Avianti Armand: Dark sides of the human | The Jakarta Post

“Avianti Armand is not a typical poetess. She is also an award-winning short story writer and an accomplished architect. She is best for her affinity to dark tales, which is shown in her collection of poems, Perempuan Yang Dihapus Namanya (Women Whose Names Have Been Negated),…” Read more…

Royal Call To Take Brunei Literature To Global Level

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam can be recognised as a country that has its own unique literary heritage and contribute to the development of regional literature through the active and continuous involvement of ASTERAWANI in the field of language and literature.

Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna, the Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said this in a sabda yesterday …  Read more…

Be proactive, Islamic literature writers told | rumpunsuara

BRUNEI-MUARA Monday, July 9, 2012. WRITERS of Islamic Literature should not wait for the competition events to drive them to write but instead should be sincere and original in the literary endeavour at any time. Read more…

Double bill brings S'pore literature to life - AsiaOne

“Author O Thiam Chin is not worried about an upcoming adaptation of two of his short stories, The Yellow Elephant and The Girl Who Swallowed The Sun.

“The beauty of adaptation stems from the knowledge that your story is alive and pliable, and can be transformed according to the vision and perspectives of another person,” the 34-year-old told my paper in a recent interview.

The two stories will be blended together and performed as a play at this year's Utter: A Double Bill, a Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) project.”

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Alfian Sa'at’s “Cooling Off Day” « Literature in English at School of the Arts, Singapore »

“It showcases some issues that affects the Singapore identity currently, and ideas and sentiments that may impact them directly. 39 students and 3 teachers from the Literature Department attended this performance.” Read more…

Marjorie Evasco joins the Olympics of poetry - Philippine Star

“…I would like to impress upon the audience that Philippine literature has a rich and varied poetry tradition, ranging from the living oral poetry tradition in the ethnic communities, to the contemporary tradition of writing poetry in the major languages of the archipelago, including English.” Read more…

“Forever Witches” by Estrella D. Alfon | simple clockwork | Readings in Philippine Literature: Drama # 1

Mel U of The Reading Life and I did a post on her short fiction for our Readings in Philippine Literature: Short Story project not so long ago, and I was amazed to discover how far advanced and talented Alfon was during her time. Read more…