Write for Kindness Workshops 2018: Supported by the Singapore Kindness Movement (By invitation only)

Lianne Ong Linn Shekinah Patrick Yee Minqi / Twisstii

Write for Kindness is a national creative-writing competition organised by the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) and supported by the All In! Young Writers Festival. It is a platform for primary, secondary, junior college, centralised institute and international school students to promote kindness to the younger audience by creating age-appropriate and culturally relevant children’s stories, through short stories, poetry and illustrations.

MASTERCLASS: Writing About Film: Supported by the Puttnam School of Film & Animation, LASALLE College of the Arts (By invitation only)

Chrystal Ng

Conducted in collaboration with the Puttnam School of Film and Animation-LASALLE, the by-invitation only masterclass is for students and participants who have submitted their entries to the All In! Young Short Filmmakers Exhibition 2018. This session on film writing focuses on the basics of film criticism and participants will have a hands-on opportunity to learn how to interpret, view and write about films as an active audience.

Write for Kindness Workshops 2018: Poetry: Supported by the Singapore Kindness Movement (By invitation only)

Gwee Li Sui David Liew

Write for Kindness is a national creative-writing competition organised by the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) and supported by the All In! Young Writers Festival. It is a platform for primary, secondary, junior college, centralised institute and international school students to promote kindness to the younger audience by creating age-appropriate and culturally relevant children’s stories, through short stories, poetry and illustrations.

MASTERCLASS: Adapting true Stories: Supported by the Puttnam School of Film, LaSalle (By invitation only)

Ng Swee San

Conducted in collaboration with the Puttnam School of Film and Animation-LASALLE, the by-invitation only masterclass is for students who have submitted their entries to the All In! Young Short Filmmakers Exhibition 2018. The session focuses on the practices and principles involved in adapting true stories for the screen.

KEYNOTE: Where is Writing in an Age of Everything Digital?

Laremy Lee
Moderator: Graham Gamble

Writing has always evolved with the medium by which it is used for–from stone and bark, to papyrus reeds, from paper and moveable type to changing the way Man tells his stories. Where is writing now, in the midst of the digital and augmented reality revolution, and where is it headed?

WORKSHOP: Developing Style in Poetry and Articulating Emotions through Imagery: (Individual Ticket)

Deborah Emmanuel

This 3-hour session explores the narratives woven by poetry and how through developing one's style and imagery, a piece can articulate beyond usual understanding.

Writing PR in Digital Asia: (Recommended for 16yo and above)

Kelvin Ang Herbert Sim
Moderator: Alan Lim

Have the days of old PR schemes over? How do you create an image for a company or organisation in hyper digitally-connected Asia? This session features marketing and PR professionals who cater to both multinational companies and smaller organisations, and how they deal with the impending growth of writing creatively in ever-digital Asia.

OF SANS & CURVES: Calligraphy in a Mesh of Writing

Xiangfeng Loo Ruth Tan
Moderator: Trina Lin

Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing. For ages, calligraphy has added aesthetics to writing content, but with the rise in popularity of modern calligraphy, how does this artform impact content? Listen in to calligraphers and discover the calming and invigorating charisma of this art. 

Documenting the Undocumented: Recommended for 16yo and above

Sumithra Prasanna Mary Chin
Moderator: Gene Segarra Navera

Documentaries and news features offer a slice of life that many seem to pass people unnoticed or even unacknowledged. From the pllght of migrants, to children in conflict, how do documentarists and content creators bring out these stories out in the open for people to take a moment's look and ponder? Join this session and discover what it takes to write riveting documentaries.

CONTENT EDITING IN & OUT: Copyediting Beyond Words

Samantha De Silva Lulu V Mendoza
Moderator: Nah Dominic

Beyond proofreading and copyediting, the session looks at content development as an important skill in developing stories further. It features seasoned editors who will discuss the rigours, pressures and contentment behind being an editor.

