A way with words
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The Singapore Writers Festival is back, and this year's 10-day celebration of books and writers welcomes headliners Junot Diaz (pictured) who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao; Ken Liu whose fantasy tale The Paper Menagerie became the first work of fiction to win the Nebula, Hugo and World Fantasy Awards; and Jay Asher of bestselling young adult novel 13 Reasons Why which became a hit TV series. Local writers gracing the event include Catherine Lim, Suratman Markasan, Anne Lee Tzu Pheng, Marc Nair, Clara Chow, Deborah Emmanuel and O Thiam Chin. A S$25 festival pass gives you access to most of the talks and panel discussions.
The Singapore Writers Festival 2017 runs on Nov 3-12 at various locations. Visit www.singaporewritersfestival.com for information.
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