About
The Asia Creative Writing Programme is a joint initiative between the National Arts Council of Singapore and the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University.
Leading international and local writers are appointed as Visiting Writers to teach creative writing workshops and masterclasses, as well as mentor and guide emerging, developing and advanced writers in Singapore.
Mission & Aims
Our mission is to enrich creative writing education by:
- Expanding development opportunities for writers and deepening intercultural understanding within Singapore and across the region
The aims of the Programme are to:
- Give a strong foundation to promising writers and translators across Singapore and at Nanyang Technological University and the National Institute of Education
- Support the existing literary talent pool in Singapore by providing specialised development programmes to advance their creative practice
- Promote intercultural understanding and exchanges between translators and writers writing in Singapore’s four official languages (Mandarin, English, Malay, Tamil)
History
Local and international writers of excellent standing are invited to write and teach creative writing within the School of Humanities (formerly the School of Humanities and Social Sciences).
In November 2019, the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University and the National Arts Council agreed to develop the relationship further and establish the Asia Creative Writing Programme.
The Asia Creative Writing Programme builds on the previous Writing in Residency programmes to develop and enhance writers across Singapore working in Singapore’s four official languages: Mandarin, English, Malay and Tamil.