Writer To Writer
with Ken Liu
Share your ideas, gain fresh insights. Book a one-on-one mentoring session with author and futurist Ken Liu to receive expert guidance on your writing project and support for your writing journey.
Registration closes 22 October 2025, 11.59pm SGT, or when full capacity is reached.
Course Information
Course Code: WTW-KL
Duration: 30 to 45 mins
Recommended For:
Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced Writers
Dates
12 Nov, 19 Nov, 26 Nov, or 3 Dec 2025
Venue
In-Person
30 Bencoolen
Singapore 189621
Please Note
- Each registration submission is for one participant only.
- Participants are to attend one session only.
- As slots are limited, applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Registrants will undergo a selection process by the Visiting Writer.
- Selected applicants must complete payment to confirm their placement.
- ACWP will maintain a waiting list once the maximum number of participants is reached.
- Shortlisted participants will be contacted for payment and confirmation of your session’s date and time.
Overview and Learning Outcomes
During a Writer To Writer session with the Visiting Writer, you will:
- Receive general advice from an experienced writer on your writing project.
- Gain specific, practical insights on the art and craft of writing, including techniques and addressing writing challenges.
- Get help shaping your approach to your writing life.
- Understand what it takes to be a professional writer.
Please note that the one-on-one consultation is not a manuscript assessment.
Who Should Apply?
- Foundation Writers: Early-stage, promising writers with no publication history required. These writers may be writing for the first time or have never written with deadlines or structure before.
- Intermediate Writers: Writers who have chosen to pursue writing as a full-time or part-time career with serious, professional intent but are not yet published with a mainstream or recognized independent publisher.
- Advanced Writers: Writers who have published at least one book with a mainstream or recognized independent publisher, and/or have been published in at least one literary journal or anthology.
Participants will be selected by the Visiting Writer with assistance from the ACWP. A waiting list will be maintained.
Registration and Pricing
Course Pre-requisites
To sign up, please register at the link above and provide the following documents:
- A short summary of your writing project (approximately 100 words)
- A brief biography (50 to 100 words)
If you have registered with us before, you may resubmit the same information with an updated biography.
Course Fees
- $50 for adults
- $25 for senior citizens aged 55 and above, NSFs, and unemployed individuals
- $10 for students from Singapore institutions, including undergraduate and postgraduate students
Fees are non-refundable.
For all other inquiries including financial assistance, please email us.
About Ken Liu
Ken Liu (http://kenliu.name) is the author of the Dandelion Dynasty, a silkpunk epic fantasy series, as well as The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. His latest book is All that We See or Seem, a techno-thriller starring an AI-whispering hacker who saves the world.
Photo © Lisa Tang Liu