Don’t forget! Come join our Nanowrimo Thank Goodness It’s Over Party/Steampunk book launch!
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Being literary and other stuff.
Nanowrimo TGIO Party & The Steampowered Globe book launch!
Yes! Spread the word on our Nanowrimo Thank Goodness It’s Over party and our steampunk book launch! Come along if you’re interested in Nanowrimo (even though it’s ended by then) or if you’ve tried to do it an either succeeded/failed/gone meh and will try another time. You can bring your friends too in case you feel alone but from the previous parties, pretty much everyone become pals with each other very quickly.
On our steampunk anthology book launch, it is titled The Steampowered Globe and available for just $15 at the event!
It’s usually $18++ at Kino and other stores cause they’ll add in GST. Anyway, the first anthology of steampunk short stories by Two Trees and I could probably guess, the first in Singapore too since I have never seen another one like this before.
Bring even more friends and support this book by buying it cause the bulk of the writers are Nanowrimo-ers too!
The stories:
Ascension by Leow Hui Min Annabeth
No, They Dream Of Mechanical Hearts by Claire Cheong
Morrow’s Knight by Viki Chua
Colours by Yuen Xiang Hao
The Morning Glory Incident by Mint Kang
Help! Same Angler Fish’s Been Gawking for Eight Minutes! by Ng Kum Hoon
Captain Bells and the Sovereign State of Discordia by JY Yang
So yes, anyone is free to come. If you know people who like writing or reading, double plus if they like steampunk, they should come. ALSO, the dresscode will be steampunk. Or at least, that is encouraged.
You can wear whatever you want, usually when visiting a library if you don’t have any steampunk attire but really, when else besides conventions can you wear it?
Here, for you own blogs, to retweet or anything like that, the files for the poster in JPG version, PNG version or even GIF version for you to download and post (right click and save file). Plus the text below for you to copy paste!
Nanowrimo TGIO Party & The Steampowered Globe book launch
Location: National Library, Multipurpose room (basement 1)
Date & Time:Â 3 December 2011, Saturday at 6.30pm
Entry: Free (as always)
Dresscode: Steampunk (if you have any)
PS. If you want the other books available by Two Trees, hit us up an email/comment here and we’ll bring it there for you if you don’t want to buy it from Kinokuniya etc.
Nanowrimo Kick off party!
Hello everyone.
YES! Feel free to use the above e-poster and also tell your friends about this.
The kick off party for Nanowrimo in Singapore is on 29 October, 6.30pm at the multipurpose room (basement 1) in the National Library! Writery types, people who like cake and puns and whatnot! Come over to the party (especially if you’re going to the SWF on that day since this event is on 6.30pm which is after a lot of talks there!)
Let’s write some stories!
Talk/Discussion on Writing Real Life Speculative Fiction
Admission: Free
Location: Central library, multipurpose room (basement)
When: 24 September, Saturday, 6pm
Come on down if you’re interested in learning how to write fiction and yes, finally we have this once more since it was postponed by the elections. Gee.
MEANWHILE…
The same weekend has a WaterFire® art installation by Barnaby Evans at Bedok Reservoir. Main programme starts at 6pm but the fires light up at 7.40pm for 24th and 25th September. I know I’ll be going to the one on Sunday. Would be lovely to check it out and get inspiration and whatnot.
Click the picture above to see the full programme!
Also, what’s this…?
Oooh a Comics Xchange?
Lurker
Ho ho ho, Lauren Kate, the author of Fallen, Torment, Passion and The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove was in Singapore to do some appearances!
I went to Lauren Kate’s first at the Serangoon Public Library. The other appearances would be at the books stores and the Jurong library for that day. Anyway, I was early. Like, super early so I lurked around near the shelves standing around and reading children books where the Granny had alzheimer’s and couldn’t make her golden soup right (?!?) and that the children had to understand and stuff. (I continued to read about lonely hippos having a party and some cat who wanted to be other animals but yeah, ok.)
Of writery stuff
Quite a few interesting events! Firstly on Saturday…
Lauren Kate Signings in Singapore
Lauren Kate, writer of the Fallen series will be here in Singapore on 9 July 2011!
Serangoon Public Library 12:00-1:00pm Edit: A comment from library staff below informs that it is now 12:30-1:30pm
Borders Wheelock Place 2:30-3:30pm
Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store 4:30-5:30pm
Jurong Regional Library 6:30-7:30pm *just added
Considering I have a party to host in the evening with things to prepare, I’m probably going to the session at the Serangoon library. Now, to figure how to get there…
Next up, we have:
SDS 3.3 – Written in the Stars
The Asian Festival of Children’s Content was on the 26-28 May 2011. I got registered for it and since it did cost quite a bit, here are some highlights and notes from the conferences! It is a literary adventure for this episode. The conferences and workshops were held at the Arts House.
The waiting list
Books that I’m waiting for! I decided to do a list since it’s all being out in this or the next few months:
7 June – Insatiable by Meg Cabot
28 June – Heartless by Gail Carriger
5 July – The Snow Queen’s Shadow by Jim C. Hines
30 August – Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead
25 October – Mastiff by Tamora Pierce
Ahhhhhhhh, the closest one is in the next week or so. Interestingly this list consists of sequels and last books for each of the series! In a way, you can find a theme with my list of books too.
Saturday is the day after Friday
Ahhh, lots of events on Saturday, 28 May!
Firstly, there is an Intro to Creative Writing talk/ workshop at the National Library, Multipurpose Room, basement 1, 2pm. It is FREE so come on by if you want to talk or learn more on creative writing and ask questions on it.
Secondly, we have a discussion talk that is FREE too at Spore-Con! That will be from 11am-12pm. It is about Writing Genre Fiction in Singapore! Click the link to know more plus you might be interested in going for some of the tournaments or games at the convention itself.
Yes, we’ll be going to Spore-Con and then to the library! Do come for either though the one at the library will be more on writing while the one at Spore-Con will be more on a discussion of the state of writing genre fiction here.
On the side that is not organized by us, there will also be The Asian Festival of Children’s Content! That is not free though and you have to pay for the conference fees. That will be at the Arts House, just in case you’re heading that direction and wondering what is up with all the people since the Cats of the World exhibition is there too.
Lastly, there is a Superheroes as a social commentary talk at the Esplanade library at 4.30pm by a screenwriting lecturer from the Puttnam School of Film, LASALLE College of the Arts.
What is up with Saturday indeed. Well, I hope to see at least some of you guys at either the library or Spore-Con!
Of Book Launches and Readings!
Two books, two different genres and two different places! You get the idea.
The first one is Wolf at the Door by one of our writer friends, Joyce. It’s an ebook so you can buy it only online here. She’s having a book launch/reading party this week too!
Location: The Garden Slug
Date and Time: 14 April, 7.30pm
You can check more details and the map on how to get there on her blog here and to RSVP to her too. It’s an URBAN FANTASY story of werewolves in Singapore, check the book out! TAKE THAT PEOPLE, we have genre writers here.
The next book event is BUBBLE G.U.M.!
That’s the poster that you are not going to see at the event at Ion. Hahahaha. ANYWAY, yes come to our reading/signing.
Location: Orchard Ion’s Prologue bookstore
Date and time: 19 April, 7pm
Ours is young adult science fiction. You can buy the book at the store itself or online here with shipping. It is also stocked at Books Actually! So yes, do come to either of the events and say hello… and buy.