a collection of his columns and articles). He has also collaborated on a bilingual title 《我的创意房间》 [My Creative Room], and written screenplays for five Singaporean films. DARREN TK CHENG (Singapore) PG 5 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar DANNY YEO 杨君伟 (Singapore) PG 15 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar DENNIS YEO (Singapore) PG 21 Dates available: 2 Mar (PM) Dennis Yeo has taught at primary, secondary, junior college and even tertiary levels. He has been the Subject Head (Literature), the Head of Department (Pastoral Care & Career Guidance) and the Vice-Principal of Pioneer Junior College, Singapore. He is currently with the English Language and Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education (NIE). His research interests include Gothic film, popular culture and literature pedagogy. He is the author of Telltale: 11 Stories | A Study Companion and the editor of ku•lit: asian literature for the language classroom. He received the NIE Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013. EELEEN LEE (UK – Malaysia) PG 10 活跃的双语媒体人,身份多元而广 泛,横跨活动主持、文字工作者、时 评人、杂志专栏作者、剧场导演、企 业培训员等等。2015年重返电视圈 为U频道主持清谈节目《这样是怎 样》。出版过《唱所欲言》 (歌影视艺 人访谈录)和《伟言耸听》 (专栏文 章)两本书,也曾联合编辑撰写双语 书《我的创意房间》,记录新加坡20 24 Darren TK Cheng is the lead educator of Direct Life Services, an organisation that seeks to enrich the lives of others through education, interactive activities and charitable acts. Where Did Grandpa Go? is his second children’s book. His first book, A Bowl Full Of Ice Cream, is a collection of short stories to inspire and motivate change in children. Dates available: 8 – 11 Mar Monsoon Books in Singapore, and Mammoth Books in the UK. After years of lecturing and copywriting, she turned to a life of writing crime, horror, science fiction, and the occasional film and book review. She edited KL Noir: Blue. Her debut collection of short horror fiction, 13 Moons, was published by Fixi Novo and launched at the Cooler Lumpur Festival 2014. ELIZA TEOH (Singapore) PG 9 Dates available: 29 Feb – 4 Mar A straight “A” math and science student who almost applied to study engineering, Eliza Teoh is a former political journalist, who is still a science geek at heart. But she knew, from a very young age, that she would be a writer when she grew up. Her bestselling Ellie Belly series, which has sold more than 85,000 copies in Singapore alone, is based on her real-life children, Gabby and Ellie. She now runs a children’s book publishing company called Bubbly Books. FAITH NG (Singapore) PG 11, 14 Dates available: 29 Feb - 12 Mar, except 2 & 9 Mar Fiction editor of Esquire Malaysia magazine, Lee Ee Leen was born in London, and has been published with MPH in Malaysia, Faith Ng is a playwright and an Associate Artist with Checkpoint Theatre. Her plays include Normal (2015), For Cheong has been invited to read at writers’ festivals all over the world, including Edinburgh, Sydney, and Hong Kong. Cheong is currently an adjunct lecturer with Murdoch University, University of Newcastle and LASALLE College of the Arts. Better or For Worse (2013) and wo(men) (2010). The last two were nominated for Best Original Script at The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards. She holds a Master of Arts with a Distinction in Creative Writing (Scriptwriting) from the University of East Anglia, under the National Arts Council’s Postgraduate Scholarship. She also teaches playwriting at the National University of Singapore and was the writer-in-residence for the Singapore Creative Writing Residency 2014. WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO WORDS GO ROUND GRACE KALAISELVI (Singapore) PG 4, 8, 10, 19 Dates available: 3 – 5, 10 – 12 Mar , . FELIX CHEONG (Singapore) , PG 12, 21 Dates available: 29 Feb, 4, 7 & 8 Mar , . Grace Kalaiselvi is a bilingual actress and storyteller. A recent graduate of the Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), she works with the imagination of her audiences to bring them into the world of her characters. Felix Cheong is the author of 10 books, including four volumes of poetry and a collection of short stories, Vanishing Point, longlisted for the prestigious Frank O’Connor Award. His latest book is a collection of satirical flash fiction, Singapore Siu Dai 2. Conferred the Young Artist Award for Literature in 2000 by the National Arts Council, GWEE LI SUI (Singapore) PG 14, 21 Dates available: 29 Feb, 1, 3, 7, 8 & 10 Mar Gwee Li Sui is a poet, graphic artist, and literary critic. A familiar name in Singapore’s literary scene, he has written and lectured on a range of 25 so spent the next 14 years of her life travelling to some of the remotest parts of the world. From her journeys emerged Diary of a Wildlife Photographer, a journal of her adventures in the wild, and the True to Life book series for children. cultural subjects. He edited Sharing Borders: Studies in Contemporary SingaporeanMalaysian Literature II (2009), Telltale: 11 Stories (2010), Man/ Born/Free: Writings on the Human Spirit from Singapore (2011), and Singathology: 50 New Works by Celebrated Singaporean Writers (2015); and wrote FEAR NO POETRY! The Essential Guide to Close Reading (2014). His works of verse include The Other Merlion and Friends (2015), and Who Wants to Buy an Expanded Edition of a Book of Poems? (2015). He wrote Singapore’s first fulllength graphic novel in English, Myth of the Stone, in 1993. JAN LATTA (Australia) PG 4, 43 Dates available: 9 – 12 March When author and photographer Jan Latta first came face-to-face with an endangered mountain gorilla in Rwanda, the experience changed her life. She became determined to inspire children to learn about endangered animals and ensure their survival, and 26 SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS JEAN TAY (Singapore) PG 10, 12 Dates available: 1 – 4, 8 – 11 Mar (AM) JASON ERIK LUNDBERG (Singapore) PG 14 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar with Math Paper Press, titled Caterwaul. She strongly believes in exploring poetry in formats beyond the page. Her work for poetry.sg