VOX ADOLESCENTIA: The Value of Campus Journalism

Mary George Rennes Lee
Moderator: Li Sijie

School papers are to be the direct voice of students in a school campus. What has it evolved into, and how do students perceive their campus publications? This session looks at the value of campus journalism as a driving force for information and a training ground for future journalists.

Singaporean Identity in Contemporary Fiction

JY Yang Balli Kaur Jaswal
Moderator: Sheena Kang

Featuring upcoming and award-winning authors from Singapore, join us for a session on identifying the Singaporean mark in contemporary works of fiction.

WRITING FOR A CAUSE: The Call of Creative Advocacy

Prabhu Silvam Muhammad Afzal bin Abdul Hadi
Moderator: Mario Lajarca Jr

How do you weave stories to get people to do more for others? Can altruism be the mark of the next version of modern society? With the growing roles that creative advocacy takes on in a world filled with challenging and difficult circumstances, join us for this session to discover the impact of truly positive social media.

Managing Content - The Regional Experience: Recommended for 16yo and above

Adibah Isa Chan Yi Wen Ryo Leong
Moderator: Petteri Kaskenpalo

The vastness of content proliferating in our world today is matched only by the studious work of editors and gatekeepers in both traditional and new-age platforms. Sit in this session to know more about how writers can learn to manage content and ensure that readers get the most out of the experience.

Building Worlds Through Words

Fiona Wood Xie Shi Min Ivan Ang
Moderator: Patricia Karunungan

The session looks at the requisites of setting development and the importance of capturing a story’s essence through the worlds weaved by writers. 

TRUTH BE TOLD: Handling Rejection in Publishing

Felix Cheong Wayne Rée
Moderator: Nah Dominic

The publishing landscape can be harsh and terse with what it wants and what it likes. How does one handle rejection from publishers, agents and writing competitions? This session tells you how.

Lens & Lines Exhibition: Supported by Poetry Festival SG

The exhibition is where poetics meets photography, where the lightness of shadows engages with the weight of thoughts and inspirations, where languages and translations interact and intersect, and hopefully, where you meet your objects of inspiration. The exhibiti features 15 photographs and an equal number of poetic responses.

Book Swap!: Supported by Barterli

Nikhil Gupta

SWAP A BOOK & SHARE THE GIFT OF READING! Bring a book to All In! 2018 and swap it with any other book at the Barterli booth, for free! Doesn't matter if the book is new or pre-loved, just contribute to a great cause. All books remaining after the Book Swap will be donated to youths and children in developing countries through a school immersion partnership.

LASALLE Fringe: Storyteller & My World: Supported by the Puttnam School of Film, LASALLE

The Puttnam School of Film and Animation presents a variety of student short films, documentaries and animation at All In! Young Writers Festival 2018. Uncover what it takes to be a storyteller with Angeline Tomara’s insightful documentary ‘Storyteller’ while ‘My World’ by animation students invite you to explore a dream-like world.

ACSian Theatre Fringe: Supported by Anglo-Chinese Junior College

Geetha Creffield

ACSian Theatre is the performance arm of Anglo-Chinese Junior College's drama club and one of the key anchors of the college's programmes as the West Zone Centre of Excellence for Language Arts. We are very pleased to be a part of of All In! 2018's Fringe Activities and are delighted to share with you 3 dance performances that capture the youthful exuberance and vivacity of ACSian Theatre. The 3 dances celebrate the joy of a shared community, the strength and resilience of the human spirit and the snergy of vibrant performance. 

SOTA Fringe: Word of Month: Supported by School of the Arts Singapore

Ivan Ang

Join emerging writers from SOTA's Faculty of Literary Arts as they muse about the makings of a young writer. Come find out why they love writing, what inspires them, their creative process, the challenges they face and what they think is the future of words. 

NTU Epiphany Fringe: Open Mic & Blackout Poetry

Do you like listening to poetry? Do you want to try your hand at creating it? NTU Epiphany is here to show you how the magic works! Come listen to our members read their works at an mini Open-Mic, as well as share the ideas and challenges behind those pieces! Expect to experience dark confessions, beguiling mysteries, and lost romance... We'll also be hosting a Blackout Poetry workshop, where audience members will get to choose which words on the page to keep, and which to black out - the choice is entirely in your hands.

