It's #Lit: Millennials Writing in Singapore

Language in Singapore forum series
Organised by the School of Humanities & Behavioural Sciences

It's #Lit: Millennials Writing in Singapore

Registration Closed

All are welcome. All talks will be in English. Free admission.


About

The School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences (SHBS) at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is excited to welcome you to It's #Lit: Millennials Writing in Singapore, this year's edition of the biennial Language in Singapore forums.

As Singapore's first university to offer degree programmes in the four official languages and in translation and interpretation, SUSS is proud to host the Language in Singapore forums, which explore emerging trends and key developments in the language and literature of the country.

This year’s forum is all about #lit. Literature that asks questions, reimagines identity, and deconstructs myths. Literature that makes use of new methods of writing, translating, and publishing, and benefits from new revenue models.

Come join us as five young writers and publishers across the four language communities share what it means and what it takes to be #lit in Singapore today.

Registration starts at 1 pm. There will be light refreshments and pop-up bookstalls! 

All attendees stand to win limited edition book sets by Ethos Books.

For enquiries, please write to shbsevent@suss.edu.sg.

 

Speakers

Nuraliah Norasid

Nuraliah Norasid

Author

Re/De/Constructing Society through Contemporary Mythmaking
Sithuraj Ponraj

Sithuraj Ponraj

Author and Poet

Making Myths in a Time of Hard Shifts
Daniel Loke

Daniel Loke

Translator and Editor

Translating Webnovels: Gig Culture with a Future for Bilingual Millennials
Tan Kah Wai

Tan Kah Wai

Writer

Exploring a World Beyond Swords and Palaces: A Millennial Writer's Perspective on Chinese Literature in Singapore
Noridah Kamari

Noridah Kamari

Publisher

Trends and Themes in Contemporary Malay Literature: A Publisher's Perspective

Programme

 

1.00pmRegistration & Light Refreshments
(The Atrium, Block A, Level 2)
2.00pmWelcome Address
by Prof Cheong Hee Kiat
President of Singapore University of Social Sciences

Speech by Guest of Honour
Gwee Li Sui
2.30pmRe/De/Constructing Society through Contemporary Mythmaking
Nuraliah Norasid

Making Myths in a Time of Hard Shifts
Sithuraj Ponraj
3.15pmAfternoon Tea, Beautiful Books, and Author Signings
(The Atrium, Block A, Level 2)
3.45pmTranslating Webnovels: Gig Culture with a Future for Bilingual Millennials
Daniel Loke

Exploring a World Beyond Swords and Palaces: A Millennial Writer's Perspective on Chinese Literature in Singapore
Tan Kah Wai

Trends and Themes in Contemporary Malay Literature from a Publisher's Perspective
Noridah Kamari
4.45pmPanel Discussion
Moderator: Khoo Sim Eng
5.15pmEnd

Venue

Visitor Guide

The forum will be held at
Block B, Level 2, LT B.2.17

Singapore University of Social Sciences
463 Clementi Road, Singapore 599494

Getting here

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The Campus is easily accessible via the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) towards Tuas.

Turn off at Exit 26A and turn left onto Clementi Road.

Parking on Campus

$0.64 per 30-minute block or $1.28 per hour, including Saturdays (inclusive of GST)

Bus

52, 61, 74, 75, 151, 154, 184

MRT

Nearest MRT Stations:

east_west_lineDover, Clementi

Downtown_lineKing Albert Park, Beauty World

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