Embracing the Weird: Writing Sepculative Fiction
17 Dec 2020 | 3:00pm - 4:30pm (SGT)
Online Zoom* Session | $25 (ticketing charges apply)
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School's out—learn something different and try your hand at writing speculative fiction! Uncover unique ways of approaching writing to expand your creativity. Speculative fiction writer Victor Fernando R. Ocampo, who is an award-winning author of the Romeo Forbes Children’s Story Award and a shortlisted writer for the International Rubery Book Award will be leading this workshop. This workshop is most recommended for budding writers aged 13 to 16.

A Single Swallow - In Conversation with the Author, Translator and Editor
19 Dec 2020 | 10:00am - 11:00am (SGT)
Online Zoom* Session | Free with registration | Watch live on Facebook
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When a book carries the weighted stories of a traumatic event like World War II, what goes into sustaining the richness of the book in another language? Join the discussion of author Zhang Ling, translator Shelly Bryant and Amazon Crossing editor Liza Darnton as they share their experiences in translating the cultural, emotional and linguistic nuances of A Single Swallow.

The Final Steps: Literary Translation Workshop
7, 23 and 28 Jan 2021 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm, 10:00am - 12:00pm and 7:00pm - 8:30pm (SGT)
Online Zoom* Session | $85 (Subsidised fee, T&Cs and ticketing charges apply)

If you’re a translator, join literary translator Shelly Bryant and literary agent Anya Goncharova in this hands-on three-week workshop where you will learn to practice literary translation in realistic case study scenarios, work with industry experts and learn how to successfully pitch your translation projects to publishers.

16 Dec 2020 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm (SGT)
Online Zoom* Session | Free with registration | Watch live on Facebook
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想了解更多有关获得四次新加坡文学奖的作家谢裕民与他的作品吗？12月16日，星期三下午一点，您可以参加由新加坡国家图书馆主办的线上导读会，和作家谢裕民以及交流点读书会的成员一起分享阅读心得。读书会将导读谢裕民的小说《建国》。本书获得今年2020新加坡文学奖的优胜奖；小说通过男主角建国在2015年12月31日，回溯SG50这一年，以及他在这半世纪的生活与国家的发展。请现在就上网报名参加吧！

Get to know more about four-time Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) winner 谢裕民 (Chia Joo Ming) and his book, 《建国》(Kian Kok) which won SLP’s Fiction in Chinese this year! Mingle and interact with the author himself in this casual book club session by NLB Chinese Library Services. Club members comprising retirees and housewives will also be giving a sharing, and the session will wrap up with a Q&A. This session will be conducted in Mandarin.

20 Dec 2020 | 3:00pm (SGT)
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SERVANTS is a work-in-progress presentation inspired and adapted from the French classic The Maids by Jean Genet. GroundZ-0 原。空間 presents their local take on the story where two servants are under oppression for a long time. Find out how they saved themselves while suffering mentally by catching their live performance! There will be a post-show dialogue on Zoom after the livestream. This performance will be in English, Bahasa Indonesia and Punjabi.

27 Dec 2020 | 2:00pm & 3:45pm (SGT)
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Wrap up your year with this special programme commissioned by #BuySingLit and presented by 24OWLS! Immerse yourself in the ambience of Pasir Panjang Power Station as it is transformed into a cocoon of the imagination for four poets and two illustators. Six artists will contribute their own to a collective piece. You can take part in this site-specific response project and wander through the spaces while taking in sensual triggers. More details will be released shortly!