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Singapore Shelf: Murder, she wrote
Ms Jocelyn Suarez started out as a poet, but has just published her debut novel The Flesh Hunters.PHOTOS: MARC NAIR, EPIGRAM BOOKS
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Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021 04:59 PM MYT
BY TAN MEI ZI
Danker’s debut novel transforms Kuala Lumpur into a dystopian wasteland. Picture courtesy of Stuart Danker and Epigram Books
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PETALING JAYA, April 27 Stuart Danker has come a long way since he gave up a cushy day job as a Malaysia Airlines content manager to devote himself to fiction writing.
He has delved into several lines of work before becoming a novelist, including copywriting, hairdressing, insurance sales, auditing, and roadie work.
Despite his colourful resume, the 38-year-old still harboured dreams of penning a full-fledged novel.
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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Location: Singapore
Impact statement: Shaking up Singaporean poetry with an uncompromising attitude and a no holds barred approach
Poet Marylyn Tan is breaking down all sorts of barriers in Singapore’s literary scene. The first woman to win the Singapore Literature Prize for English poetry in its 28 year history, she is known for her iconoclastic, witty, outspoken take on subjects including gender politics, and consistently shows a willingness to take on taboo subjects, many of them sexual and religious. A former stand-up comic, she is also the founder of arts collective Dis/Content.
Photo: Jessica Chou for Tatler Hong Kong