literary

Yeow Kai Chai returns to lead Singapore Writers Festival’s 30th edition

Acclaimed writer, poet and curator Yeow Kai Chai is returning as festival director of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF), taking the helm of its landmark…

15 August 20262 MIN READ

Divining Cubao through Tony Perez’s works

A literary walking tour retraces the Cubao immortalized by Tony Perez, revealing how the celebrated writer transformed its coliseum, market, motels and…

15 June 20265 MIN READ

Claire Lynch wins Nero Gold prize for debut novel

Debut novelist Claire Lynch has won the gold prize at the Nero Book Awards for A Family Matter , a novel inspired by the true stories of lesbian women who lost…

'Falling stars'

From the poetry collection "I've lived 100 times, and I've died 200 times."

2 March 20261 MIN READ

'Summer'

Sweet summer’s kiss arrives In flurries of golden hues, Banishing away the cold From simpering icy blues.

2 March 20261 MIN READ

Sip. Read. Repeat: stories fill our thoughts in Coffee Project Evia

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.

21 February 20264 MIN READ

'Love after life'

From the poetry collection "I’ve Lived 100 Lives, and I’ve Died 200 Times."

15 February 20261 MIN READ

'After you'

Slivers of morning catch In morning dew. Sleep-encrusted eyes Gaze up adoringly at you. Your hair, a nest where I can Make a home, And your skin, I trace Like…

13 February 20261 MIN READ

'Para mi amor'

Of sunsets, kisses, and whispered words, This love unravels its strands and unfurls. Branching out and reaching my heart, Unbearing, unaccepting of worlds…

11 February 20261 MIN READ

'Confluence'

Sing to me, A throat that Bleeds. A voice silenced, Either by force Or by virtue of Position.

14 January 20261 MIN READ

24 book-to-screen adaptations in 2026

This year’s lineup brings beloved stories to life with star-studded casts and epic productions.

11 January 20265 MIN READ

'Mosaic'

My face is a combination of all the faces of my ancestors. My mother's friend sliced some tomatoes for me when i was a kid, and I've loved tomatoes since then.…

9 January 20261 MIN READ

'Between Before/After'

A lone sparrow flies through the sky, each outstretched wing a blade. The sky is not cut, but the air slices, ripples, lands on my skin. The flight of that…

7 January 20264 MIN READ

A literary year of immersive art and collaboration

The festival opens the year’s literary arts calendar with a celebration of collaboration and creativity.

2 January 20262 MIN READ

'The Story of Christmas'

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…

25 December 20255 MIN READ

The day Santa died (and the magic that remained)

As a child, magic was everywhere I went, especially when I was with my younger sister and our cousin, who lived with us in our early years. We were as thick as…

24 December 20254 MIN READ

'A Kidnapped Santa Claus'

Originally published in 1904, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum is in the public domain. Daily Tribune republishes the short story in full for its…

24 December 202514 MIN READ

'Li[eb]chen'

Love does not come When a rose blooms, And warmth spreads Across cheeks—watercolour Painted by a caress of the Fingertips.

19 December 20251 MIN READ