focuses specifically on multimedia poetry. She also encourages students to use more experimental ways to produce and present their own original poetic work. JOEL TAN (Singapore) PG 14 Jason Erik Lundberg was born in New York and has lived in Singapore since 2007. He is the author of several books of the fantastic — including Strange Mammals (2013), The Alchemy of Happiness (2012), and Red Dot Irreal (2011) — as well as the Bo Bo and Cha Cha children’s picture book series, and more than a hundred short stories, articles, and book reviews. Jason is also the founding editor of LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction; series editor for The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories; editor of Fish Eats Lion (2012); and co-editor of A Field Guide to Surreal Botany (2008) and Scattered, Covered, Smothered (2004). Jean Tay is the award-winning creator of the acclaimed plays Everything but the Brain (2005, 2007) and Boom (2008). Her plays have been performed in Singapore, US, UK, and Italy. She has been nominated three times for Best Original Script in The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards, and won for Everything But the Brain in 2006. Everything But the Brain is currently being used as an ‘O’ and ‘N’ level English literature text in secondary schools. JENNIFER ANNE CHAMPION (Singapore) PG 5, 9, 11, 13 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar Jennifer Anne Champion is a writer, editor and performance poet. She has performed her work in the UK, Israel, and is a regular voice in the Singapore poetry scene. Jennifer serves as an editor on poetry.sg, and is currently working on her forthcoming collection Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar Horsie), who inspired her to write her first picture book, Harry and Horsie, and the second adventure in the series, Cookiebot! Katie is now back in Asia and, after spending several years writing and teaching in Tokyo, she currently calls Singapore home. KAVIGNARERU AMALLATHASAN Joel Tan is a playwright and director, and an associate artist of Checkpoint Theatre. His plays include The Way We Go (Checkpoint Theatre) and Mosaic (Take Off Productions). He also works with veteran theatremakers, and has written for Wild Rice and The Finger Players. He last directed Apart – a devised play built on poetry and music – for the Singapore Writers Festival 2014. A collection of his work, Joel Tan: Plays Volume 1, was published in 2015. Since 1958, Kavignareru Amallathasan has been writing poems and songs on subjects as diverse as nationhood, nature and love, and has published two collections of verse: Pullanguzhal and Thamizhar Thalaivar Thamizhavel. He was the president of the Association of Singapore Tamil Writers from 1987 to 2005, and initiated their annual Thamizhavel Award. In 2005, his song ‘Singapore Enru Sollum Pothilae’ won first prize in the National Song Writing Competition and was sung at the 2006 National Day Parade. WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO WORDS GO ROUND KTM IQBAL (Singapore) PG 20, 40 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar (Singapore) PG 20 Dates available: 3 Mar (PM) KATIE VAN CAMP (Canada – Singapore) PG 4, 40 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar Katie Van Camp is a former dancer who, at the age of 18, moved to Shanghai, China, to open a ballet school and teach kindergarten. A few years later, she headed to New York to work as an au pair for a little boy named Harry (and his best friend, 27 KTM Iqbal has authored seven collections of poetry and written over 200 children’s songs for the Singapore radio programme, [‘Let Us Sing’], in the 1970s and 1980s. He has contributed poems, essays and short stories to the region’s leading newspapers and magazines. His poem [‘Water’] was selected by the National Arts Council for display in MRT trains in 1995 and for exhibition at Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany. English translations of his poems by R Balachandran can be found in The Evening Number and Other Poems (2008). He was an associate editor of the anthologies, Rhythms (2000) and Fifty on 50 (2009). SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS 林子) is a bilingual writer and poet whose works have been enjoyed both by the young and the young at heart. Some of her published works include《双子 话人间》Shuang Zi Hua Ren Jian (2006),《林子微型小说》Lin Zi’s Short Stories (2008),《林中自悠 然》Lin Zhong Zi You Ran (2011), 《微澜》Wei Lan (published in China, 2013),《蒲公英的梦》Pu Gong Ying De Meng (2014), and《 林子之歌》Lin Zi Zhi Ge (2015). She is currently a member of The General Society for Chinese Classical Poetry (International), Xin Sheng Poets Society, Singapore Literature Society, Tropical Literature & Art Club, and International Chinese Short Stories Federation. LIU HSUKUNG 刘旭恭 (Taiwan) PG 6, 7, 16, 40 Dates available: 2 – 5 March LIN ZI 林子 (Singapore) Dates available: 29 Feb – 3 Mar Lim Kim Lee (pen name “Lin Zi”, 28 PG 12 Dates available: 29 Feb, 2, 7 & 8 Mar MARC NAIR (Singapore) PG 12, 41, 43 Dates available: 7 – 12 Mar in 2015 and was long-listed for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize. Set in postapartheid South Africa, her work deals with issues of diversity and overcoming racism in a society in transition. N SIVASOTHI (Singapore) PG 43 PG 17 本地双语作家兼诗人,作品受年轻 出 人及心境年轻的读者所喜爱。出版 版过的作品集计有: 《双子话人间》 过的作品集计有: 《双子话人间》 (2006) 《林子微型小说》 (2008 、 (2006) 、 《、 林子微型小说》 (2008年) 年)、 《林中自悠然》 (2011年) 、 《林中自悠然》 (2011年) 、 《微澜》 《微澜》 (2013年由中国出版社出 (2013年由中国出版社出版) 、 版)、 《蒲公英之梦》 (2014年) ,以 《蒲公英之梦》 (2014年) ,以及今 及今年新作 《林子之歌》 。现为全球 年新作《林子之歌》 。现为全球汉诗 汉诗总会、 新声诗社读书会、 新加坡 总会、新声诗社读书会、 新加坡文艺 文艺协会、 热带文学艺术俱乐部、 世 协会、热带文学艺术俱乐部、 世界华 界华文微型小说研究会会员。 文微型小说研究会会员。 O THIAM CHIN (Singapore) Children’s Literature Award for 《好想吃榴槤》and《请问一下, 踩 得到底吗? 》. In 2015, his work for very early readers (below the age of 3),《谁的家到了?》 was selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition. 1973年生于台北,台湾大学毕业生。 研究所深造期间开始学习创作绘本, 于2001年出版第一部绘本作品。后 于2002年及2006年先后凭《好想 吃榴梿》和《请问一下,踩得到底 吗?》两部绘本创作获颁信谊幼儿文 学奖。2015年以针对3岁以下幼童而 设计的绘本《谁的家到了?》入围意 大利波隆那童书展。 