SRT PRESENTS: Together by Luke Ow: Supported by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Timothy and Randolph have been best friends for 20 years. When Timothy asks Randolph to be his best man for his upcoming wedding to Melissa, a bundle of opened secrets and revelations will jeopardise the key relationships that Timothy has with Randolph and Melissa. How will it all end? Come watch Together and find out.

With post show Q&A with writer and performers. 

Spoken Word Showcase: Ides of March: Supported by PoetryWalls

Eric Tinsay Valles

The Ides of March, which corresponds to the midpoint of that month in the ancient Roman calendar, was a merry time of picnics, revelry and for settling debts. The most infamous Ides of March, however, marked the assassination of Julius Caesar and the start of civil strife in Rome. The performance tells about the Ides of March this year in Singapore by expressing them in verse.

ALL OUT FOR ALL IN!: Lyrics for Youths by Youths

Bani Haykal Falling Feathers Shak’thiya Subramaniamm Dennis Ng Jared Chan
Moderator: Tina Jacob

Powered by the National Youth Council, the second edition of All for All In! featured four aspiring lyricists and four Singaporean artists who stretch the boundaries of creativity.

Developing Social Awareness Through Writing: Recommended for 16yo and above

Gene Segarra Navera
Moderator: Ow Yeong Wai Kit

The session explores the social impact of writing, and how writers and content creators bring about positive change by weaving stories and providing content that promote development, equality and social justice.

LUXURY WRITING: Of Brands and Writing: Recommended for 16yo and above

Farhan Shah Angelique N Teo
Moderator: Alex Campbell

Enter the world of high fashion and luxury branding in this session that looks at the perks and peeves of feature writing for fashion and lifestyle magazines.

Using Narrative Poetry to Develop Writing Skills

Cyril Wong Gwee Li Sui Tse Hao Guang Patricia Karunungan
Moderator: Crispin Rodrigues

All In! returns to its roots in poetry by looking at how narrative poems can be used to  improve creativity in writing. The panel explores techniques in building writing skills, while using imagery and figurative language in writing. 

WORKSHOP: Copyediting - Beyond the Basics of Content: (Individual Ticket)

Samantha De Silva

This workshop aims to provide fiction writers with the content editing skills necessary to give their manuscript more polish and sophistication. The basics of copyediting manuscripts will be reviewed in this workshop, and the main focus will be an introduction to the core skills of developmental editing, also known as structural or content editing. Participants will practice these editing skills in collaborative and individual exercises during the workshop.

WORKSHOP: Basic Calligraphy: (Individual Ticket)

Xiangfeng Loo

This 3-hour workshop looks at classical calligraphy basics and how new enthusiasts can understand better the requisites of this calming art form. Fee includes materials.

Brand Consciousness and Unconscious Marketing: Recommended for 16yo and above

Reene Ho-Phang Peter Yeo
Moderator: Alan Lim

How does one weave corporate and brand writing in a manner that subtly makes an organisation or image a top-of-head name? The session looks at corporate communications and how business has tons of writing strewn within its core.

The Rhythm, Sounds and Humour in Adapting Scripts for Theatre: Supported by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Danny Yeo
Moderator: Paul Adams

Supported by Singapore Repertory Theatre, the session looks into translation and transcendence of existing content into an adapted script intended for theatre production. Discover the fun ideas, intricate thoughts, and effective lessons in play creation. Aspiring writers, parents and teachers of young children can get behind-the-scene tips from veteran theatre practitioner and bilingual extraordinaire Danny Yeo (Yang Junwei) who will share his experience of writing and directing children musicals, as well as the challenges and excitements in adapting English scripts into Chinese plays. A proud uncle of two – aged 6 and 8 - he started creating children’s productions and original Mandarin musicals to involve his young nephews. He is happy to report positive results since putting in conscientious efforts for the past four years.

