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For the first time in the history of the Singapore Literature Prize (SLP), the awards ceremony will be taking place online and YOU are invited! Fifty-two shortlisted works will be contesting for Singapore’s most prestigious literary award in 12 categories. The categories are across the three genres of Poetry, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction and four languages of Chinese, English, Malay and Tamil.

Tune in to find out which writers will walk away with the top prize, and which books will be voted the SLP Readers’ Favourite!

Is there enough diversity in SingLit? How do we have more different voices and perspectives included in our books? This panel of writers explores some of the ways.

Has SingLit developed a distinctive voice and language of its own over the years? What does it mean to have Singaporean literature that reflects our increasingly multicultural world? These writers share their perspectives.

We are living in strange, unsettling times now. These writers have turned to fantasy, realism, or even mythology to tackle the anxieties of urban living. How are they processing reality now to make sense of it?

History is another popular trope in SingLit. What motivates writers to excavate the past and what do they hope to find? These writers will share about the challenges and satisfaction of revisiting the past.

Why are writers obsessed with the theme of home? Vexing, heartwarming, frustrating, proud. How do they work through their often contradictory feelings about home in their own works? 

The pandemic has forced many of us into deep reflection, and there has been much discussion about the role of the arts during this time. What is the role of writers during a crisis? How can books and literature help us through all the disruptions?

Get ready for a day filled with fun storytelling, writing and drawing activities! Join some of our beloved children’s book writers and illustrators online as they show us how to do dramatised storytelling, write wacky poems, learn about emotions and out-draw each other in an epic illustrators' battle! Light up your day with all these free activities as kidlit comes alive!