Born in 1973 in Taipei, Liu Hsukung graduated from National Taiwan University. While he was at graduate school, he learned how to create handmade picture books and later published his first book in 2001. In 2002 and 2006, he won the Hsin-Yi Marc Nair is a poet and photographer from Singapore. He has published five volumes of poetry and has also been featured in a number of anthologies. Marc has represented Singapore competitively at international poetry slam competitions. In 2015, he toured with his latest collection of spoken word poems, The Poet of Unlove, in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and the Netherlands. He also performs regularly with his band, Neon and Wonder. He teaches creative writing, writes satirical podcasts with blogger mrbrown on the ‘mrbrownshow’, and is the co-founder of Mackerel, an online culture zine. MELISSA DE VILLIERS (South Africa - Singapore) PG 15 Dates available: 29 Feb (AM), 4 & 11 Mar (AM) Melissa de Villiers is a South African writer and journalist. Her debut short story collection, The Chameleon House, was published Dates available: 12 Mar (PM) N Sivasothi (aka ‘Otterman’) has been immersed in mangroves for research, education and conservation at NUS Biological Sciences since the late 80’s. In 2001, he led efforts at the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research to explore the fate of Chek Jawa, an inter-tidal shore, which became a hallmark of government-citizen engagement and the people’s growing awareness of nature and the environment in Singapore. He is the coordinator of the NUS Toddycats!, the national coordinator for the International Coastal Cleanup Singapore, and a blogger. O Thiam Chin is the author of five story collections, and has won the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, been shortlisted for the 2014 Singapore Literature Prize for Fiction, and longlisted for the Frank O’Connor Short Story Award three times – in 2010, 2012, and 2014. In 2012, he was conferred the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award. His short stories have been featured in World Literature Today, Asia Literary Review, Asiatic, Kyoto Journal, The Jakarta Post, QLRS, Manoa and Esquire, and in several anthologies, such as The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One and Two. Hobbes Memorial Scholarship in Modern English. His articles have been featured in journals such as Interreligious Insight and Think Pieces: A Journal of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. A teacher of English and literature, he is also co-editor of From Walden to Woodlands: An Anthology of Nature Poems (2015), published by Ethos Books. WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO WORDS GO ROUND PICHINIKKADU ELANGO (Singapore) PG 20 Dates available: 3 Mar (PM) OW YEONG WAI KIT (Singapore) PG 43 Dates available: 12 Mar (PM) Ow Yeong Wai Kit holds a master’s degree from University College London, where he was awarded the John Oliver Pichinikkadu Elango is a prolific writer, poet and dramatist with 14 books to his name, including 11 collections of poetry. A former producer-presenter with the Singapore Broadcasting 29 Corporation and the editor of Singai Chudar (a monthly of the Tamil Representative Council, Singapore), Elango has also written four dramas – two of which were staged by the Ravindran Drama Group, including a Tamil translation of Animal Farm by George Orwell. Elango is also a regular contributor of poems and short stories to Tamil Murasu and often appears on Oli 96.8FM. SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS Chinese Orchestra (SCO) and became its Percussion Principal. In 2004, he became SCO’s Assistant Conductor as well as the Conductor for the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra (SYCO). Since 2013, he has been the SCO’s Resident Conductor. Quek Ling Kiong was a recipient of the National Arts Council’s (NAC) Young Artist Award (2002) and the NAC Cultural Fellowship (2013). He studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under the NAC Overseas Scholarship, and learned Chinese percussion from renowned master Li Min Xiong and Western classical percussion from Xue Bao Lun. After graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory in 1997, he joined the Singapore 30 RILLA MELATI (Singapore) PG 7, 8 RADHIKA PURI (Singapore) PG 5, 9 Dates available: 29 Feb – 4 Mar QUEK LING KIONG 郭勇德 (Singapore) PG 6 Dates available: 8 – 10 Mar 2002年国家艺术理事会青年文化奖 得主暨2013年艺理会文化研究金得 主。获颁艺理会海外奖学金赴上海 音乐学院进修,分别向中国民族打击 乐专家李民雄与西方管弦乐打击乐 专家薛宝伦两位大师学习。1997年 学成回国后加入新加坡华乐团担任 打击乐首席演奏。2004年出任华乐 团助理指挥兼新加坡青年华乐团指 挥。2013年升任新加坡华乐团驻团 指挥迄今。 taught in a junior college and three universities in Singapore and Brunei. Rasiah attended the University of Iowa’s International Writing Programme in 1995 on a Fulbright Scholarship. Radhika Dhawan Puri is a former business journalist from India. She first started writing stories for her daughter and her love for writing simply grew from there. In 2005, Radhika spent a year and a half in Indonesia where she sketched out ideas for her first novel, Mountain of Fire, an adventure based on Mount Merapi, which was published by Bubby Books in Singapore in 2013. Her second novel, The Fib, about a boy detective based in Singapore, will be released in 2015. She now lives in Singapore and works with Cognita Asia, an international education company. RASIAH HALIL (Singapore) PG 18 Dates available: 8 Mar (PM) Rasiah merupakan seorang penyair, penulis, penterjemah dan pendidik. Sejak tahun 1972, hasil ciptaannya yang diterbitkan banyak mengetengahkan isuisu sosial dan kemanusiaan. Di antara buku-bukunya termasuk Perbualan: Buku Catatan Seorang Gipsi (1988), Orang Luar (1991), Sungai & Lautan (1995), Ayah Tidak Sayang Padaku Lagi (2007), Hikayat Sri Anggerik (2007) dan Nyanyian Si Anak Dagang (2013). Sejak tahun 1983, karya-karya Rasiah mendapat banyak pujian dan beliau menerima lima Anugerah Persuratan. Dengan menggunakan nama pena ‘Sri Anggerik’ dan ‘Tun Fatimah’, Rasiah menulis ruangan pojok dalam akhbar Singapura, Berita Minggu. Beliau pernah