The session will be conducted in Mandarin and English.

Poetry in Rap / Rap in Poetry

Mark Bonafide
Moderator: Mario Lajarca Jr

The session explores the narratives and skills needed in crafting rap and rap music, in relation to poetry and lyric writing.

Feature Writing for Magazines: Recommended for 16yo and above

Farhan Shah

Back for its second year, the 2-hour session discusses the practices and principles of feature writing for magazines, and how young writers can improve their chances of getting published as contributors for electronic and printed publications.

WRITING SINGAPORE THEATRE: History, Struggles and Triumphs

Jeffrey Tan Daniel Jenkins Geetha Creffield Natalie Hennedige
Moderator: Yeo Hon Beng

Behind every curtain call in Singapore’s bustling theatre industry is a history written in the hearts of seasoned actors, dramaturgs, playwrights and production managers. Sit in this session to discover the colourful and sometimes controversial world of Singapore Theatre.

The News - Digital and Now

Derek Cai Prabhu Silvam Natalie Koh
Moderator: Alex Campbell

There is no denying how fast-paced news consumption is in a digitally-connected world as ours. Listen to seasoned journalists as they share their insights on how immediate the now can be in and out of the newsroom.

WRITING WHAT THEY SAY: Speech Writing and the Experiences in Between

Tam Hiu Fai
Moderator: Hannah Rheya Devaser

For some people, it can be quite cumbersome to write your own speech and deliver it too. Enter the speech writers. The panel explores the challenges and opportunities that this industry has to offer, as well as provide tips on how to improve one’s speech writing skills.

Asian Geographic Hot Soup School Challenge: Supported by Asian Geographic

"How well do you know Asia’s rich history, politics, environment and geography? Organised by ASIAN Geographic, the ASIAN Geographic Hot Soup Challenge is an annual event in Singapore that tests participants’ knowledge on the region in a competitive environment with exciting prizes to be won! Over the years, the ASIAN Geographic Hot Soup Challenge has received strong support from secondary schools across Singapore, with over 3,200 students from over 1,000 schools participating in previous years. The Hot Soup Challenge has also been graced by VIPs such as late president MR S R NATHAN, Member of Parliament MR BAEY YAM KENG, MR VIKRAM NAIR, and Parliamentary speaker MR MICHAEL PALMER.

Digital Avant-Garde

Stephen Black

From ebooks to 3D gamemaking to AR, Stephen Black has been in the forefront of  the digital revolution. He will discuss new digital opportunities for writers and artists, using examples of his own projects, including the 360VR movie Beach Road. Also featured:  SPOKEN, a virtual gallery created with Eugene Soh and featuring the work of an eclectic and international mix of artists and writers.

SPOTLIGHT: Let Loose with The Noose: *SCAPEmedia x All In! Young Writers Festival

Chua En Lai Prem Anand

Pornsak Sukhumvit, Leticia Bongnino, Nicholas Le Fong, Jojo Joget, Kim Bo Cha, and many more... these are household names that are familiar to most Singaporeans. They are real, relatable and reliable… to make you laugh. Mediacorp Channel 5’s most well-loved comedy sitcom has spent nine seasons of hogwash socio-cultural and politics issues to keep you engaged and up to date with matters that concern you and the people around you. Writing comedy is probably one of the most difficult writing jobs to do. How to create arresting characters and form witty dialogues with punch? Where do we get a consistent stream of inspiration? How can an actor be involved in bringing the script to life? Meet the honcho of award-winning Channel 5’s The Noose, Prem Anand and the man who brings the scripts to life, Chua Enlai for an insight into comedy writing in television.

STUCK IN BETWEEN: Writing for Tweens, Midgraders and YA

Pip Harry Adan Jimenez Felicia Low-Jimenez Gabby Tye
Moderator: Zed Yeo

An awkward time when you’re not really a kid anymore but not a teenager yet, tweens or mid-graders are always on the look-out for content they can relate to. Sit in this session to talk to authors who know just what tweens want in their stories.

