17 Nov 2023, Friday * Schedule updated as of 17 Nov 2023. Festival Pass
Please visit https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/swf-2023/programmes#view-timeline for the latest updates.
Time
The Arts House Chamber
Play Den
Blue Room
Living Room
Reading (Re)visiting Sing Lit
Conversations An Identity Flux: Being Asian in America
Gallery II
Council Room
Lawn
Ticketed
Free
*Suitable for childerenVictoria Theatre
Screening Room
7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm
8.30pm
Lecture Festival Keynote Talk: Retracing Singapore's Heritage Cuisine With Chef Damian D’Silva Ft. Damian D’Silva
Performance There's No Cause For Grief: Reading Goh Poh Seng in 2023 Ft. Ang Kia Yee, Cyril Wong, Zeha & Chok Kerong
Ft. Tse Hao Guang, Zheng Jialei, Andrew Kirkrose Devadason & Marla Bendini Mod: Laura Jane Lee
Festival Opening Debate This House Believes AI is the Better Writer Ft. Melizarani T. Selva, Colin Goh, Arianna Pozzuoli, Nessa Anwar, ChatGPT, Oniatta Effendi, Marc Nair, Amanda Chong & Joses Ho
Ft. Max Pasakorn & Mok Zining Mod: Kristian-Marc James Paul
9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm
Host: Shamini Flint Performance The Staircase Duo Ft. The Staircase Duo
18 Nov 2023, Saturday * Schedule updated as of 18 Nov 2023. Festival Pass
Please visit https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/swf-2023/programmes#view-timeline for the latest updates.
The Arts House Time
Chamber
Play Den
10.00am
Living Room
Asian Civilisations Museum Gallery II
Lawn
Screening Room
Ngee Ann Auditorium
Discovery Room
*Suitable for childeren
Free
Victoria Theatre
Conversation Mapping the Literary Legacies of Women in Singapore Ft. Stella Kon, Dana Lam, Andeasyand, Nuraliah Norasid & Charlene Shepherdson Mod: Pamela Ho
Conversations Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Writing the Combat Sports Narrative
ப ாப ாம்: ககாக்கரக்பகா வழங்கும் சிறுவர் நாடகம் Into The Jungle: A Children's Play by Kokkarakko
[CANCELLED] Experiential/ Participatory Fresh Raps: Create Your Own Hip-Hop Alter Ego with BGourd
Ft. Kokkarakko
Ft. Sean Lim / BGourd
*Suitable for young children
Experiential/Participatory Walking Tours through Lost Singapore: Haunted Paths Storytelling Ally di Taman Haiwan bersama Norlin Samat
Ft. Neo Hai Bin & All Things Bukit Brown 10.00am – 11.15am
Ft. Norlin Samat 诗歌和活字印刷的奥妙 The Art Of Poetry and Letterpress Ft. 孙耀瑜 Sun Yao Yu & 陈志 Storytelling Ally at the Zoo with Norlin Samat
11.30am
Ft. Norlin Samat *Suitable for young children
Kiu Leong Tong
Workshop
*Suitable for young children
*Suitable for young children
Ft. Andrea Yew / CCCC, Alvin Ang / CCCC, Amanda Chan / CCCC, Jed Foo / CCCC & Royston Wee / CCCC
Bukit Brown
Demonstration Room
Performance (theatre) காட்டுக்குள்ள
10.30am
11.00am
Blue Room
Ticketed
Others Navigating international markets: a dialogue with agents Ft. Anna Power, Jessica Bullock, Rachel Yeoh Mod: Felicia-Low-Jimenez
Workshop Finding a Future with History
Experiential/Participatory 我的导游是作家: 林氏大宗
Ft. Wesley Leon Aroozoo
锐 Tan Chee Lay
祠九龙堂
Meet the Author S.U.I.T. Up For Sleuthing With John Patrick Green
Meet the Author Jack Edwards: The Internet's Resident Librarian
Ft. John Patrick Green Mod: Janine Murphy
Ft. Jack Edwards Mod: Chloe Jiahan Tong
A Tour by Writer: Lim Clan Association Kiu Leong Tong Ft. 陈煜 Chen Yu 10.00am – 11.30am Various Venues
12.00pm
Experiential/Participatory 12.30pm