mengajar di sebuah maktab rendah di Singapura dan tiga buah universiti di Brunei dan Singapura. Rasiah juga pernah mengikuti Program Penulisan Antarabangsa di Universiti Iowa, pada tahun 1995 melalui Biasiswa Fulbright. Rasiah Halil is a poet, writer, translator and educator. Since 1972, her published works dwell largely on social and humanitarian issues. Her books, include Conversations: Notebook of a Gypsy (1988), The Outsider (1991), River & Ocean (1995), Father No Longer Loves Me (2007), The Chronicles of Sri Anggerik (2007) and Songs of the Outsider (2013). Since 1983, her works have received many commendations and five Malay Literature Awards. Under the pseudonyms of ‘Sri Anggerik’ and ‘Tun Fatimah’, she wrote columns for the Singapore Malay newspaper, Berita Minggu. She Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar received the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism and has won the NBDCS Bilingual Book Project 2013 for her bilingual MalayEnglish books. She is co-creator of ‘Fonik Ria Cepat Membaca’, a Singapore-made Malay reading system. She is presently the Director of Creative Content Development with Mini Monsters Limited, a company she cofounded in 2007 to encourage a re-learning of the Malay language for children of this generation. SARAH J MAAS (US) PG 9, 15 Dates available: 9 – 11 Mar Rilla adalah di antara perintis program Drama dan Pertuturan di sekolah-sekolah di Singapura yang sering menggabungkan unsur pendidikan dengan hiburan. Beliau yang telah menulis lebih daripada 18 naskhah buku cerita kanakkanak dalam bahasa Melayu, juga merupakan penerima Dana Kedwibahasaan Lee Kuan Yew dan pemenang bagi Projek Buku Dwibahasa NBDCS 2013 untuk buku-buku dwibahasanya. Beliau merupakan salah seorang pembina ‘Fonik Ria Cepat Membaca’, sebuah sistem bacaan Bahasa Melayu yang dihasilkan di Singapura. Kini, Rilla menyandang jawatan Pengarah Kreatif di syarikat Mini Monsters Ltd yang ditubuhkan pada tahun 2007 dengan tujuan menggalakkan pembelajaran bahasa Melayu semula untuk kanak-kanak generasi hari ini. Rilla amalgamates education and entertainment, is a pioneer of Malay speech & drama programmes in schools in Singapore and has written over 18 Malay children’s titles. She has Sarah J Maas is the author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series – Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, and the series’ prequel novellas, The Assassin’s Blade series – as well as the New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses. In 2002, she began writing what would eventually become her debut novel, Throne of Glass, when she was just 16 years old, and in 2010, at the age of just 24, her novel was finally purchased for publication by Bloomsbury. SHARIFAH MOHAMED (Singapore) PG 10 Dates available: 8 – 10 Mar (AM) WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO WORDS GO ROUND Sharifah Mohamed is a lecturer at Republic Polytechnic, a tertiary institution in Singapore. She was formerly with the Lien Centre for Social Innovation where she co-edited The World That Changes the World: How philanthropy, innovation and entrepreneurship are transforming the social ecosystem. SHELLY BRYANT 白雪丽 (Singapore) PG 17 Dates available: 1 – 4 Mar 近年来活跃于上海和新加坡两地的 诗人、作家、翻译家。出版过七卷诗 集、两部苏州与上海的旅游指南,以 及一本以古典中国庭园为主题的书。 其翻译作品获英国企鹅出版集团、 新加坡Epigram 出版社、新加坡国 家图书馆管理局、Giramondo 出版 社、以及本地独立出版商仁钦宝典 所青睐。其诗作散见于世界各地的 期刊杂志与网站,也曾用作艺术展览 文案。曾于2012年凭文学译作《北 妹》 (盛可以原著)入围“英仕曼亚洲 文学奖”。 31 Shelly Bryant divides her year between Shanghai and Singapore, working as a poet, writer, and translator. She is the author of seven volumes of poetry (Alban Lake and Math Paper Press), a pair of travel guides for the cities of Suzhou and Shanghai (Urbanatomy), and a book on classical Chinese gardens (Hong Kong University Press). Her translations have been used by Penguin Books, Epigram Publishing, the National Library Board in Singapore, Giramondo Books, and Rinchen Books. Shelly’s poetry has appeared in journals, magazines and websites around the world, as well as in several art exhibitions. Her translation of Sheng Keyi’s Northern Girls was long-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2012. SUCHEN CHRISTINE LIM (Singapore) PG 12 Dates available: 29 Feb, 2, 7 & 8 Mar Awarded the S.E.A. Write Award in 2012, Suchen Christine Lim’s celebrated novels include Fistful of Colours (winner of the inaugural Singapore Literature Prize), Rice Bowl, Gift From The Gods, and A Bit of Earth. Her latest book, The River’s Song, explores identity, love and loss amidst the mass eviction of boatmen and hawkers along the Singapore River. Awarded a Fulbright grant in 1996, she was the International Writer in 32 SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS Residence at the University of Iowa in 2000, and afterwards, in several countries such as UK and Australia. She was featured in the Edinburgh International Book Festival and Melbourne Writers’ Festival. SURAIDI SIPAN (Singapore) TAN CHEE LAY (Singapore) PG 18 PG 14 Dates available: 8 Mar (PM) Dates available: 29 Feb, 1, 3, 7 & 10 Mar Dr Tan Kar Chun is currently a Lecturer at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. SUN YAO YU 孙耀瑜 (Singapore) PG 11, 16 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar 传统铅字排版与印刷工作室 “Typesettingsg”创办人。出于对古 早排版技术的热爱而发起的项目,逐 渐扩大发展为教育事业,积极开办工 作坊、讲座、分享会,让公众有机会了 解这项艺术的历史背景、也有机会实 际学习,致力于保留并发扬传统凸版 活字印刷技术。 Sun Yao Yu is a traditional letterpress printer, and the founder of Typesettingsg. What started off as a personal passion project, is now an educational setup that aims to promote and preserve traditional letterpress printing, focusing only on handset types for printing – which is the underlying foundation of typography and graphic design. Yao Yu spends his time organising hands-on creative printing workshops and gives talks on the history of the letterpress. 陈家骏,前义安理工学院中文系高 级讲师,前新加坡教育部测试专科。 现执教于新加坡国立教育学院中文 系。 