Watch SingLit come to life through theatre adaptations, video performances, spoken word events and more.
Get up close and personal with SingLit: meet your favourite author or character, listen to a story being told, and enjoy lively debates and discussions on literary topics.
Try your hand at SingLit – you might even solve a mystery or two! Become part of the story through writing workshops, craft sessions and a range of immersive games.
Buy a work of SingLit and treasure it forever. Every purchase helps support the writers, publishers and retailers who bring these stories to us.
Let SingLit take you places! Find the poetry and prose in the world around you via guided tours and outdoor installations.
A weekend of art, craft and fun that showcases the richness and diversity of Singapore children’s literature.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, 10am - 7pm
Woods in the Books No. 3 Yong Siak Street, Tiong Bahru, S(168642)
A book fair offering a wide range of SingLit titles, literary events, and a chance to vote for your favourite local title.
24 - 26 Feb, 10am - 10pm
Level 1, Garden Court, Raffles City Shopping Centre 252 North Bridge Road, S(179103)
Children's books set in Singapore are featured alongside readings and workshops at a weeklong pop-up bookstore.
21 - 26 Feb, 10am - 10pm
Vivocity, West Boulevard 1 Harbourfront Walk, S(098585)
A Malay pop-up theatre performance for pre-schoolers, starring characters from Siri Bacaan Awal Kanak-kanak. *This programme will be in Malay.
24 Feb 11.30am - 12.15pm; 1.30pm - 2.15pm; 3pm - 3.45pm
Blisshouse Theme Restaurant 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #03-21 Clarke Quay Central, The Central, S(059817)
A pop-up bookstore and browsing corner, with storytelling sessions and other activities.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, 10am - 7pm
Atrium, B1 Forum the Shopping Mall 583 Orchard Rd, S(238884)
A treasure hunt across the island involving 50 books of Singapore literature hidden in plain sight.
17 - 26 Feb
Various venues
An interactive wall with a collage of illustrated characters from picture books and graphic novels by Singapore authors.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, all day
Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Rd, S(238839)
Young writers discuss the challenges of creating Chinese literary works in contemporary Singapore. *This programme will be in Chinese.
24 Feb, 12pm - 9pm 25 - 26 Feb, 12pm - 7pm
City Book Room 420 North Bridge Road #03-10, North Bridge Centre, S(188727)
Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks is a public art project that places invisible, rain-activated excerpts of local poetry on the sidewalks.
From 20 Feb, all day
Singapore Art Museum 71 Bras Basah Rd, S(189555)
A 1.5-hour creative writing workshop inspired by the late S R Nathan’s picture book The Crane and the Crab.
24 - 26 Feb
Various venues
Fifteen artworks created by embroidery artist Jamie Teo featuring SingLit quotes.
24 Feb, 6pm - 9pm 25 Feb - 25 Mar (Exhibition): Sundays & Mondays 10am - 6pm; Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am - 8pm
BooksActually 9 Yong Siak Street, S(168645)
Come take in a slice of Singapore’s literary culture, as we showcase more than 30 literary gems by some of our best Tamil writers.
18 - 26 Feb, 10am - 7pm (11am - 7pm on Mondays)
The Select Centre Blk 231 Bain Street #04-01 Bras Basah Complex Singapore 180231
An online campaign to showcase creative non-fiction and classic Singaporean literature titles on the NUS Press webstore and social media platforms.
20-26 Feb
20% discount on all local books in the store
20-26 Feb
Maha Yu Yi 231 Bain Street #03-07 Bras Basah Complex Singapore 180231
A tour of Serangoon Gardens with the authors of Heritage Journeys: No Place Like Serangoon Gardens, including morning tea and lunch at culturally significant places.
25 - 26 Feb and 4, 11, 18, 25 Mar 8.30am – 12.30pm
Serangoon Gardens
A workshop on how to make a one-minute book trailer for a Singaporean title, from conceptualising the production to filming and editing.
