Catherine Lim Poh Imm is a Singaporean fiction author known for writing about Singapore society and of themes of traditional Chinese culture. Hailed as the "doyenne of Singapore writers", Lim has published nine collections of short stories, five novels, two poetry collections, and numerous political commentaries to date. Her social commentary in 1994, titled The PAP and the people - A Great Affective Divide and published in The Straits Times, criticised the ruling political party's agendas.
The literature of Singapore comprises a collection of literary works by Singaporeans. It is written chiefly in the country's four official languages: English, Malay, Standard Mandarin and Tamil.
Suchen Christine Lim is a Malaysian-born Singaporean writer. She was the inaugural winner of the Singapore Literature Prize in 1992.
Gopal Baratham was a Singaporean author and neurosurgeon. He was known for his frank style and his ability to write about topics that were often considered controversial in the conservative city-state.
The National Arts Council (NAC) is a statutory board established on 15 October 1991 to oversee the development of arts in Singapore. It is under the purview of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. The NAC provides grants, scholarships, awards and platforms for arts practitioners, as well as arts education and programmes for the general public.
Daren Shiau, BBM, PBM, is a Singaporean novelist, poet, conservationist, and lawyer in private practice qualified in Singapore, England and Wales. He is an author of five books.
Alfian bin Sa'at, best known as Alfian Sa'at, is a prolific Singaporean playwright, poet, and writer. He is known for penning a body of plays, poems, and prose that often tackle issues considered taboo in the island-state, such as race, sexuality, and politics. Alfian has received a number of national literature awards, such as the 2001 Young Artist Award and three Life! Theatre Awards for Best Original Script. Alfian is the resident playwright of theatre group W!LD RICE.
If We Dream Too Long is a novel written by Singaporean writer Goh Poh Seng. This debut novel was completed in 1968 though it was first published in 1972 by Singapore's Island Press, a press formed by Goh to self-publish his first novel. It was republished by Heinemann in 1994 under the Writing in Asia Series and NUS Press in 2010 under the Ridge Books imprint. The book won the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Fiction Book Award in 1976. It is often hailed as the first true Singaporean novel.
Tania De Rozario is a writer and visual artist, generally emphasising themes of gender, sexuality, loving and losing.
Ding Yi Music Company, established in 2007, is a Chinese chamber orchestra based in Singapore. The ensemble consists of both full-time and part-time musicians, most having attended professional training at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. The ensemble’s repertoire ranges from traditional Chinese music to contemporary avant-garde interpretations and cross-genre works.
Yeng Pway Ngon was a Singaporean poet, novelist and critic in the Chinese literary scene in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Yeow Kai Chai is a poet, former Straits Times journalist, and the former director of the Singapore Writers Festival. With writings influenced by music videos and other forms of artistic impressions, he is an MA graduate in English Literature from the National University of Singapore, and has published three poetry collections: Secret Manta (2001), Pretend I'm Not Here (2006) and One To The Dark Tower Comes (2021). He is also an editor of the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore.
Joshua Ip is a Singaporean poet, and writer.
Danny Yeo is a Singaporean host, theatre director, writer and lecturer. He has over a decade of experience in hosting TV, as well as being a former radio DJ, and writing books regarding topics such as culture, youth and psychology. He is also a World Vision goodwill ambassador in Singapore. In the year 2010, he was nominated for the "Best Director" award in The Straits Times' theatre awards.
Stella Kon is a Singaporean playwright. She is best known for her play, Emily of Emerald Hill, which has been staged internationally. She is a recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award.
Paul Tan Kim Liang is a Singaporean poet and current deputy chief executive of the National Arts Council (NAC) of Singapore.
Heng Siok Tian is a Singaporean poet and educator. She has published five volumes of poetry: Crossing the Chopsticks and Other Poems (1993), My City, My Canvas (1999), Contouring (2004), Is My Body a Myth (2011) and Mixing Tongues (2011).
Pooja Nansi is a Singaporean poet, musician and educator.
Joel Tan (Chinese: 陈文传; pinyin: ‘‘Chén Wén Chuán’’;, is a Singaporean playwright and dramatist.
Singapore Poetry Writing Month (SingPoWriMo) is a month-long event held in April for Singaporeans to write poetry. During SingPoWriMo, daily writing prompts are given by Singaporean poets on Facebook, and Singaporeans are encouraged to share their poetry on the platform, where they can receive feedback by the organisers and other participants. Selected poems are published in an annual anthology. In 2019, SingPoWriMo started an Instagram page to complement its Facebook. Participants can also submit their poems through Instagram, where they will be featured on the page. Its name is inspired by NaNoWriMo, an American event that encourages people to write a novel in the month of November.