YOUNG WRITING BY YOUNG WRITERS: The All In! Snack Fiction Anthology

Athena Tan Melissa Lee Bradley Gerard Santa Maria Taha Jailani
Moderator: Joelyn Alexandra

Powered by the National Youth Council, the Snack Fiction Anthology is a collection of 18 new short stories submitted for a competition under All In! 2017. Mentored by 4 writers, the young writers underwent 2 weeks of content development to help their stories reach publishable standards. 

TRANSLATIONS & PUBLISHING: The Singapore Experience

Rilla Melati William Phuan
Moderator: Eric Tinsay Valles

With four languages recognised as official language, Singapore is a good example of how content transcends from one mother tongue to another, opening doors to translation. The session looks at the Singapore experience, and how its local publishers are reaching out to ASEAN countries to tap on translation opportunities.

The Power of Film and Your Will to Write It: Supported by the Puttnam School of Film, LaSalle

Chrystal Ng Rifyal Giffari
Moderator: Kane Wheatley-Holder

Supported by the Puttnam School of Film, the session looks at screenwriting and how the final visual output is moulded by the words that come before it.

WORKSHOP: Pitching Your Work Out There: (Individual Ticket)

Balli Kaur Jaswal

The 3-hour workshop looks at how authors can craft a pitch and prepare their manuscripts to publishable standards, fit for consideration by publishers and agents. The class is intended for both seasoned and budding writers intending to send manuscript pitches for potential publications.

Poetry & Photography: Supported by Poetry Festival SG

Zhou Hao
Moderator: Genevieve Wong

Exploring where poetics meets photography, curator Zhou Hao looks at Lens and Lines, as a photography/poetry exhibition and shares the process behind the curation of both visuals and letters.

Developing Stories for Games & VR/AR: Recommended for 16yo and above

Lionel Chok Karl Gan Stephen Black
Moderator: S. Mickey Lin

Augmented and virtual reality technology, alongside gamification, are rapidly redefining the concept of storytelling. This opens up a new market for writers who can develop narrative design and storylines for games, books and experiential media. This session looks at how young writers can better prepare themselves to meet this growing industry’s narrative demands.

TECHNOLOGY & WRITING: The Road Ahead

Nikhil Gupta
Moderator: Tiffany Lim

Featuring an app development agency that focuses on building platforms for seasoned and budding writers, discover what the future holds for writing in Singapore and beyond. 

The Leon Theory: Supported by Singapore Polytechnic

Ashley Seek En Ming Arvin s/o Venugopal Jamie Tan Esther Tan Hui Tian
Moderator: Stella Wee

The Leon Theory is a teen web series on Toggle about a socially awkward geek who ends up vlogging about a subject he knows absolutely nothing about – girls. Students from Singapore Polytechnic’s Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media discuss the fun and challenges of producing an original web series. They will share how the series got made, from pitching the idea, to working on the concept for a final year project to writing scripts, working in the production team and even acting in the show.

YOUTH PANEL: What Writing Is and Ought To Be

Lee Russell Alisa Maya Lee Tat Wei Sofia Amanda Bening Adya Chatterjee
Moderator: Xie Shi Min

Featuring a panel of young writers, the session explores the youth's concept of writing and how their experience at home, in school and with peers influence their perception of the craft.

Singapore Comedy - Content & Distribution: Recommended for 16yo and above

Annette Lee Yuxuan Chua
Moderator: Kenrick Lam

What is Singapore's brand of comedy, and how have local content creators in the industry helped create, sustain and spread the work about our kind of comedy.

MEET THE BOOKSTAGRAMMERS: Writing Book Reviews for Smaller Screens

Grace Phua Olivia Ho Lim Lee Ching
Moderator: William Phuan

Come and meet book reviewers who’ve chosen to take book reviewing to the small screen, combining photography with literature on mobile-based literary writing.

