SgWritersFest
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SWF 2017: Hope and Resistance in the Age of Dystopia
Literary Arts, Festival 11 Nov 2017 Dystopia, climate change, terrorism – our preoccupation with the planet's fate has made these the default themes of the 21st... -
SWF 2017: How Bookstores Can Survive In The Internet Age
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 11 Nov 2017 Across the world, brick-and-mortar bookstores are struggling as consumers turn to online shopping and digital media. Join Japanese bibliophile and... -
SWF 2017: The Responsibility of Origins and Identities in Singapore
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 11 Nov 2017 In a world order where cultural and racial identities have become politicised, how much say do you have over your... -
SWF 2017: Sons of Singapore feat. Daughter of Singapore Sharul Channa
Literary Arts, Festival 10 Nov 2017 Five years ago, these comedians took the country by storm with the first-ever combined showcase of their unique... -
SWF 2017: City of Ghosts
Literary Arts, Film, Festival 9 Nov 2017 When Raqqa was invaded by ISIS in 2013, a group of anonymous activists started to document the atrocities in their... -
SWF 2017: Paterson
Film, Festival 9 Nov 2017 An unassuming bus driver goes about his daily routine observing the triumphs and defeats present in his life, expressing them... -
SWF 2017: Safari
Literary Arts, Film, Festival 9 Nov 2017 Africa. In the wild expanses, where bushbucks, impalas, zebras, gnus and other creatures graze by the thousands, they are on... -
SWF 2017: Literary Pioneer Lecture: Not by Bread Alone or Choice
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 5 Nov 2017 Veteran poet Anne Lee Tzu Pheng shares experiences and lessons gleaned from more than 30 years of writing poetry. She... -
SWF 2017: Malam Sastera IV: The Icons of Music
Music, Literary Arts, Festival 5 Nov 2017 It's a rare opportunity to catch the legends of Malay entertainment – lyricist Encik Yusnor Ef and singer Sanisah Huri... -
SWF 2017: The Citizen Project
Literary Arts, Festival 5 Nov 2017 The Citizen Project is a writing competition inviting essays and creative works on any aspect of citizenship. British author Richard... -
SWF 2017: The Many-Splendoured Folk Art of Tamil Storytellers
Music, Literary Arts, Festival 4 Nov 2017 It's an extremely rare feast for the senses as we present a night of multi-faceted storytelling via the folk arts... -
SWF 2017: Lyrical Roots: The Poetry of Music
Music, Literary Arts, Festival 3 Nov 2017 It's a cross-disciplinary dream with music and poetry. Witness the beauty of Singaporean Tamil verse as interpreted by two young... -
Singapore Writers Festival 2017: Aram அறம்
Literary Arts, Film, Talk/Workshop, Festival 3 - 12 Nov 2017 What are the meanings of being "good"? Aram, a Tamil word, zeroes in on the universal ethical concept. A term... -
SWF Lecture – Lionel Shriver: An Unflinching Eye Into Truth
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 13 Nov 2016 Lionel Shriver is feted for the way she takes on huge contemporary issues, and in her latest novel, The Mandibles:... -
Workshop – Lego Stop-Motion Filmmaking Playshop
Film, Talk/Workshop, Festival 13 Nov 2016 Who doesn't love LEGO? Bring your favourite LEGO characters to life in this stop-motion animation 'playshop' by creating a one-minute... -
SWF Lecture – Creating A Society of Empathy
Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival 12 Nov 2016 To anyone who has struggled with feeling out of place, this lecture is for you. Jonathan Friesen's personal experience with...
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