1.00pm
欢迎来到我的空间 – 诗人周
Conversations Nature as the Bad Guy? Conversations Surviving The Plot Twist Workshop Mutant Mayhem—A Poster Design Workshop
Ft. Clarissa Goenawan, Tham Cheng-E & Lydia Kwa 1.30pm
Conversations Well Played: Developing Accessible Games
Ft. Yap Hao Yang & Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips Youth Mod: Poorva Maithani
Conversations Unexpected Pairings #1 [45 mins] SECRET SPEAKERS 😉
Ft.周德成 Chow Teck Seng
Ft. Cyril Wong, Meira Chand, Verena Tay Mod: Gene Tan
7.00pm – 8.30pm
Ft. Hong Shin *Suitable for young children Workshop Quest Unlocked: Not Your Average Game-writing Workshop
Ft. Sherry “Elisa” Toh & Adan Jimenez
2.00pm
德成 | Welcome To My Space! with Chow Teck Seng
Conversations Reinventing Yourself as a Writer
Mod: Zeon (Jio Play Game)
Ft. Zec Chua, Ashraf Azhar Lecture திருப்புமுனை: தமிழ்ப் புனைவிலக்கியங்களி ன் திருப்பங்களும் வளர்ச்சிகளும் Twists & Turns in the History of Tamil Fiction
2.30pm
Reading Spoiler Alert Ft. Colin Goh & Charlene Shepherdson
Ft. பபருமாள் முருகன் Perumal Murugan Mod சித்ரா ரமமஷ் Chitra Ramesh
3.00pm
Conversations Making Space In The (Marvel) Universe: In Conversation with Fatimah Asghar and Eve L. Ewing Ft. Fatimah Asghar & Eve L. Ewing Mod: Andeasyand 3.30pm
Conversations Unexpected Pairings #3 [45 mins] SECRET SPEAKERS 😉
Conversations Small Plates, Big Flavour: Our Side of Sauce-East Asia Ft. Shamsydar Ani, Hafizzul Hashim & Damian D'Silva Mod: Mahita Vas
Workshop Tools for writing fiction - From a Journalist’s Perspective Ft. Nessa Anwar
The Arts House Time
Chamber
Play Den
Blue Room
Living Room
4.00pm Conversations Conversations Revealing The Kebaya: Past, Present, Future, and Beyond
4.30pm
Ft. Oniatta Effendi & Lee Su Kim Mod: Baey Shi Chen
5.00pm
水晶与浮云 The Crystal and the Cloud Ft. 希尼尔 Xi Ni Er, 林高 Lin Gao & Shelly Bryant Mod: 陈文慧 Tan Boon Hui
Lawn
Ft. Emily X.R. Pan Mod: Felicia Low-Jimenez
Screening Room
Ft. Thea Guanzon, Nadia Ayesha & Quinton Li Mod: Joyce Chua
Ft. Danielle Van De Velde, Wayne Ree & Kyle Ong Mod: Meihan Boey
SECRET SPEAKERS 😉 6.30pm Conversations Sekali and Gostan: Choices of Fate in SG History
7.30pm
Ft. Tina Sim, Lee Kok Leong, Sarafian Salleh, Sim Ee Waun Mod: Tina Sim
Ft. Adan Jimenez, Claire Low & Joses Ho Mod: Jason Erik Lundberg
Workshop 63-65: Notes from a Separation Ft. Fasyali Fadzly, Nabilah Said, Shaifulbahri Mohamad
8.00pm 8.30pm
9.00pm
[CANCELLED] Reading They're Here... #1 Ft. Noel Boyd
9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm
Performance (multidisciplinary) There's No Cause For Grief : Reading Goh Poh Seng in 2023 Ft. Ang Kia Yee, Cyril Wong, Zeha & Chok Kerong
Reading Winnie-da-Pooh Ft. Gwee Li Sui
Ft. Amanda Jaffe, Bhavani Krishnamurthy, Mandakini Arora & Sara Kelly
Conversations Unexpected Guests – Stories of What Comes After
Conversations Unexpected Pairings #2 [45 mins]
Conversations Sci-Fi Bites: The Future of Nourishment
Discovery Room
Workshop Don’t Be A Stranger Now!: A Workshop on Workshopping
6.00pm
7.00pm
Ngee Ann Auditorium
Reading New Kids On the Bloc: A Conversation With Debut Southeast Asian Authors
Ft. சுைில் கிருஷ்ணன் Suneel Krishnan, அழகுநிலா Azhagunila & சிவாைந்தம் நீலகண்டன் Neelakandan Sivanantham Mod: ரமா சுமரஷ் Rama Suresh
Meet the Author Emily X.R. Pan: An Arrow to Your Heart 5.30pm
Conversations இலக்கிய விமர்சனம் குறித்த பார்வைகள் Perspectives on Literary Critique in Tamil Literature