Writing Socially-Relevant Artistic Content: Supported by Singapore Creations Etc

Cherilyn Woo Laila Jasni Muhammad Faz Rifyal Giffari Sonia Kwek
Moderator: Irene Toh

The panel of industry professionals and youths actively involved in the arts will speak from their experience in writing original material or assisting youths to write original material, while addressing the range of socially-relevant artistic content and its impact on the writer and the audience.

Singapore Films - Making A Mark Regionally: Recommended for 16yo and above

Faisal Ishak Tan Bee Thiam Leong Puiyee Jeremy Sing
Moderator: Miguel Angel Almagro

With a recent citation in the Cannes and other film festivals overseas, how do Singaporean filmmakers see the future of Singapore films locally, regionally and internationally? Join this panel of film festival programmers and discover the allure of writing for the silver screen.

Telling Our Stories - Writing and Making in Southeast Asia: Supported by Singapore International Film Festival

Lai Weijie Don Aravind Alfonse Chiu

The international film festival creates a space for alternative cinematic voices to be heard. This dialogue session brings speakers from three vital elements of a film festival: the filmmaker, the programmer, and the critic, to discuss the importance of championing storytelling from home and the region, how to develop a strong local appetite for our own stories, and what lies in the future for our stories with the changes in distribution and funding.

Lens & Lines Exhibition: Supported by Poetry Festival SG

The exhibition is where poetics meets photography, where the lightness of shadows engages with the weight of thoughts and inspirations, where languages and translations interact and intersect, and hopefully, where you meet your objects of inspiration. The exhibiti features 15 photographs and an equal number of poetic responses.

Book Swap!: Supported by Barterli

Nikhil Gupta

SWAP A BOOK & SHARE THE GIFT OF READING! Bring a book to All In! 2018 and swap it with any other book at the Barterli booth, for free! Doesn't matter if the book is new or pre-loved, just contribute to a great cause. All books remaining after the Book Swap will be donated to youths and children in developing countries through a school immersion partnership.

LASALLE Fringe: Meet Saleem Hadi: Supported by Puttnam School of Film & Animation, LASALLE

Saleem Hadi
Moderator: Darryl Whetter

Films are powerful mediums made and consumed to entertain, educate and enrich us. Through his films, Saleem Hadi has expressed his voice, responses to situations happening around him and the choices one has to make. The themes explored in his films would include passion for arts, self-realisation, internal conflicts one undergoes everyday, humanity, freedom, parenthood and the complexities and vulnerabilities of relationships.

Readings: Poetry-In-Progress: Supported by ATOM

Max Pasakorn Min Lim Jocelyn Suarez
Moderator: Crispin Rodrigues

This fringe performance features a good mix of performance poetry, written (and published) poets and poets who have contributed significantly to poetry anthologies and journals.

SOTA Fringe: Word of Month: Supported by School of the Arts Singapore

Ivan Ang

Join emerging writers from SOTA's Faculty of Literary Arts as they muse about the makings of a young writer. Come find out why they love writing, what inspires them, their creative process, the challenges they face and what they think is the future of words. 

Hunter’s Moon: Book Talk & Launch

Samantha De Silva

Hunter’s Moon is the second book in The Daywalker Chronicles, a YA urban fantasy and horror series by Samantha De Silva.

Supernatural species consultant Alegria Sequeira has a new set of troubles on her hands in Sleet City: a suspicious relative turning up out of nowhere, a dangerous request from the king of the merfolk, and a new case from the Sleet City Police Department — with a body count that’s rising way too fast. Through all this, Alegria finds the lines between truth and fiction blurring, as she becomes Consort to Joao, the Prince of Sleet City, in much more than name. Meanwhile, Alegria tries to uncover the truth about her nature: is she still human, or is she now something entirely different? Has Alegria turned into … a Daywalker? 

SRT PRESENTS: Torn by T. Neshma: Supported by Singapore Repertory Theatre

It isn’t always the best feeling when the family shatters into two and you, the kid of the family, are torn between two people you always saw as one. Divorce, a term that just got thrown at you. It could take weeks, months, even years to stitch up your heart to accept your family as it is. It is different for everyone, but let’s step into the shoes of 15-year-old Reanne in her little journey in reclaiming her parents in two estranged individuals.

