‘The Literary’ Archives
Author appearances for the month!
Is it me or are there more author appearances for this year or something? Anyway, here's the info! A copy paste from the various sources I got. Andrea Levy Norma Sit Greg Mortenson And also one book launch at the Earshot by R. Chandran and Amy J Cheng Here we go! (more...)
Mitch Albom in Singapore!
Newsflash: Apparently not everyone got the eflyer etc about this but anyway, catch Mitch Albom, the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven and more on 26th February (day of this post): Location: {prologue} Ion Orchard level 4 Time: 1pm Also, if you're the first 50 people from 12pm, you get a complementary [...]
Science Chronicles: Sci-Fi writing competition
Hullo, hullo indeed! Science Chronicles 2010 is a science fiction writing competition! Only thing is that it's not for everyone but more for students. Nonetheless, if you're 18 and under and currently in Singapore, check it out! Oh, currently it says nothing about poly students but we'll see since I hit them up with a question on that. Deadline is [...]
Books I’ve read so far
This is pretty much a list of books I've read so far. At least from what I remember since I figured I might as well see what books I read in a year. There's a meme going on back then in my friends list in another online blog about reading 100 books in a year but I definitely went over that. Too many books to hotlink to their amazon/author pages [...]
In which I wanted some redbush tea!
Location: The Multipurpose Room of the National Library. Equipment: A digital camera, 2 books from the library itself, 1 book by Alexander McCall Smith and a ukulele. No, I wasn't planning on performing a song for him nor that I was going to borrow books but hey, I was early for the session and found myself borrowing some fantasy books there. [...]
Alexander McCall Smith in Singapore!
Meet the best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and catch an exclusive private screening of the adapted HBO TV series (premiering in August on StarHub Channel 60). 7pm: Book talk and Q&A 7.30pm: Autograph session 8pm: Private screening of the first episode of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency HBO TV series (Note: [...]
Happiness at the End of the World!!
YEAH, YEAH! Finally! Our book is in stores! Or rather, I finally saw it in Kinokuniya Orchard with Mintea! It's Happiness at the End of the World (HatEotW)! Amusingly, if you want to read our previous 2007 anthology, "So You Think You Can Write A Novel?", it's there too. Don't know what HatEotW is about? It's a science fiction anthology of 8 [...]
Young Writers Seminar and a submission!
Righto! The first is on All In! Young Writers Seminar co-organized by the National Book Development Council of Singapore, The Arts House and NUS Literary Society! The second is a submission for science-fiction/fantasy with an Eastern overtone! (more...)
Submission calls!
Okay, copy pasting the info! If anything, email them for more info! Um, the submission calls are for Erotica and Crime. To know more, click under the cut! (more...)
Versus Undead #1.1
Versus Undead is an Adult rated (soft) sci-fi series about an apocalyptic world getting over run with zombies and vampires. It'll be posted on Saturday fortnights. Heh, language and adult content included so... Parental guidance is advised (????? I don't know who'd ask their parents for permission to read this anyway). Heck, it's nothing too [...]