Asian Civilisations Museum Gallery II
Experiential/Participator y We Never Thought Hip Hop Would Bring It This Far Ft. Fatimah Asghar, Eve L. Ewing, Will Beale, nor & Ramesh Krishnan Mod: Will Beale
Conversations Indian Feminist Tales from Singapore, Malaysia & India இந்திய பெண்ணிய கதைகள்: சிங்கப்பூர், மலேசிய, இந்திய ொர்தைகள் Ft. அனிதா ததவி பிள்ளை Anitha Devi Pillai, Saras Manickam & பெருமாள் முருகன் Perumal Murugan Mod: அனிதா ததவி பிள்ளை Anitha Devi Pillai
Conversations Narrating Independence: Surprising Endings by Malay Literatis Ft. Muhammad Ilyia & Liyana Nasyita Mod: Zinnurain Nasir
Victoria Theatre Demonstration Room Conversations Layar ke Teks bersama Jamal Ismail dan Asnida Daud Screen to Text with Jamal Ismail and Asnida Daud Ft. Jamal Ismail, Fadhli Fadzil & Asnida Daud Mod: Hidayat Nordin
Lecture Festival Keynote Talk: Viet Thanh Nguyen Ft. Viet Thanh Nguyen Mod: Jason Wee
19 Nov 2023, Sunday * Schedule updated as of 19 Nov 2023. Please visit https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/swf-2023/programmes#view-timeline for the latest updates.
Time
Festival Pass The Arts House
Chamber
Play Den
10.00am
Blue Room Meet the Author Can I Have a Humourosaurus Rex?: Draw-Along With John Patrick Green Ft. John Patrick Green
10.30am Mod: Hong Shin *Suitable for young children
Living Room
Asian Civilisation Museum Gallery II
Lawn
Screening Room
Ngee Ann Auditorium
Ticketed
*Suitable for childeren
Discovery Room
Demonstration Room
Storytelling Eat your Curry Puffs! Love your Curly Hair!
Experiential/ Participatory Save the Animals!
Ft. Rachelyn Gordon
Ft. Chen Junhua & Chan Shu Yin
*Suitable for young children
Workshop The Magic of Word Balloons
*Suitable for young children
Ft. Jerry 'Judge' Hinds
Conversations How Did I Not Notice That?! 11.30am
Ft. Jocelyn Suarez, Neil Humphreys & Shamini Flint Youth Mod: Sarah Binte Mustaffa
Conversations Sustainability in Inclusive Fashion
明德 Samuel Ng Mod: 黄明德 Samuel Ng
Conversations Astrology in the New Age: No Crystal Can Save You
12.30pm
1.00pm Conversations What Was I Made For? Mothers, Daughters, and the Shared Journey
1.30pm
Ft. Amanda Chong, Oniatta Effendi & Lee Su Kim Youth Mod: Priyanshi Mohanty
Talk Dinosaurs: Fact or Fiction? Conversations Guess Who’s Back: A 60-Minute Literary Road Trip in the Style of a Band Reunion
Conversations Unexpected Pairings #4 [45 mins] SECRET SPEAKERS 😉
Ft. Irie Aman & Elaine Mok (Tarot on the Moon) Youth Mod: Hasha Iman
*Suitable for young children
2.30pm
Conversations Hot Off The Press Ft. Kehinde Fadipe, Tan Lip Hong, Chew Ngee Tan & Samara Gan Mod: Theophilus Kwek
Projector X: No Spoilers Bar Meet the Author In A Tiny Room With: Viet Thanh Nguyen
10.00am – 11.15am
Ft. Vocal Associates Ensemble of Young Voices
Ft. Paul Tan, Lydia Kwa, Christina Sng, Inbha Chairul Fahmy & Karisa Poedjirahardjo Mod: Karisa Poedjirahardjo
Ft. Yeow Kai Chai, Toh Hsien Min, Heng Siok Tian, Yong Shu Hoong Mod: Yong Shu Hoong 2.00pm
Performance (Music) Musical Favourites [45 mins]
Reading In a Turn of Events: A Reading
Ft. Andy Chua
Ft. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak & Chitra Sankaran Mod: Shubigi Rao
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Bukit Brown
Ft. 小寒 Xiao Han,
12.00pm
Meet the Author In Conversation With Gayatri Spivak
library@orchard, 'Make' space Workshop A Zine Exchange with Zzzink! Ft. Communities: Zzzink!