With post show Q&A with writer and performers

Winning Poetry Showcase: Supported by Poetry Festival SG

Indulge in poetics from winners of the National Poetry Competition 2017 in all of the island’s official languages, while you enjoy your lunch!

Mums Who Write

Dawn Fung Serene Lim Lai Yam Yee Madeline Ang Rachel Lim
Moderator: Tan Kay Hoon

This session features 4 homeschooling mums who are involved in writing, and two of their teens. The panel will talk about why they write, the things that compel them, and how they can encourage the young in their writing journey. 

THE SINGAPORE STYLE: How Do You Define Singapore Literature?

Don Bosco Josephine Chia Rosemarie Somaiah
Moderator: Eric Tinsay Valles

From short stories to poems to novels, Singaporean authors are getting noticed in the international scene for their own brand of writing. What makes Singaporean literature Singaporean, and what cements its grip on the regional and international scene?

WHERE THE ACTION IS: Sport Writing and Production

Rene Kelvin Anthony Jason Dasey Gary Yang Gerard Wong
Moderator: Leong Wee Keat

Meet seasoned sports analysts, journalists and editors and explore the world of sports writing and the exhilarating joy of being at the centre of it all.

Screenwriting for Beginners: Recommended for 16yo and above

Ng Swee San

This 2-hour workshop looks at developing characters for scripts intended for small screens and digital films

Write and Save the Planet: Supported by Poetry Festival SG & PoetryWalls

Ow Yeong Wai Kit Muzakkir Samat

Nature has served as a muse for poets over time and across cultures. Nature has inspired verses in tropical Singapore and beyond. With climate change, water scarcity, and the decline or extinction of wildlife species, poets are engaging with their environments in imaginative and critical ways. Eco-poets and editors Ow Yeong Wai Kit and Muzakkir Samat will facilitate a workshop on eco-poetry writing and will read samples from their anthology From Walden to Woodlands.

 

WORKSHOP: Developing Characters and Breaking Down Plots: (Individual Ticket)

Pip Harry

This 3-hour workshop is intended for budding writers who intend to further develop their plotlines and improve characterisation in their short stories and novels. Helmed by an award-winning author, the workshop will also look into story development in relation to characters while helping attendees break down plots to see the bigger picture of their story.

UTOPIA vs DYSTOPIA: The Good in Bad and the Bad in Good

Nuraliah Norasid Nicholas Yong
Moderator: S. Mickey Lin

Is there a certain dissonance between utopic and dystopic writing? The session explores the requisites of the genres and how young writers can develop their own voice fit for these kinds of stories.

Developing Setting for Short Stories

Darryl Whetter

The 2-hour workshop explores setting and plot development for budding short story writers.

Writing Crossplatform Fiction for Young Audiences

Tiffany Lim

The session explores how to transform your ideas into a stream of interactive products, and how to pitch your projects to broadcasters and publishers.
 

Pitching Your Work Out There: Recommended for 16yo and above

Samantha De Silva Kenneth Chia Kane Wheatley-Holder
Moderator: Xie Shi Min

The session looks at tips on how authors can improve their pitch and prepare their manuscripts to publishable standards, fit for consideration by publishers and agents. 

Poetry-in-Progress: Supported by ATOM

Ang Shuang Natalie Wang Theophilus Kwek
Moderator: Crispin Rodrigues

Join three young poets as they explore whether being "young" has impacted the way people have viewed their works and how they fit in the lineage of Singapore literature. The session also discusses what being published means to these poets and whether being a published poet is the be-all and end-all.

MYSTERIES DEBUNKED: Writing Mysteries for Targeted Audiences

Alice Clark-Platts Elodie Kyra
Moderator: Don Bosco

Meet authors of mystery novels and series and discover what skills you need to have to figure out this genre of creative writing.