TT DHAVAMANNI (Singapore) PG 20 Dates available: 3 Mar (PM) Suraidi Sipan merupakan seorang bekas guru dengan pengalaman selama lebih dari 40 tahun. Beliau pernah bertugas sebagai penulis pakar di Kementerian Pendidikan dan penyunting untuk jurnal Singa dari tahun 1982 hingga tahun 1986. Beliau adalah penyunting utama untuk antologi cerpen Kesusasteraan Melayu berjudul TEKAD (2012), dan beliau juga menyunting buku panduan TEKAD untuk guru. Pada tahun 1978 dan 1983, Suraidi telah menerima Anugerah Persuratan untuk sajak-sajaknya yang berjudul ‘Nyanyi Puisi’ dan ‘Kejujuran adalah Daundaun Kering’. Suraidi Sipan is a former teacher with a career that spans over 40 years. He worked as a specialist writer for the Ministry of Education (MOE) and as a contributing editor for the Singa journal from 1982 to 1986. He was also the main editor for the Malay literature anthology TEKAD (2012), and edited the teacher’s companion guide to TEKAD as well. In both 1978 and 1983, he received the Anugerah Persuratan (Malay Literary Award) for his poems ‘Nyanyi Puisi’ and ‘Kejujuran Adalah Daun-Daun Kering’. Tan Chee Lay has lived in Singapore, Taiwan and the UK, and has studied Chinese Literature, English Studies and Business Administration. He completed his doctorate in Oriental Studies (Chinese literature) at St John’s College, Cambridge University. He was awarded the coveted Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council in 2004 and the Singapore Youth Award (Culture and the Arts), the highest accolade for youth, in 2006. He is currently the Deputy Executive Director of the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language, NTU (http://www.sccl.sg) and has written and edited over 20 creative writing and academic books in both Chinese and English. garnered him an award in the New York Festivals, it was also nominated for the prestigious ABU/CASBA Child Rights Award, presented by UNICEF. He has also amassed four nominations in the Asian Television Awards. He is currently producing a television feature titled ‘Common Space’ for MediaCorp’s Channel 5. His play Kathal Enna Vizhai appears in the new Tamil ‘A’ Level Literature anthology Elakkiyach Charal, co-published by the National Arts Council (NAC) and Ministry of Education (MOE). WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO WORDS GO ROUND TUNKU HALIM (Malaysia – Australia) PG 13 Dates available: 29 Feb – 2 Mar TAN KAR CHUN 陈家骏 (Singapore) PG 17 Dates available: 29 Feb – 3 Mar Award-winning writer/director TT Dhavamanni’s work has not only garnered him much critical acclaim but also considerable popular success, with his television features drawing consistently high ratings. ‘Match Stick—The Musical’ not only Delving into Malay myth, legends and folklore, with a sprinkling of dark fantasy and horror thrown in, Tunku Halim’s fiction has been dubbed ‘World Gothic’. His collection of tales, Horror Stories, is a bestselling book in Malaysia, while his novel Vermillion Eye was a study text at the National University of Singapore. His 2014 novel Last Breath is a genrebusting “mixture of character drama, satire, alternate history and magic realism”, though his latest novel, A Malaysian Restaurant in London (2015), is slightly more conventional, being a paranormal love story. 33 VERENA TAY (Singapore) PG 43 Dates available: 12 Mar (PM) Verena Tay is a Singaporebased writer, editor, storyteller and theatre practitioner. She has published a short story collection, Spectre: Stories from Dark to Light (2012), and three play collections: In the Company of Women (2004), In the Company of Heroes (2011) and Victimology (2011). She has also edited nine fiction anthologies, including the popular Balik Kampung series. She holds a Masters degrees in English Literature, Voice Studies and Creative Writing, and is currently working on a second collection of short stories and her first novel. WAN JUMAIAH (Singapore) PG 18 Dates available: 8 Mar (PM) SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS dalam antologi-antologi terkenal, seperti cerpen-cerpen ‘Mahkotanya Yang Hilang’ dan ‘Terbang Helang Terbang’ dalam Terminal Terakhir (1992), ‘Menapak Titian-Titian Kerikil’ dan ‘Dianku Seroja’ dalam Salam dari Amira (1993), dan ‘Penawar RIndu’ dalam TEKAD (2012). Pada tahun 2014, beliau telah menerbitkan koleksi cerpencerpennya yang kedua, bertajuk Dianku Seroja. Wan Jumaiah started writing in 1982 and, to date, has written more than 40 short stories, most of which have appeared in the Berita Minggu. Many of them have also been included in a number of notable anthologies, such as ‘Mahkotanya Yang Hilang’ and ‘Terbang Helang Terbang’ in Terminal Terakhir (1992), ‘Menapak Titian-Titian Kerikil’ and ‘Dianku Seroja’ in Salam Dari Amira (1993), and ‘Penawar Rindu’ in TEKAD (2012). In 2014, she published her second collection of short stories, titled Dianku Seroja. WILLIE CHENG (Singapore) PG 10 Dates available: 8 – 10 Mar (AM) sense in the non-profit world, won a silver in the Philanthropy/ Charity/Non-profit category at the Axiom Business Book Awards in 2009, and is a bestseller in the US. WONG SHU YUN (Singapore) PG 12 Dates available: 7 – 12 Mar YONG SHU HOONG (Singapore) PG 12 Dates available: 7 – 12 Mar Wong Shu Yun’s short fiction has appeared in Balik Kampung (Math Paper Press, 2012) and Passages: Stories of Unspoken Journeys (Ethos Books, 2013). She is the author of the Do You Fear the Line? (Math Paper Press, 2011), a chapbook on her memories as a reporter in Nepal. She also co-wrote Heart of Public Service (2015), a book project commissioned by the Public Service Division of Singapore. YANN SAMUELL (France) PG 14, 41 Dates available: 10 – 12 Mar Wan Jumaiah mula menulis pada tahun 1982 dan sehingga kini, beliau telah menghasilkan lebih daripada 40 cerpen yang kebanyakannya termuat dalam akhbar Berita Minggu. Cerpencerpen beliau juga disertakan 34 Willie Cheng is a former partner of Accenture, a global management consulting and technology service. He now sits on several boards and is active in the non-profit sector. His first book, Doing Good Well: What does (and does not) make unusually, as a storyboard artist. A well-regarded French director, he has a passion for creating enchanting visual universes and painstakingly well-thoughtout