Experiential/Participatory Walking Tours through Lost Singapore: Haunted Paths Ft. Neo Hai Bin & All Things Bukit Brown
许予希 Ashley Koh & 黄
Ft. Rani Dhaschainey, Claudia Poh & Zoe Zora
Victoria Theatre
5.00pm – 6.00pm
Conversations 写作人生教会我的事 What Living amongst Words has Taught Us
11.00am
Free
Workshop 独乐乐不如众乐乐 The More The Merrier Ft. Bob Lee, Lee Jun Le & 李俊贤 Lee Chun Hsien
Lecture Nusantara Myths in Malam Seribu Jahanam Ft. Intan Paramaditha Mod: Annaliza Bakri
Indian Heritage Centre, Activity Room Conversationss வரலாற்றின் வழி: பால பாஸ்கரன், சுப்பபயா லலட்சுமணன் குறித்த உபரயாடல் Path Through History: In Memory of Bala Baskaran & Subbiah Lakshmanan Ft. பவளகாந்தம் அழகர்சாமி Pavalakantham Allagarsamy, N. Nedumaran & அருண் மகிழ்நன் Arun Mahizhnan Mod: சிவானந்தம் நீலகண்டன் Neelakandan Sivanantham 11.00am – 12.30pm
The Arts House Time
3.00pm
Chamber
Play Den
Blue Room
Living Room
Asian Civilisation Museum Gallery II
Lawn
Ft. Thea Guanzon, Gina Chew, Emily X.R. Pan Mod: Charlene Shepherdson 3.30pm
Ft. Pranamika Subhalaxmi, O Thiam Chin, Ow Yeong Wai Kit & Daryl Qilin Yam Mod: Subash Ramone (Jio Play Game)
4.00pm
Conversations The Eras Tour of YA Book Covers
Conversations Taking Flight – Goh Poh Seng Today
Ft. Felicia Low-Jimenez & Anittha Thanabalan
Ft. Huda Azzis, FARN & Syahmi Hashim Mod: Hidayat Nordin
5.00pm Conversations 与“他者”的相遇：关于 Conversations Celebrity Book Culture: EXPOSED!!! 5.30pm
Ft. Jack Edwards, Balli Kaur Jaswal & Ruby Thiagarajan Mod: YEOLO
自然”的文学想象 Encountering the “Others”
Conversations Unexpected Pairings #5 [45 mins]
Ft. 吴佳澖 Eunice Goh,
Workshop Dikir Jam
周德成 Chow Teck Seng & 苏德望 Toh Teck Wang
Ft. Mudzaffar Syah, Firdaus Fid Faisal & Nurfaizal J
Mod: 周德成 Chow Teck Seng
6.00pm Workshop Please Lie Down: A Very Chill "Workshop" Session
6.30pm
Ft. Mok Zining
7.00pm
7.30pm
Meet the Author Bisha K. Ali: Laugh in the Face of Absurdity Ft. Bisha K. Ali
8.00pm
Conversations Dari Buku ke Skrin AR | From Page to AR Screen
Conversations Love Across Genres and Genders in SEA
Ft. Rhaimie Wahap & Rizal Wahap
Ft. Quinton Li, Sher Lee & Marylyn Tan Mod: Daryl Qilin Yam
Mod: Rilla Melati Conversations Who Says We Don't Care: Role of Content Creators
8.30pm
9.00pm
[CANCELLED] Reading They're Here... #2 Ft. Noel Boyd
9.30pm 10.00pm
Conversations திடுக்கிடல் கவிததகள்: கவிதத வாசிப்பும் கலந்துதையாடலும் Unpredictable Poetry: Readings & Conversations about Tamil Poetry
“客居者”“动物寓言”“超
SECRET SPEAKERS 😉
Ft. Xiao Ming's Right Brain, Fadhli Fadzil & Kabila Thiagaraj Mod: Preetipls
Reading The Paiseh Piece: Writers' Worst Hits Ft. Josephine Chia, Eric Tinsay Valles, Amanda Chong, Desmond Francis Xavier Kon ZhichengMingdé & 吴怀晨 Wu Huai Chen Mod: Ian Chung
Demonstration Room
Conversations Anodos of Words
Ft. Koh Tai Ann, Marc Nair & Nah Dominic Mod: Paul Tan
Youth Mod: Nicole Bruma
4.30pm
Discovery Room
Ft. அனிதா ததவி பிள்ள Anitha Devi Pillai, Clarissa Goenawan & Peter Morgan Mod: Seema Punwani
Ft. Jennifer Anne Champion & Stephanie Esther Fam Experiential/Participatory Writers Against Humanity
Ngee Ann Auditorium
Conversations Who Speaks for Whom? Does Writing from Lived Experience Lead to Predictable Stories?
