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Singapore Writers Festival 2013

This year’s Singapore Writers Festival will see a bumper crop of homegrown book launches with 63 books in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil covering fiction, non-fiction, children’s writing and poetry. This is the highest number of local book launches at the festival, which will be held in the Bugis and Bras Basah area from Nov 1 to 10.

New titles include novelist Suchen Christine Lim’s novel The River’s Song and academic Venka Purushotaman’s non-fiction work, The Art Of Sukumar Bose.

These book launches will be among 200 events, including panel discussions, gigs and workshops, literary lunches and a publishing symposium, featuring nearly 200 authors.

Headlining the festival are big names such as Jung Chang, author of the wildly successful and critically acclaimed book Wild Swans; British poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy; as well as Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian, who will discuss his books as well premiere his documentary film Requiem For Beauty.

Now in its 16th edition, the Festival this year is themed on Utopia/Dystopia and will explore broad issues ranging from war and peace to love and hate.

Festivalgoers can expect more lectures, a focus on crime and a theme that festival director Paul Tan says allows them “to look at the darker side of humanity”.

Among the highlights is a spotlight on Nordic writing, with leading writers from the Nordic region such as Danish thriller writer Christian Jungersen and Norwegian novelist Roy Jacobsen.

 

Book it:

Singapore Writers Festial 2013

When: Nov 1 to 10

Where: Festival District in Bras Basah-Bugis Precinct.

Admission: $15 (festival pass). Literary meals, workshops and special lectures from $15-45. Early bird discounts available from now till Oct 2.

Web: www.singaporewritersfestival.com

The Straits Times is the official media of the Singapore Writers Festival

This article was first run in The Straits Times newspaper on September 2, 2013. For similar stories, go to sph.straitstimes.com/premium/singapore. You will not be able to access the Premium section of The Straits Times website unless you are already a subscriber.

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