characters and dialogue in his films. Yann made his first English-language film, My Sassy Girl, in 2008. He has also directed a number of film adaptations of children’s books, including The Great Ghost Rescue (2011) and The Canterville Ghost (2015). French film director and screenwriter Yann Samuell may have come from a family of actors but he started life, Yong Shu Hoong is the author of five poetry collections, including Frottage (2005) and The Viewing Party (2013), which won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2006 and 2014 respectively. His poems and short stories have been published in literary journals and anthologies, including Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, Language for a New Century (W.W. Norton, 2008) and Balik Kampung (Math Paper Press, 2012). He is the editor of Passages: Stories of Unspoken Journeys (2013) and a co-author of The Adopted: Stories from Angkor (2015). WONG SEOW HUAR 黄绍安 (Singapore) PG 17 Dates available: 29 Feb – 3 Mar 黄绍安,曾任中学华文教师,小学母 语部主任、副校长,教育部华文课程 规划员。在职期间积极引导教师推广 校园阅读,主编了《中学教师阅读手 札》。2011 年退休后加入玲子传媒 任阅读活动顾问。编选了《飞跃有情 天》及《跨越地平线》两本中学生文 学读本。近年来多次为家长与老师主 办有关华文学习的讲座,并为学生讲 解华文阅读、导读和语文延伸活动。 Wong Seow Huar, editor of the anthologies《飞跃有情天》 and《跨越地平线》, is a trained Chinese Language teacher, and a former HOD of Pei Chun Public School and Chinese Language Curriculum Planning Officer with the Ministry of Education (MOE). After retiring, he joined Lingzi Media as a Reading Consultant. He has conducted many talks and reading activities for parents, teachers and students in recent years. Beliau telah melibatkan diri secara aktif dalam programprogram kemasyarakatan dan merupakan ahli Mini Monsters yang dihargai hasil kerjanya selama lapan tahun ini. Beliau berpendapat bahawa tugas mendidik generasi muda sangat penting untuk masa depan kita dan beliau teringin untuk menghasilkan album kanak-kanak pada masa terdekat ini. WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO WORDS GO ROUND Hyrul Anuar graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts & Communication and was the winner of Suria’s most phenomenal talent search competition Anugerah 2005. Hyrul has actively participated in community-based programmes and has been a valuable member of Mini Monsters for the past eight years. He believes educating the young is vital for our future and hopes to produce and write a children’s album in the near future. HYRUL ANUAR (Singapore) PG 8 Dates available: 29 Feb – 12 Mar Hyrul Anuar, pemenang pertandingan adu bakat Suria, Anugerah 2005, ialah seorang graduan ijazah Sarjana Muda bidang Seni dan Komunikasi. 35 SPEAKERS IN WGR WEEK 1 (Open to booking) DATES AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING 29 FEB MON Available AM & PM 1 MAR TUE 2 MAR wed 3 MAR thu 4 MAR fri 5 MAR sat SPEAKERS IN WGR WEEK 2 (Open to booking) Ahmad Patria (Malaysia) Tunku Halim (Malaysia) Alex Mitchell Belinda Lee Atia Abawi (US) Danny Yeo Belinda Lee 8 MAR TUE 9 MAR wed 10 MAR thu AM only AM only 11 MAR fri 12 MAR sat PM only Danny Yeo 杨君伟 PM only Faith Ng Eeleen Lee (Malaysia) Grace Kalaiselvi Faith Ng Jean Tay AM only AM only AM only Grace Kalaiselvi AM only Jennifer Anne Champion Jan Latta (Australia) Katie Van Camp (Canada - Singapore) PM only KTM Iqbal PM only Jean Tay AM only AM only AM only AM only Jennifer Anne Champion Liu Hsukung 刘旭恭 (Taiwan) PM only Melissa de Villiers (South Africa - Singapore) AM only AM only Katie Van Camp (Canada - Singapore) KTM Iqbal Rilla Melati & Hyrul Anuar Melissa de Villiers (South Africa - Singapore) Shelly Bryant 白雪丽 Rilla Melati & Hyrul Anuar Sun Yao Yu 孙耀瑜 Quek Ling Kiong 郭勇德 Andre Frois & Darren TK Cheng Sarah J Maas (US) Alfian Sa’at, Tan Chee Lay, Gwee Li Sui Sun Yao Yu 孙耀瑜 Kavignareru Amallathasan Yann Saumell (France) , Pichinikkadu Elango , PM only AM only Alfian Sa’at, Tan Chee Lay, Gwee Li Sui Andre Frois & Darren TK Cheng TT Dhavamanni Casey Chen, Jason Erik Lundberg & Joel Tan Casey Chen, Jason Erik Lundberg & Joel Tan Cheryl Tang, Sharifah Mohamed & Willie Cheng Cyril Wong, Felix Cheong, O Thiam Chin AM only AM only AM only Cyril Wong, Felix Cheong, O Thiam Chin & Suchen Christine Lim & Suchen Christine Lim Eliza Teoh & Radhika Puri Marc Nair, Wong Shu Yun & Yong Shu Hoong Lin Zi 林子, Tan Kar Chun 陈家骏, Rasiah Halil, Suraidi Sipan & Wan Jumaiah Wong Seow Haur 黄绍安 Pre-scheduled events (Fixed Date, Time and Venue) PM only Pre-scheduled events (Fixed Date, Time and Venue) FOR STUDENTS FOR TEACHERS FOR PUBLIC FOR STUDENTS FOR TEACHERS FOR PUBLIC 3 MAR, THU 2 MAR, wed 5 MAR, sat 8 MAR, TUE 8 MAR, TUE 11 MAR, FRI ELAKKIYACH CHARAL AND THE ROLE OF SINGAPOREAN TAMIL LITERATURE by Kavignareru Amallathasan KU•LIT: BRINGING THE COOL BACK TO ASIAN LIT by Dennis Yeo 2:30 – 5:30 PM The Arts House I WANT TO EAT DURIANS: A DELICIOUSLY CURIOUS TALE by Liu Hsukung 刘旭恭 Parent-child storytelling for ages 4 – 6 3 – 3:30 PM Grassroots Book Room FINDING TEKAD IV: THE COURAGE TO LIVE BY YOUR OWN CONVICTIONS by Rasiah Halil, Suraidi Sipan & Wan Jumaiah 3 – 4:30 PM Anderson Secondary School FEAR NO POETRY: LOOKING AT THE UNSEEN WITH FRESH EYES by Gwee Li Sui 2:30 – 5:30 PM The Arts House HOW WORDS SHAPE OUR JOURNEYS by Crystal Goh & Marc Nair 8 – 9.30 PM The Arts House HARRY AND HORSIE TAKE DOWN COOKIEBOT! by Katie Van Camp For ages 4 – 6 3 - 3:30 PM Little Arts Academy 10 MAR, THU Pichinikkadu Elango 4 MAR, FRI TT Dhavamanni 3 – 4:30 PM Indian Heritage Centre 36 7 MAR MON Available AM & PM Brandon Mull (US) Dennis Yeo 杨君伟 DATES AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING C A L E N DA R C A L E N DA R WORDS GO ROUND STRATEGIES FOR NARRATIVE WRITING by Felix Cheong 2:30 – 5:30 PM The Arts House PICTURING POETRY by KTM Iqbal 3 – 4:30 PM Indian Heritage Centre 12 MAR, sat WGR @ ALL IN! YOUNG WRITERS FESTIVAL 3 – 6 PM National Library Building LOVE ME IF YOU DARE with Yann Samuell 5 – 7.15 PM The Projector 37 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THE BASICS When is WGR happening? 