19 Feb, 9.30am - 4.30pm 25 Feb, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Radin Mas Hall, Bukit Merah Library 3779 Jalan Bukit Merah, S(159462)
A weekend of art, craft and fun that showcases the richness and diversity of Singapore children’s literature.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, 10am - 7pm
Woods in the Books No. 3 Yong Siak Street, Tiong Bahru, S(168642)
A book fair offering a wide range of SingLit titles, literary events, and a chance to vote for your favourite local title.
24 - 26 Feb, 10am - 10pm
Level 1, Garden Court, Raffles City Shopping Centre 252 North Bridge Road, S(179103)
Children's books set in Singapore are featured alongside readings and workshops at a weeklong pop-up bookstore.
21 - 26 Feb, 10am - 10pm
Vivocity, West Boulevard 1 Harbourfront Walk, S(098585)
A pop-up bookstore and browsing corner, with storytelling sessions and other activities.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, 10am - 7pm
Atrium, B1 Forum the Shopping Mall 583 Orchard Rd, S(238884)
A treasure hunt across the island involving 50 books of Singapore literature hidden in plain sight.
17 - 26 Feb
Various venues
An interactive wall with a collage of illustrated characters from picture books and graphic novels by Singapore authors.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, all day
Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Rd, S(238839)
Young writers discuss the challenges of creating Chinese literary works in contemporary Singapore. *This programme will be in Chinese.
24 Feb, 12pm - 9pm 25 - 26 Feb, 12pm - 7pm
City Book Room 420 North Bridge Road #03-10, North Bridge Centre, S(188727)
Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks is a public art project that places invisible, rain-activated excerpts of local poetry on the sidewalks.
From 20 Feb, all day
Singapore Art Museum 71 Bras Basah Rd, S(189555)
A 1.5-hour creative writing workshop inspired by the late S R Nathan’s picture book The Crane and the Crab.
24 - 26 Feb
Various venues
Fifteen artworks created by embroidery artist Jamie Teo featuring SingLit quotes.
24 Feb, 6pm - 9pm 25 Feb - 25 Mar (Exhibition): Sundays & Mondays 10am - 6pm; Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am - 8pm
BooksActually 9 Yong Siak Street, S(168645)
A SingLit treasure hunt at bookstores around the island, with a chance to win an iPad Air 2 preloaded with 20 Malay e-books. *This programme will be in Malay.
25 Feb, 10am - 2pm
Plaza, National Library Building 100 Victoria Street, S(188064)
An interactive, multi-sensory telling of Jason Erik Lundberg's Bo Bo and Cha Cha's Big Day Out, using playdough, playdough mats, accessories and figurines.
25 Feb 10am - 11am; 11am - 12pm; 2.30pm - 3.30pm
My Imagination Kingdom 11 Tanjong Katong Rd, 03-43 OneKM, S(437157)
A one-hour walking tour around Marina Bay with author Neil Humphreys, who will talk about the real story behind his series of crime thrillers.
25 Feb, 10am – 11.30am
The Fullerton Hotel 1 Fullerton Square, S(049178)
Two-day book fair at Gillman Barracks featuring the latest SingLit titles from participating publishers
25 - 26 Feb, 10am - 7pm
Gillman Barracks, Block 7 9 Lock Rd, S(108937)
The authors of the Fossil Finders and Ryan & Rex book series talk about fossils and dinosaurs, with a show-and-tell involving real fossils.
25 Feb, 11am – 12.30pm
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum 2 Conservatory Dr, National University of Singapore, S(117377)
A parodical oral exam that encourages people to read local fiction.
25 Feb, 1pm
National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street, S(188064)
A storytelling card game that tests the imagination of participants as they come up with plot twists and turns.
1. 26 Feb, 1pm – 2pm; 6-8pm 2. 26 Feb, 1pm – 2pm
1. Vivocity, West Boulevard 2. Plaza, National Library Building
A street-theatre-style performance in Tamil dramatising the works of Cultural Medallion recipient K T M Iqbal. *This programme will be in Tamil.
