Before Singapore Writers Festival Starts, there are still a few upcoming events. Some of these  I’ve mentioned before:

Today, there’s the next instalment of Living With Myths, which reappraises the commonly-told stories of Singapore’s history. This month is on multiculturalism, and if you went you could make a very interesting post reflecting on how some of the insights transform your understanding of Emily or Kuo’s Plays. The speakers are Imran Tajudeen (who’s really good!) Elaine Ho from NUS’s Geography department, and Lai Ah Eng from USP. Thursday night, 7.00, Space 3, TheatreWorks – 72-13, Mohamed Sultan Road.

On Saturday, there’s a session with Claire Tham on October 25 at the National Library. I very much enjoyed her recent novel The Inlet, and she’s also an important short story writer, starting out with her first collection Fascist Rock over twenty years ago. In the evening at 7.30, Books Actually are having a discussion with various people shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize: the panel might be particularly interested because it also includes nominees for the English non-fiction prize.

On Wednesday 29th October, Joel Tan (another ELL graduate) and Joshua Ip will be performing at Speakeasy#15 at the Artistry Cafe.

And then, of course, we bringPooja Nansi and Erin Woodford to you next week. SWF starts the same day.

If you haven’t blogged yet, I’d suggest attending an SWF event, although note for most of them you’ll need a pass. The last date you can submit is November 14th, and remember that you can “review” a book if you want to if you’d prefer.