29 February to 12 March 2016. Who will be featured in this edition? Please refer to pages 22 to 35 of the programme booklet for a list of the featured speakers. What kinds of programmes are available? Storytelling events, talks and workshops in the four official languages – English, Chinese, Malay or Tamil – are available for students from Pre-Primary to Tertiary levels, as well as for teachers. Refer to pages 4 to 21 of the WGR programme booklet for more details. What is the maximum and minimum audience size for these programmes? Unless otherwise stated in the programme write-up, the recommended audience size for talks is 50 - 400 students. Unless otherwise stated in the programme write-up, the maximum audience size for workshops is 30 and the recommended minimum is 10. Where will programmes be held? At your school itself! Speakers will be parachuted into your school to conduct programmes. Exceptions to this include pre-scheduled sessions, teachers’ workshops and public programmes. How much do the programmes cost? Prices of individual programmes are indicated in the write-up, and also summarised in the following table: TYPE OF PROGRAMME FEE Storytelling for students (30 mins) $150 nett Talks for students (30 mins – 1 hr) $150 nett Workshops for students 1.5 hrs $250 nett 3 hrs $500 nett Pre-scheduled talks for students $10 per student; capped at $150 nett for groups with more than 15 students Workshops for teachers $50 per teacher Public events Various Most programmes are eligible for the Tote Board Arts Grant subsidy. For more information, please visit www.nac.gov.sg/aep. 38 How do I make payment? For school programme bookings, you will be invoiced after WGR ends on 12 March. Government schools may pay electronically; private schools will need to issue a cheque. Cash payment is not accepted except for pre-scheduled events. BEFORE/DURING/AFTER THE EVENT BOOKING A PROGRAMME Do my students need to read the books beforehand? No. However, you should encourage them to do so, so they can engage with the speaker on a more meaningful level and maximise their learning experience. Also, reading is fun. Step 1 – Choose a speaker and programme. Step 2 – Choose a date and time that suits your class schedule AND fits within the available dates of the speaker. Step 3 – Make a booking online at www.singaporewritersfestival.com/wgr/ online-booking. Step 4 – A WGR representative will be in touch to confirm the booking within 5 working days. When can I make a booking? The booking period is from 4 January 2016 till 10 February 2016. As bookings are accepted on a firstcome, first-served basis, schools are encouraged to book as early as possible to avoid disappointment. What happens if I want to book a programme but the speaker’s schedule is already full? You will be put on a waiting list and a WGR representative will be in touch if a slot becomes available at a later date. Can I cancel/change a booking after it has been confirmed? Yes. Please inform the WGR representative if you need to change or cancel your booking. Do note that changes in date and time are subject to speaker availability. Once a booking is confirmed, a surcharge of 50% of the event fee will be charged for any activity cancelled after 10 February 2016 and the full event fee will be charged for any activity cancelled after 29 February 2016. Note: The Singapore Writers Festival reserves the right to cancel a session if students behave very badly during the session, or physically or verbally abuse the speaker. We urge all schools and students to play an active role in ensuring that all participants in the programme are treated with respect at all times. F R E Q U E N T LY A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S F R E Q U E N T LY A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S WORDS GO ROUND Must I be present at the session? Yes. Please let the WGR representative know in advance if you cannot be present and appoint a fellow teacher to take your place and provide his or her contact information. What equipment must I provide? Please prepare a standard set-up of the following items: • Microphone • Table and chair • Projector and screen • Laptop with internet access • Speakers Will there be book sales and signing? How will they be managed? Once your booking has been confirmed, a WGR representative will link you up with Closetful of Books, our official bookseller, to discuss book sales. Talks with more than 50 students will be followed by on-site book sales and signing unless you opt otherwise. Please set aside at least 30 minutes for this after the session. You also have the option to pre-order the books before the event day. Closetful of Books will accept cash, cheques and bank transfers for individual orders. If you would like to order books for your school’s library, they can issue an e-invoice too. If you have other queries, please write in to [email protected]. 39 好想吃榴梿:好奇心的美妙滋味 PUBLIC PROGRAMMES PRICE 刘旭恭 FREE | 讲座 30 分钟 日期:3阅5日,星期六 时间:3 – 3.30 PM 地点:草根書室 适合:4岁至6岁的小朋友出席, 鼓励亲子共同参与。 HARRY AND HORSIE TAKE DOWN COOKIEBOT! By Katie Van Camp PRICE FREE Storytelling | 30 minutes Date: 5 Mar, Saturday Time: 3 – 3.30 PM Venue: Little Arts Academy, Supervitaminchocolate Suitable for: 4 to 6 years old. Parent and child participation. PICTURING POETRY By KTM Iqbal LOVE ME IF YOU DARE With Yann Samuell Talk | 1 hour Date: 10 Mar, Thursday Time: 3 – 4 PM Venue: Indian Heritage Centre, Activity Room Poets use imagery to draw readers into a sensory experience, providing us with mental snapshots that appeal to our senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. It is one of the most basic foundations of literature, and yet one of the most difficult to master. Together with the award-winning KTM Iqbal – one of Singapore’s most versatile and accomplished poets – learn the process through which poems come alive through the rich senses of emotional memory and experience. Film screening with post-film dialogue | 2 hours 15 minutes Date: 12 Mar, Saturday Time: 5 – 7.15 PM Venue: The Projector, Green Room PRICE $10 CONCESSION $13 REGULAR PUBLIC PROGRAMMRS PUBLIC PROGRAMMRS WORDS GO ROUND This session will be conducted in Tamil. Supported by the Indian Heritage Centre. 