2018 Winners & Shortlists
Shortlists are listed in no order of merit.
Winner《狮城地标诗学》
Shi Cheng Di Biao Shi Xue (Landmark Poetics of the Lion City) by Tan Chee Lay
《秤砣集》
Cheng Tuo Ji (Weights) by Tong Nuan
《聆听陌地声》
Ling Ting Mo Di Sheng (Melody From Foreign Lands) by Chua Chee Lay
《如果还有萤火虫》
Ru Guo Hai You Ying Huo Chong (If There Are Still Fireflies) by Denon Lim Denan
《诗有别趣》
Shi You Bie Qu (Delights of Poetry) by Mu Zi
Winner A Field Guide to Supermarkets in Singapore by Samuel Lee
Bitter Punch by Loh Guan Liang
Giving Ground by Theophilus Kwek
Phedraby Euginia Tan
Professions by Amanda Chong
Winner Tukang Tunjuk Telunjuk (Finger-Pointing Expert) by Farihan Bahron
Murad Mati: Pak Long Kisahkan (Murad is Dead) by Yazid Hussein
Sumur Kebenaran (The Well of Truth) by Peter Augustine Goh
Commendation லீ குவான் இயூ பிள்ளைத்தமிழ்
Lee Kuan Yew Pillaith Thamizh (Lee Kuan Yew Imaginary Childhood) by A.K. Varadharajan
Commendation இராவணனின் சீதை
Ravananin Seethai (Ravana’s Seethai) by M. Segar
Co-Winner《第二张脸》
Di Er Zhang Lian (The Second Face) by Weng Xian-Wei
Co-Winner《蔷薇边缘》
Qiang Wei Bian Yuan (Roses at the Edge) by Liu Su
《从南大到北大》
Cong Nan Da Dao Bei Da (From Nanyang University to Peking University) by Choong Chee Pang
《大眼鸡·越洋人》
Da Yan Ji. Yue Yang Ren (Breaking the Waves) by Lee Kok Leong
《狮城重案录之警匪喋血》
Shi Cheng Zhong An Lu Zhi Jing Fei Die Xue (Singapore Crime Scene 1) by Ho Yuen
《星洲星光》
Xing Zhou Xing Guang (Island of Stars) by Zhang Xing Hong
Winner “Others” is Not a Race by Melissa De Silva
17A Keong Saik Road by Charmaine Leung Foong Har
The Magic Circle by Charmaine Chan
Pulp: A Short Biography Of The Banished Book
by Shubigi Rao
The Unfinished Revolution: Sun Yat-Sen and the Struggle for Modern China
by Tjio Kayloe
Unquiet Kingdom: Thailand In Transition
by Nirmal Ghosh
Commendation Rona Wicara (Colour of Expression) by Ahmad Bin Md Tahir
Makmal Penulis (Author Labs) by Sharifah Mohamed
Commendation கோ. சாரங்கபாணியும் தமிழ் முரசும்:: இன்றைய பார்வை
G. Sāraṅkāpāṇiyum tamiḻ murasu : Eendraya Paarvai (G Sarangapany and the Tamil Murasu: A Current Appraisal) by Bala Baskaran
ஆட்டோகிராஃப்
Āṭṭōkirāp (Autograph) by Chitra Ramesh
எழுத்தும் எண்ணமும்
Eluttum Eṉnamum (Words and Thoughts) by M Segar
Co-Winner《救灾前线》
Jiu Zai Qian Xian (Rescue Frontline) by Lee Chuan Low
Co-Winner《烟事袅袅》
Yan Shi Niao Niao (Smoker Memories) by Zhang Hui
《框起人间事》
Kuang Qi Ren Jian Shi (Life Between Frames) by Lin Gao
《恋恋浮城》
Lian Lian Fu Cheng (The Floating Republic) by Xi Ni Er
《书稿》
Shu Gao (Manuscript – Collection of Short Stories by Li Qing Song) by Li Qing Song
Winner State of Emergency by Jeremy Tiang
Death of a Perm Sec by Wong Souk Yee
The Gatekeeper by Nuraliah Norasid
Regrettable Things that Happened Yesterday by Jennani Durai
Sugarbread by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Commendation Bilal Mencari Nur (Muezzin In Search of Light) by Adam Bin Fadila
Commendation Kesumat Sang Avatar (Avatar’s Wrath) by Farihan Bahron
Merit Bunga Tanjong (A Dancing Club: Bunga Tanjong) by Hamed Bin Ismail
Souvenir Dari Angkasa Lepas (Souvenir From Space) by Hassan Hasaa'Ree Ali
Tika Aksara Menari (When The Alphabets Dance) by Djohan A Rahman
Merit 5.12 pm by M.K Kumar
Merit ஒரு துளி சந்தோஷம்
Oru Thuli Santhosham (A Drop of Happiness) by Chitra Ramesh
நீர்த் திவலைகள்
Neerth Thivalaikal (Water Droplets) by Prema Mahalingam