25 Feb 2pm - 3.30pm; 7pm - 8.30pm
Goodman Arts Centre 90 Goodman Rd, S(439053)
A Malay-language storytelling workshop led by storyteller Nek Selampit. *This programme will be in Malay.
25 Feb, 2pm - 4.30pm
Changi-Simei Room, Tampines Regional Library 31 Tampines Ave 7, S(529620)
In this storytelling-cum-workshop based on 'The House On Palmer Road', a chapter book, children aged 7 to 12 discover how depicting the past calls for research, imagination and a little time travel.
25 Feb, 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Forum the Shopping Mall 583 Orchard Rd, S(238884)
Informal conversations on writing with literary pioneer Catherine Lim, over afternoon tea at the Singapore Cricket Club.
25 Feb, 3pm - 5pm
Victoria Room, Singapore Cricket Club Connaught Dr, S(179681)
A dramatisation of Hang Nadim and the Garfish with interactive and socially inclusive activities, held in the evocative setting of Kampong Glam.
25 Feb, 4pm - 7pm
Malay Heritage Centre 85 Sultan Gate, S(198501)
A discussion on the male/female divide in Tamil literature. *This programme will be in Tamil.
25 Feb, 5.30pm-7pm
Indian Heritage Centre 5 Campbell Ln, S(209924)
Readings, performances and discussions of selected Singapore love poems.
25 Feb, 6pm - 7.30pm
National Gallery Singapore 1 Saint Andrew's Road, #01–01, S(178957)
SingLit is bringing radio plays back to Singapore radio through a unique series of author interviews featuring “radio play” style dramatic excerpt readings of published works representing Singapore literature to a listening audience.
18 Feb - 25 Mar Every Saturday, 1.30pm - 2pm and 7.30pm - 8pm Repeat broadcast: 19 Feb - 26 Mar Every Sunday, 11.30am - 12pm
938 Live Talking Books
A free screening of The Teenage Textbook Movie, with a pre-show introduction by the director, Phillip Lim and the novel’s author Adrian Tan.
25 Feb, 7.30pm
Empress Lawn, Victoria Theatre 9 Empress Pl, S(179556)
An interactive storytelling event in which a Ranger Anne story with a wildlife conservation message is brought to life by puppeteers.
25 Feb, 12:30pm-1pm
Treehouse, Central Public Library, 100 Victoria Street, S(188064)
Meet Singapore Literature Prize-winning poet Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé at a cosy literary gathering, part of the ongoing Twilight Tales series that promotes Singaporean authors and their works.
25 Feb, 5pm-6:30pm
That Spare Room @ The Fabulous Baker Boy 70 River Valley Rd, S(179037)
Find hidden clues and uncover the fine print in a book hunt at the Kinokuniya Jurong Store, with attractive prizes to be won.
25 Feb 2017, 12pm - 5pm
Kinokuniya Jurong Store, 50 Jurong Gateway Road #04-23 Jem Singapore 608549
Come take in a slice of Singapore’s literary culture, as we showcase more than 30 literary gems by some of our best Tamil writers.
18 - 26 Feb, 10am - 7pm (11am - 7pm on Mondays)
The Select Centre Blk 231 Bain Street #04-01 Bras Basah Complex Singapore 180231
An online campaign to showcase creative non-fiction and classic Singaporean literature titles on the NUS Press webstore and social media platforms.
20-26 Feb
20% discount on all local books in the store
20-26 Feb
Maha Yu Yi 231 Bain Street #03-07 Bras Basah Complex Singapore 180231
A tour of Serangoon Gardens with the authors of Heritage Journeys: No Place Like Serangoon Gardens, including morning tea and lunch at culturally significant places.
25 - 26 Feb and 4, 11, 18, 25 Mar 8.30am – 12.30pm
Serangoon Gardens
A weekend of art, craft and fun that showcases the richness and diversity of Singapore children’s literature.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, 10am - 7pm
Woods in the Books No. 3 Yong Siak Street, Tiong Bahru, S(168642)
A book fair offering a wide range of SingLit titles, literary events, and a chance to vote for your favourite local title.
