
Pinoy author Caris Avendaño Cruz heads to Singapore Writers Festival
Singapore Writers Festival 2026 returns from 13 to 22 November with more than 200 programs and 300 writers, featuring Filipino author Caris Avendaño Cruz,…
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Singapore Writers Festival 2026 returns from 13 to 22 November with more than 200 programs and 300 writers, featuring Filipino author Caris Avendaño Cruz,…
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‘This is writing at its best. There’s plenty to enjoy, some blissful escapism and prose to die for’
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Yeow Kai Chai returns as Singapore Writers Festival director for its landmark 30th edition in 2027, bringing multilingual programming, cross-disciplinary arts…
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A literary walking tour retraces the Cubao immortalized by Tony Perez, revealing how the celebrated writer transformed its coliseum, market, motels and…
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Claire Lynch’s debut novel A Family Matter wins Nero Gold prize, exploring 1980s lesbian mothers’ custody struggles and social prejudice.
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From the poetry collection "I've lived 100 times, and I've died 200 times."
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A lyrical poem celebrating the warmth, beauty, and rebirth of summer through golden hues, petals, and honeyed bliss.
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In a world that often moves too fast, a coffee shop with a shelf of books — like Coffee Project Evia — offers something radical: permission to pause, to linger.
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From the poetry collection "I’ve Lived 100 Lives, and I’ve Died 200 Times."
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A tender poem capturing intimacy, warmth, and the quiet beauty of beginning the day with someone you love.
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This year’s lineup brings beloved stories to life with star-studded casts and epic productions.
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A poem on the fragments of life, memory, and the people who shape us, exploring how love leaves its mark.
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And so I leap. I'll fly. I'll grow wings. I'll be suspended, not in the before and the after, but in the now. Where I'm half-floating, half-falling, depending…
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The festival opens the year’s literary arts calendar with a celebration of collaboration and creativity.
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First published in 1916, “The Story of Christmas” by Nora A. Smith appeared in Phebe A. Curtiss’ compilation Christmas Stories and Legends. It is in the public…
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A personal Christmas essay on childhood belief, loss, and discovering that the real magic of Santa lies in a mother’s love and sacrifice.
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