Saturday, May 4, 9.00-10.30 am ET / 9.00-10.30 pm SGT
Free and open to all, but registration is required
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SUSPECT and New Naratif’s call for short historical fiction featuring Singaporean anti-colonial activist, trade unionist, and politician Lim Chin Siong (1933–1996) garnered many exciting entries. Four outstanding stories have been selected for publication in both journals, starting on May 3 and continuing every subsequent Friday. Come hear the writers A.K. Kulshreshth, Faith Ho, and Salil Tripathi read from their stories and discuss their interest in this important figure with the editors P.J. Thum and Jee Leong Koh. What light may Lim Chin Siong and his time shine on our on-going struggle for a fairer and kinder society?

A.K. Kulshreshth’s short stories are published in nine countries. He has co-translated several Hindi works into English. His first novel, Lying Eyes, was longlisted for the Epigram Books Fiction Prize.

Faith Ho is a Singaporean and college student in the US. Besides writing, she enjoys taking photos, making films, playing music, wandering aimlessly, and dreaming of hawker food. 

Salil Tripathi was born in Bombay and lives in Brooklyn. He has been a correspondent for Far Eastern Economic Review and others in Singapore and Hong Kong. Author of four works of non-fiction, he is a board member of PEN International. 

Philip Holden is a scholar, teacher, and storyteller who lives between Canada and Singapore. He’s author of the short-story collection Heaven Has Eyes, and co-editor of Writing Singapore. Having taught for many years at the National University of Singapore, he now brings a counsellor’s perspective to the intersection between writing, healing, and social change.