Performance (Music) Shades and Shadows—Stephanie Fam in Conversation With Jennifer Anne Champion
Conversations ♡ It's An Interdimensional Love Story, Baby Just Say Yes ♡
Screening Room
Performance Workshop The Cosmic Jazz Show and Songwriting Music Workshop [75 mins] Ft. Mantravine
Conversations Going Live: Language and Fantasy in the Southeast Asian Vtuber Universe Ft. QueenPushyCat, Mikazuki Mai [Project Kavvaii] & Airi Gwynevere [Project Kavvaii] Mod: Felicia Low-Jimenez
Ft. பெருமாள் முருகன் Perumal Murugan, தாயுமானவன் மதிகுமார் Thayumanavan Mathikumar, பவற்றிச்பெல்வன் Vettrichelvan, பிச்சினிக்காடு இளங்தகா Pichinikkadu Elango, சித்துைாஜ் பொன்ைாஜ் Sithuraj Ponraj Mod: இன்ொ Inbha
Victoria Theatre
22 Nov 2023, Wednesday * Schedule updated as of 21 Nov 2023. Festival Pass
Please visit https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/swf-2023/programmes#view-timeline for the latest updates.
Time
The Arts House Chamber
Play Den
Blue Room
Living Room
7.30pm Performance Lecture Hyphenated Identities: Singapore's Women and the Art of Storytelling Ft. Rosemarie Somaiah, Nilanjana Sengupta
Conversations Fado and Food: A Multisensory Approach to Portuguese Cultural Expression Ft. James Félix & Hilarian Larry Francis Mod: Reeta Raman Conversations The Baggage of our Kitchens Ft. Anurag Viswanath, Anita Thomas & Camilla Businger Mod: Namita Moolani
9.30pm
10.00pm
Lawn
Screening Room
Ft. Adeline Foo, Edmund Wee, Emma Neubronner, Lim Suat Yen & Rachel Ng Mod: Juan Foo
7.00pm
9.00pm
Council Room
Conversations Book to Screen Adaptations
6.30pm
8.30pm
Free
*Suitable for childeren Gallery II
6.00pm
8.00pm
Ticketed
23 Nov 2023, Thursday * Schedule updated as of 21 Nov 2023. Festival Pass
Please visit https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/swf-2023/programmes#view-timeline for the latest updates.
Time
Play Den
Blue Room
Living Room
Free
*Suitable for childeren
The Arts House Chamber
Ticketed
Gallery II
Council Room
Lawn
Screening Room
3.30pm
4.00pm
4.30pm
Workshop Vintage Vignettes: Writing Your Story Ft. Sim Ee Waun
5.00pm
5.30pm
6.00pm
6.30pm
7.00pm
7.30pm
Conversations Do We Need Memoirs in the Age of Social Media? Ft. Koh Buck Song, Dana Lam, Mahita Vas, & Robert Yeo Mod: Mahita Vas
Conversations Horizons: A Gathering of Asia-Pacific Authors
8.00pm
8.30pm
9.00pm
9.30pm
10.00pm
Workshop Summoning Circle: Experimental Poetry for Future Negentropic States Ft. Helios Singh Bajwa, ArunDitha & Cara Ow
Ft. Jesse Q. Sutanto, Toni Masdiono, Andrew Cox, Yong Shu Hoong, Meihan Boey & Akshita Nanda Mod: Daryl Qilin Yam & Ann Ang
Conversations The Art of Re-writing for the Screen Ft. Joseph Tan, Jaya Rathakrishnan & M. Raihan Halim Mod: Lim Shi-An
24 Nov 2023, Friday * Schedule updated as of 24 Nov 2023. Festival Pass
Please visit https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/swf-2023/programmes#view-timeline for the latest updates.
