Category: Singapore Writers Festival

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Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2025 – shape of things to come

From 7 to 16 November 2025, the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) returns with its 28th edition under the theme Shape of Things to Come. Organised by Arts House Group (AHG), this milestone festival coincides with Singapore’s 60th year of independence, offering audiences the chance to “dream, question and reimagine a world that is inventive, inclusive and deeply human through the transformative power of literature.” Festival … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2025 – shape of things to come

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27th edition of Singapore Writers Festival concludes, next festival to revolve around SG60

Proudly presented by Arts House Limited (AHL) and commissioned by the National Arts Council, the 27th edition of SWF was held from 8 to 17 November 2024. Marking Festival Director Yong Shu Hoong’s first year at the helm of the Festival, SWF 2024 concluded on a high note, captivating audiences with a diverse array of literary events that invited audiences to consider what it means to … Continue reading 27th edition of Singapore Writers Festival concludes, next festival to revolve around SG60

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An Interview with Yong Shu Hoong, Festival Director of Singapore Writers Festival 2024 – In Our Nature

Taking on the mantle is no easy task, and for Yong Shu Hoong, this first year as Festival Director of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) becomes a test of his vision and ability to see the longstanding literary festival through its latest edition. Opening next Friday and running for two weeks, the 2024 SWF, organised by Arts House Limited (AHL) will once again welcome a … Continue reading An Interview with Yong Shu Hoong, Festival Director of Singapore Writers Festival 2024 – In Our Nature

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Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2024 – In Our Nature

In a world facing impending climate change and disaster, it makes sense to take a moment to sit back and ponder over where we stand in nature. This year, in its 27th edition, Arts House Limited’s (AHL) Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) is turning the focus to the natural world, and invites us to reflect on what is truly in our nature — as humans, as … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2024 – In Our Nature

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Singapore Writers Festival 2017 Closing Debate: This House believes that Kiasuism is a Good Singaporean Trait

In its traditional stand-up comedy routine form, the closing debate of the Singapore Writers Festival had audiences falling off their chairs laughing through the 90 minute show. Ironically, this only proved that the ‘kiasu-ism’ displayed by over 600 people queuing over six hours for free entry tickets to the debate was worth it after all. The debate closed the 20th Singapore Writers festival last Sunday … Continue reading Singapore Writers Festival 2017 Closing Debate: This House believes that Kiasuism is a Good Singaporean Trait

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When Fiction Becomes Fact: Sci-fi and the Fate of Humanity by Ken Liu (Singapore Writers Festival 2017)

If science fiction is almost always wrong, why read it in the first place? That is a position that author Ken Liu often finds himself defending to the sci-fi skeptics. And certainly, one the Harvard Law School graduate does so beautifully in his entertaining and eloquent lecture on the power of science fiction last Sunday at the Arts House Chamber. Having won multiple Hugo Awards, … Continue reading When Fiction Becomes Fact: Sci-fi and the Fate of Humanity by Ken Liu (Singapore Writers Festival 2017)

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Singapore Writers Festival 2017: We Can be Heroes, Just For One Day

Eight writers from the UK, Ireland, Iran, Australia and Singapore gathered in the Arts House Chamber and celebrated their personal heroes tonight through the written word. Moderated by poet Marc Nair who described the Singapore Writers Festival reading-and- performance event as “a dessert buffet” of sorts, the strong line-up of artists indeed dished out a feast of tantalizing treats for all, with an assortment of flavours … Continue reading Singapore Writers Festival 2017: We Can be Heroes, Just For One Day

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Preview: Singapore Writer’s Fest 2016 Opening Ceremony [4/11/16]

The 19th Singapore Writer’s Fest has officially begun! The opening ceremony was held at the Arts House, with various performances to celebrate the launch! In his opening speech, Festival Director Yeow Kai Chai explained the theme of the festival: Sayang (literally ‘Love’ in Malay, but can also mean regret), which originated from how most of our stories are centered around love and loss. Senior Minister … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Writer’s Fest 2016 Opening Ceremony [4/11/16]

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Preview: Rant And Rave II by The Finger Players

Watch Singapore’s history come alive as Serene Chen and Jean Ng recap key milestones of Singapore’s literary scene in their captivating performance, Rant and Rave II. Beyond The Bookworm Club, Bonnie Hicks, Flame of the Forest and Borders bookstore, Rant and Rave II presents the various struggles writers have been contending with since the 1950s. Should writers write only what the public wants to read? … Continue reading Preview: Rant And Rave II by The Finger Players

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