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My First School Visit Post-pandemic

It is anyone's guess as to whether the COVID-19 pandemic is truly over. However, after three years of lock down, travel restrictions, and...

Keeping Local Literature Alive

It's been almost a year since California started the Shelter-in-Place order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Vaccination has started...

Happy 55th Birthday, Singapore!

This year's National Day celebration is going to be very different because of the Covid-19 pandemic. I hope everyone is doing well,...

Mentoring Tomorrow's Writers

When I was dipping my toes in the world of fiction, I applied to the National Arts Council of Singapore's Mentor Access Project in hope...

My Failed Ambition as a Comic Artist

About a week ago, Singaporean artist Sonny Liew and his graphic novel "The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye" bagged three Eisner awards for...

Greco and Beco are Back!

The second volume in The Adventures of Greco & Beco is out! The School in the Glass City features Singapore's favorite green mascots and...

A Slice of Singapore in San Francisco South Bay

When the Overseas Singaporean Unit (OSU) approached me to do an event for the families in the SF Bay Area, I was expecting a turnout of...

Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Picture Book Author?

One of the most frequent questions is, "How do I become a picture book author?" The aspiring author usually has an idea waiting to be...

Rhyming the Singaporean Psyche

Most of us have read the rhyme Little Miss Muffet but how many of us have tasted—or even seen—the curds and whey that she was tucking...

Kafka on The Shore: On Haruki Murakami & The Passive Hero

I have been a fan of Murakami since I was a teenager savoring my first twin-paperback of Norwegian Wood (now a film directed by Tran Anh...

An Interview on Singaporean Literature

A video Q&A: my thoughts on the Singaporean literature scene. #video #singaporean #literature #writing #inspiration

GWEN LEE