Chamber
Play Den
Blue Room
Living Room
Free
*Suitable for childeren
The Arts House Time
Ticketed
Gallery II
Council Room
Lawn
Screening Room
6.00pm
Reading Celebrating Ten Years of SingPoWriMo Ft. Desmond Francis Xavier Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Joshua Ip, Melizarani T. Selva, Stephanie Dogfoot, Ang Shuang, Qamar Firdaus Saini, Dustin Wong & Jennifer Anne Champion
7.00pm
8.00pm
8.30pm
Conversations Secrets on Campus: A Murder Mystery Experience – The Conversation Ft. Clarissa Goenawan & Mahita Vas
Workshop Show Me the Funny: A Comedy Workshop With Shamaine Othman Ft. Shamaine Othman
Meet the Author 从一块砖到一座《海风酒店 》– 吴明益作家见面会 Wu Ming-yi: From a brick to the Sea Breeze Hotel
Workshop A Spirited Affair: Writing Adventure Fiction Ft. Barrie Sherwood & Ginealogy
10.00pm
10.30pm
Conversations Writing Sex in the City Ft. Charmaine Leung, Sherry Sherqueshaa & Ashley Chan Mod: nor
Workshop Taste Trails: Global Influences on our Food Heritage Ft. M. Margarida Pereira-Müller, Shamsydar Ani, Vasunthara Ramasamy & Sophian Hoe Mod: Ann Ang
Reading Celebrating Our Emerging Voices: Readings by SBC Mentees
Ft. 吳明益 Wu Ming-yi Experiential/Par ticipatory Secrets on Campus: A Murder Mystery Experience – The Game
9.00pm
9.30pm
Meet the Author In A Tiny Room With: Jeff Chang Ft. Jeff Chang Charie Dark MBE (DJ) 8.30pm – 9.30pm
6.30pm
7.30pm
Choice Cuts
Ft. Sarah Ang, 陈楠 Chen Nan, Fadhli Fadzil, Priyashini, Jie Ning, Wee Kek Koon, Adan Jimenez & Lim Woan Wen Mod: Adan Jimenez
Conversations Women So Overt, They're Covert Ft. Jesse Q. Sutanto, Balli Kaur Jaswal & Ovidia Yu Mod: Shamini Flint
Performance 幕起 The Curtain Rises Ft. 任Sing合唱团 Ren Sing Choir
25 Nov 2023, Saturday * Schedule updated as of 23 Nov 2023. Festival Pass
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Time
Play Den
Conversations When Nature Calls
Experiential/Participatory Jiggle Like a Jellyfish! [45 mins]
Ft. Jon Gresham, Esther Vincent &
Ft. Katherine Wallace
吳明益 Wu Ming-yi Mod: Shelly Bryant
*Suitable for young children
Blue Room
Living Room
Free
*Suitable for childeren
The Arts House Chamber
Ticketed
Gallery II
Lawn
Screening Room
10.00am
10.30am
Festival Gala Nusantara, Thinai & Nanyang: Loss in our Landscapes Ft. Chan Cheow Thia, Hafiz Rashid, Jayasutha Samuthiran Mod: Roszalina Rawi
10.30am to 12.00pm
Ft. Tim & Friends, Rizal Wahap & Maria Mahat
[RESCHEDULED TO 2 DEC]
Chinatown
Experiential/ Participatory Walking Tours through Lost Singapore: Red Carpets Ft. Kaylene Tan, Toh Hun Ping
11.00am Storytelling Reading of Otters in the City by Wahap Brothers [30 mins]
Reading Spaces All Around Us: Readings by LASALLE College
Ft. Lat Mod: CT Lim
12.00pm
5.00pm to 6.15pm Country Foods Experiential Centre Conversations Duo Delicioso: Cooking Demo & Sharing on Portuguese Food
Ft. Tim & Friends, Rizal Wahap & Maria Mahat
Lecture Festival Keynote Talk: Lat
*Suitable for young children
Ft. Tiago Martins & M. Margarida PereiraMüller
Ft. Mandakini Arora, Daniel Seifert, Gabriel Oh, Alastair Wee, Francis Lau, Vanessa Chng, Joseph Tan, Jurveen Kaur, Sean Tobin, Joy Shinchi, Jean Tay Mod: Rosslyn Prosser
Festival Gala Festival Gala: Poets and Belonging
3.00pm to 5.00pm
Ft. Lemn Sissay, Yomi Sode Mod: Melizarani T. Selva 12.30pm
Others Rewind/Unwind [45 mins] Ft. Patrick Chng, Yong Shu Hoong
1.00pm
1.30pm
3.00pm
