Singapore News - A book by civil society activist Constance Singam will not be launched during a bazaar at The Arts House after it purportedly failed to get the green light from the authorities to do so. The move has drawn backlash from the arts community on social media and once more. Read more at www.tnp.sg
April 23, 2021
To commemorate World Book Day (23 Apr), we flip the page on Singlit and look at the contents of an exciting new chapter. (Left to right from top left) Instagram/ballijaswal and suffianhakim, Facebook/jinnykoh, Epigram Books, Instagram/runhideseek, Epigram Books, Facebook/jingjingleeauthor and nuraliah.norasid, and Instagram/marylyn.orificial
Singapore’s writers have been telling stories for decades, with veteran authors and poets like Catherine Lim, Edwin Thumboo, Christine Suchen Lim, and Ovidia Yu still coming up with new works even today.
But there has been a rising batch of writers who look set to carry the torch from these seasoned writers. Here are some you should look out for.
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