Photo taken from the Singapore Writers Festival Twitter account.
The Singapore Writers Festival is back again in-person this year from 4 – 20 Nov at The Civic District. Look forward to an array of exciting programmes like the Southeast Asian Focus, Youth Fringe, Country Focus, SWF Playground and Literary Pioneer series. The SWF is also one of the few multi-lingual literary festivals in the world with programmes in Chinese, Malay and Tamil language.
“If now, if ever, if you, if I, if not, if never.”
– from “If…Else” by Cyril Wong
The theme for this year’s SWF is ‘if’. It embraces retrospection of what could have been as well as considers the endless possibilities in its future – what can be.
SWF playground
The SWF playground is a specially curated segment of programmes for children between the ages of 4 and 10. From storytelling to craft workshops, the SWF playground aims to inspire little ones to spark their creativity and nurture a love for stories!
Programme Line Up:
Storytime @ The Libraries
Join for a session of storytelling where they share some interesting and fun tales with children.
Age group: 4 – 6 years old
Admission: Free
Visit the SWF website for location and timing details
Superstorytastic @ The Libraries
Join our storytellers as they bring you into a world of fascinating stories and tales. Fun and excitement awaits you!
Ages group: 7 – 10 years old
Admission: Free
Visit the SWF website for location and timing details
Dialect Story telling @NGS
Have fun with the fast-disappearing Chinese dialects in Singapore and rediscover the charming nursery rhymes and stories of yore. This session is in Mandarin, English, as well as the dialects of Cantonese, Teochew, Hokkien, Hainanese and Hakka.
Date: 5 November 2022
Time: 11.30 am – 1 pm
Location: NGS Courtyard
Admission: Free
A different story will be told every half hour at 11.30am, 12pm and 12.30pm.
Dialect Story telling library@harbourfront
Have fun with the fast-disappearing Chinese dialects in Singapore and rediscover the charming nursery rhymes and stories of yore. This session is in Mandarin, English, as well as the dialects of Cantonese, Teochew, Hokkien, Hainanese and Hakka.
Date: 12 November 2022
Time: 11.30 am – 1 pm
Location: library@harbourfront
Admission: Free
A different story will be told every half hour at 11.30am, 12pm and 12.30pm.
Bengkel Reka Wayang Kulit dan Bercerita Wayang Puppet-making and Storytelling Workshop
Immerse yourself in crafting and storytelling using wayang puppets with Indonesian comic artist, Is Yuniarto. In this workshop, Is teaches participants to craft wayang puppets out of any persona of their pick, to weave and tell their own epic stories in Malay.
Date: 12 November 2022
Time: 10 am – 12.30 pm
Location: National Gallery Singapore, Roof Top Studio 3
Age group: 8 years old and above
Admission: Free with registration
Thinkதமிழ் Academy-யுடன் இருமொழி கதைசொல்லும் பயிலரங்கு Bilingual Storytelling Workshop with ThinkTamil Academy
Join in an immersive bilingual storytelling and arts & craft workshop in Tamil and English for children by ThinkTamil Academy.
Date: 12 November 2022
Time: 10.30 am – 12 pm
Location: SWF Village
Age group: 4 – 6 years old
Admission: Ticketed / $9
《西游记》发生了什么事？What Happens on the Journey to the West?
Learn about the magic of shadow puppetry in this workshop for children, which provides a friendly introduction to puppetry and puppet mechanics. Then, make your own shadow puppet and discover what makes them so expressive in action.
Date: 12 November 2022
Session 1: 1pm-3pm (Conducted in Chinese)
Session 2: 4pm-6pm (Conducted in English)
Session 3: 7pm-9pm (Conducted in English)
Location: National Gallery Singapore, Roof Top Studio 1 & 3
Age group: 8 – 12 years old
Admission: Ticketed / $30
These are just some of the exciting events by the SWF. For the full programme line-up and other information like the sale festival passes or separately ticketed programmes, visit www.singaporewritersfestival.com – see you there!