Conversations Zingers and Mic-drops, 555outheast Asian Style Conversations What Beats Do to Lyrics
2.00pm
2.30pm
Conversations 独立书店：新马台不一样的阅读 Independent Bookstores: A Different Read in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan
Conversations Found Families in Science Fiction Ft. Vivian Shaw, Wen-Yi Lee, Jason Erik Lundberg Mod: Victor Fernando R. Ocampo
Meet the Author Kathleen Glasgow: Picking Up The Pieces Ft. Kathleen Glasgow Mod: Denise Tan
Reading A Little Book of Poetry
Ft. 吳明益 Wu Mingyi, 范俊奇 Fabian Fom & 陈婉菁 Tan Waln Ching Mod: 叶孝忠 Yap Seow Choong
Ft. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School's Secondary Two Writers
Ft. Shamaine Othman, Gurmit Singh, Jesse Q. Sutanto Mod: Suffian Hakim
Ft. Susan Rogers, Ramesh Krishnan, Charlie Dark Mod: Will Beale Masterclass Worldbuilding Masterclass Talk with Arkady Martine Ft. Arkady Martine
Performance The Songwriting Challenge Ft. Felix Cheong, Krysta Joy
3.30pm
Experiential/ Participatory 欢迎来到我的空间 – 作家建筑师陈家毅 Welcome To My Space! with Tan Kay Ngee
Storytelling Bacaan Memerang di Kota bersama Wahap Brothers [30 mins]
*Suitable for young children
11.30am
Writer’s Workspace
Conversations Ladies, Let's Get In Translation: The Women Making Southeast Asia Heard
Time
Chamber
Play Den
Blue Room
The Arts House Living Room
Gallery II
Lawn
Ft. Tiffany Tsao, Intan Paramaditha, Shanna Tan Mod: Yeo Wei Wei
4.00pm
4.30pm
5.00pm
Conversations Unexpected Pairings #6 [45 mins] SECRET SPEAKERS 😉
Performance Lecture The Story of Punk Rock and Poetry Meet the Author Ann Liang: If You Could See
Ft. Kyeong Mo, Chris Bernstorf Mod: Vanessa Victoria
Experiential/Participatory 在新加坡的清朝
Ft. Ann Liang Youth Mod: Triparna Poddar
The Qing Dynasty in Singapore Ft. Qing History Society
5.30pm
7.00pm
Conversations கருப் பும் வெள் ளளயும் கலந்த களத மாந்தர்கள் Shades of Grey in Tamil Fictional Characters Ft. கக. பாலமுருகன் K Balamurugan முகம் மது ரியாஸ் Mohamed Riyas வித்யா அருண் Vidhya Arun Mod: மகேஷ் குமார் Mahesh Kumar
6.00pm
6.30pm
Conversations Stories from Storyboards: Lives of SEA Cartoonists & Comic Artists Ft. Toni Masdiono, Lat, CT Lim Mod: Viency Lee
Screening Room
Conversations Write #LikeAGirl! Ft. Jaya Rathakrishnan, Priscilla Goh & Won-Pyung Sohn Mod: Lim Jen Nee
Conversations Bubble Bubble, Toil and Battle: A PowerPoint Karaoke
Performance Echoes and Enigmas: A Narrative Concert Experience
Ft. Joel Tan, Joses Ho, Andeasyand, Nessa Anwar, Lauren Ho, David Wong Hsien Ming, Christine Chia Host: Joses Ho
Ft. NP Collective x Aswani Aswath Experiential/Participatory Book Tinder Host: Arianna Pozzuoli
7.30pm
8.00pm
Masterclass Strutting Through Stories: A Fashion Masterclass Talk
8.30pm
Masterclass Multidisciplinary Masterclass Talk with Caleb Femi Ft. Caleb Femi
Reading 5 Ways To Strategically Transform Corporate Communication with Poetry Poets, Please Rescue Our Emails! Ft. Theophilus Kwek, Natalie Wang, Arianna Pozzuoli, Daryl Lim Wei Jie & Crispin Rodrigues Mod: Christine Chia
Conversations Jeanette Winterson: Ask Me Anything 9.00pm
9.30pm
10.00pm
10.30pm
Ft. Jeanette Winterson
Lecture Festival Keynote Talk: Judith Butler
Performance Dikir Jam (Performance)
Ft. Judith Butler Mod: Kamalini Ramdas
Ft. Dikir Rumah Seni
26 Nov 2023, Sunday * Schedule updated as of 22 Nov 2023. Festival Pass
Please visit https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/swf-2023/programmes#view-timeline for the latest updates.