刘旭恭的绘本作品《好想吃榴梿》不只是个关于探索和坚 持的有趣小故事,还是个全方位感官饗宴!随作者一起, 带领小朋友们,像故事中的小老鼠一样,凭着小小好奇心 与大大的勇气,就能发现各种各样、千奇百怪、美妙而精 彩的滋味! I WANT TO EAT DURIANS: A DELICIOUSLY CURIOUS TALE By Liu Hsukung Storytelling | 30 minutes Date: 5 Mar, Saturday Time: 3 – 3.30 PM Venue: Grassroots Book Room Suitable for: 4 to 6 years old. Parent and child participation. Liu Hsukung’s book《好想吃榴槤》(I Want to Eat Durians) is a delightful tale of exploration and determination, and is a feast for all the senses! Join the author as he shares with young readers just how, like the little mouse in his tale, a little curiosity and courage is a wonderful thing and can lead to all kinds of amazing and deliciously sweet experiences! This session will be conducted in Mandarin. Supported by Grassroots Book Room. Find out what adventures await Harry, and his best friend Horsie, when author Katie Van Camp shares her delightful, critically acclaimed tales about the power of friendship and imagination. Whether Harry and Horsie embark on an intergalactic quest brought about by an out-of-control Bubble Blooper, or the duo works together to take down a cookie-crazed robot, these stories promise to captivate young readers. Supported by The Little Arts Academy. PRICE FREE 10 HOW WORDS SHAPE OUR JOURNEYS By Crystal Goh and Marc Nair Talk | 1 hour 30 minutes Date: 11 Mar, Friday Time: 8 – 9.30 PM Venue: The Arts House, Play Den PRICE PAY AS YOU WISH Singer-songwriter Crystal Goh lost her voice to spasmodic dysphonia in 2011. Since then she has explored new ways to tap into her voice and Diamonds On The Street, a collective that supports at-risk youths in turning personal reflections into art, is one of the results of her exploration. Performance poet Marc Nair captures moments from everyday life in his poems, exploring his identity and larger social issues. In their very first collaboration, Crystal and Marc will work with at-risk youths to co-create stories in spoken word, and set spoken word to music. Join them as they share their personal stories and discuss the process of helping youths express vulnerability and regain confidence through writing. Look forward also to a first listen of the youths’ newly minted works. Close childhood friends, Julian (Guillaume Canet) and Sophie (Marion Cotillard) continuously dare each other to pull pranks in a twisted game of oneupmanship. 93 minutes | M18 The film screening will be followed by a dialogue with the director, Yann Samuell. Supported by The Projector. Supported by The Arts House. 40 41 WORDS GO ROUND @ ALL IN! ALL IN! YOUNG WRITERS FESTIVAL 2016 The Write Stuff for the Write Audience 12 & 13 March 2016 National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street, Singapore www.all-in.bookcouncil.sg #ALLINSG2016 Organised by Sessions Creative Writing * Journalism * Social Media * Branding * Advertising * Music * Broadcasting * Reviews * Local Cinema * Rights & Contracts * Blogging and more! Featured Workshops Gamification * Documentary Writing * Creative Writing * Book Design * Creative Teaching * Writing for Young Audiences For our very first collaboration with the All In! Young Writers Festival, we continue our adventure on our programming trek track into the wilderness. Join us as we explore ways to stake our claim on the city in peacetime, search for truth as cities crumble in war, and celebrate the natural world. Look out for Singapore favourites like Marc Nair, new voices such as Ow Yeong Wai Kit and visiting international hit, Atia Abawi. Book Talks * Performances * Film Exhibitions * Interactive Panel Discussions * Paper Presentations * Competitions * Official Book Store TALK | 1 Hour Time: 4 – 5 PM PRICE $40 Full-day pass Date: 12 Mar, Saturday Time: Refer to individual programme write-ups Venue: National Library Board, Visitors Briefing Room, Level 1 A full-day pass for 12 March can be purchased for $40 at http://all-in.bookcouncil.sg/. MODERN SPACES: WRITING AS RECLAMATION By Marc Nair and Verena Tay TALK | 1 Hour Time: 3 – 4 PM PRICE $40 Full-day pass Truth is a relative thing but how does one discern right from wrong when one does not have access to full information, especially in times of conflict? Join freelance American journalist Atia Abawi who will zero in on her experience sieving truth from falsehood as a former foreign correspondent in Afghanistan. Born to Afghan parents in Germany, she covered the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden as part of NBC’s news team in May, 2011. GOING WILD: WRITING AS NATURE DISAPPEARS By N Sivasothi and Ow Yeong Wai Kit TALK | 1 Hour Time: 5 – 6 PM Fringe Know more about the Festival here: www.bookcouncil.sg WARTIME CITIES: WRITING DANGEROUS TRUTHS By Atia Abawi PUBLIC PROGRAMMRS Words Go Round @ All In!: The City and Beyond series Singaporeans collect stories in notebooks and on the Internet to help them make a connection to this city which keeps changing. Join this conversation between Singapore writers Marc Nair and Verena Tay. He will expound on his site-specific, interdisciplinary series Musicity. She will share the inspiration behind Balik Kampung, which is a series of short story compilations of writers’ recollections of places which they grew up in. PRICE $40 Full-day pass Living in the hustle and bustle of the cities, it’s easy enough to forget how global warming impacts our natural world. Join this panel comprising three writers, namely, Australian non-fiction writer on endangered species Jan Latta, Singaporean nature advocate N Sivasothi and educator Ow Yeong Wai Kit, who is the co-editor of From Walden to Woodlands, an interfaith anthology of poetry about nature in Singapore. They will discuss the beauty of nature and the risks posed to it, ranging from Earth’s endangered species to Singapore’s biodiversity. 43 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ORGANISED BY SUPPORTED BY OFFICIAL BOOKSELLER PROGRAMME PARTNERS VENUE PARTNERS SUPPORTERS SPECIAL THANKS TO Anderson Secondary School Our Awesome Volunteers 2 9 FE B R UA RY TO 1 2 M A RC H 2 016 S I N G A P O R E W R I T ER S FE S T I VA L .CO M