Time
Play Den
Blue Room
10.00am Meet the Author Susan Rogers: Take a Bad Song and Make It Better
10.30am
Ft. Susan Rogers Mod: Evan Low
Experiential/ Participatory 绘读绘演：《三个强盗》 Experiential/Participatory A Boxful of Stories [45 mins]
Storytelling: 'The Three Bandits' [75 mins]
Living Room
Conversations Ingenious Indigenous Perspectives: Relying on Cultural Wisdom Ft. Hafiz Rashid & Ryan Joshua Mahindapala Mod: Zarina Muhammad
Free
*Suitable for childeren
The Arts House Chamber
Ticketed
Gallery II
Lawn
Screening Room
Various Venues Experiential/ Participatory 我的导游是作家: 郁郁葱 葱的雨林 A Tour by Writer: Wonders of the Rainforest
Experiential/Participatory Fresh Raps: Create Your Own Hip-Hop Alter Ego with BGourd Ft. Sean Lim/ BGourd
Conversations Lines of Questioning: The Art of the Interview
*Suitable for young children
Ft. 范俊奇 Fabian Fom, Shibani Mahtani & Melanie Oliveiro, cna938 Mod: Chandreyee Ray
*Suitable for young children 11.00am
11.30am
9.00am to 12.00pm NLB Imagination Room Workshop கே. பாலமுருேன் வழிநடத்தும் குறும்படப் பயிலரங்கு Short Filmmaking Workshop by K Balamurugan Ft. கே. பாலமுருேன் K Balamurugan
12.00pm
12.30pm
Conversations Screaming Word Poetries: The Ugliest, Emotional Verses
Conversations Green Flag Male Romance Leads Ft. Joyce Chua, Leslie W Mod: Judy Tham
10.00am to 1.00pm Various Venues Experiential/ Participatory
Ft. Chris Bernstorf, Ilyas Lukman, Jocelyn Suarez Mod: Christina Sng
Conversations Young Punks: The Etymology of 'Punk' as Subgenre Ft. Victor Fernando R. Ocampo, Arkady Martine, Amber Chen Mod: Joyce Chng
1.00pm
Performance Terapi Redari Rhythm and Rhyme Therapy
Conversations The Name Is The Game: Personas and Poetic Identities
Ft. Shahril Samri, Nurjannah, Syurga Jeffrey
Ft. ArunDitha, Kyeong Mo, nor Mod: Diana Rahim
超越时空—沉浸式的文 学之旅 Beyond Time and Space – An Immersive Literary Tour Ft. Urban Baker
1.30pm
2.00pm
Reading Spoiler Alert Conversations Hip Hop: Reshaping the World and Language
Ft. Suffian Hakim, Janine Murphy
Ft. Jeff Chang, Masia One, Akeem Jahat
2.30pm
Mini Lecture The Light Between the Cracks: A Conversation with Lemn Sissay
Conversations Cartoons Aren’t Just For Kids Ft. Ervin Han, Zhuang Brothers & Jacinth Tan Mod: Leslie Tan
Meet the Author 范俊奇《镂空与浮雕》的名人故事 Fabian Fom: Beyond the Glamour Ft. 范俊奇 Fabian Fom
Conversations So Much For My Happy Ending: Writing Open Closures in Fiction
Ft. Lemn Sissay Mod: Lawrence Ypil
3.00pm
Ft. Barrie Sherwood, Carissa Foo, Grace Chia
Experiential/Participatory 3.30pm
Conversations A Slow-Burning Romance
5.30pm to 6.15pm
“读家拍卖会”2.0 The Auction 2.0 Ft. 早报字食族 + 联合学生通讯员
Time
4.00pm
Chamber
Play Den
Blue Room
Ft. Kathleen Glasgow, Ann Liang, Nisha Mehraj Youth Mod: Saara Katyal Conversations An Allergy to Societal Conventions
4.30pm
5.00pm
5.30pm
Reading Festival Closing Reading: An Unlikely Beginning Ft. Charlie Dark MBE, Caleb Femi, Asnida Daud, Lawrence Ypil, Yomi Sode, Arianna Pozzuoli Host: Arianna Pozzuoli
Conversations A Tale of Two Beats: Hip Hop and Spoken Word
Ft. Vivian Shaw, Ng Ziqin & WonPyung Sohn Mod: Ruby Thiagarajan
The Arts House Living Room
Gallery II
Lawn
Lecture Opposing Lenses: Tuan Simi and Munshi Abdullah on Colonial Influences in Singapore Ft. Amirul Hakim, Nur Hikmah Md Ali Mod: Liyana Nasyita
Conversations Unexpected Pairings #7 [45 mins] SECRET SPEAKERS 😉
Ft. Masia One, ArunDitha, Andrew Cox & Fariz Jabba Youth Mod: Ng Hei Lam (Hailey)
6.00pm
6.30pm
7.00pm
Performance Festival Community Karaoke Host: YEOLO
7.30pm
8.00pm
Screening Room