24 - 26 Feb, 10am - 10pm
Level 1, Garden Court, Raffles City Shopping Centre 252 North Bridge Road, S(179103)
Children's books set in Singapore are featured alongside readings and workshops at a weeklong pop-up bookstore.
21 - 26 Feb, 10am - 10pm
Vivocity, West Boulevard 1 Harbourfront Walk, S(098585)
A pop-up bookstore and browsing corner, with storytelling sessions and other activities.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, 10am - 7pm
Atrium, B1 Forum the Shopping Mall 583 Orchard Rd, S(238884)
A treasure hunt across the island involving 50 books of Singapore literature hidden in plain sight.
17 - 26 Feb
Various venues
An interactive wall with a collage of illustrated characters from picture books and graphic novels by Singapore authors.
24 Feb - 5 Mar, all day
Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Rd, S(238839)
Young writers discuss the challenges of creating Chinese literary works in contemporary Singapore. *This programme will be in Chinese.
24 Feb, 12pm - 9pm 25 - 26 Feb, 12pm - 7pm
City Book Room 420 North Bridge Road #03-10, North Bridge Centre, S(188727)
Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks is a public art project that places invisible, rain-activated excerpts of local poetry on the sidewalks.
From 20 Feb, all day
Singapore Art Museum 71 Bras Basah Rd, S(189555)
A 1.5-hour creative writing workshop inspired by the late S R Nathan’s picture book The Crane and the Crab.
24 - 26 Feb
Various venues
Two-day book fair at Gillman Barracks featuring the latest SingLit titles from participating publishers
25 - 26 Feb, 10am - 7pm
Gillman Barracks, Block 7 9 Lock Rd, S(108937)
SingLit is bringing radio plays back to Singapore radio through a unique series of author interviews featuring “radio play” style dramatic excerpt readings of published works representing Singapore literature to a listening audience.
18 Feb - 25 Mar Every Saturday, 1.30pm - 2pm and 7.30pm - 8pm Repeat broadcast: 19 Feb - 26 Mar Every Sunday, 11.30am - 12pm
938 Live Talking Books
A two-hour writing workshop by authors Don Bosco and Nicholas Yong to help aspiring writers get started on their creative journeys.
26 Feb, 10am - 12pm
Programme Zone, Level 2, Bishan Library 5 Bishan Pl, #01-01, S(579841)
A book fair and an afternoon of storytelling and activities centred on the children’s book Fishy Tales by Caline Tan.
26 Feb, 12pm - 7pm
Plaza, National Library Building 100 Victoria Street, S(188064)
In a live reading, storyteller Kamini Ramachandran performs a selection of translated works by Singapore writers.
26 Feb 12pm - 1pm; 2pm - 3pm; 4pm - 5pm; 6pm - 7pm
The Storyteller’s Studio Block O, #01-58 90 Goodman Road, S(439053)
A storytelling and book-signing session with actress and writer Rilla Melati Bahri. *This programme will be in Malay.
26 Feb 1pm - 2pm
MPH Raffles City, 252 North Bridge Road, #B1-21 Raffles City Shopping Centre, Raffles City, S(179103)
Writer Radhika Dhawan Puri shares how mathematics and Singapore's history inspired her young adult novel The Fibonacci Revelation.
26 Feb, 2pm - 3.30pm
Fullerton Hotel, Heritage Gallery 1 Fullerton Square, S(049178)
An interactive game in which participants decode messages in Braille based on the books Hang Nadim and the Garfish and Si Ma Guang and the Giant Jar.
26 Feb, 3pm - 5pm
Plaza, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street, S(188064)
A guided walk through the Singapore Botanic Gardens in the company of Timmy & Tammy.
26 Feb and 25 Mar 4pm - 6pm
Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Rd, S(259569)
Come take in a slice of Singapore’s literary culture, as we showcase more than 30 literary gems by some of our best Tamil writers.
18 - 26 Feb, 10am - 7pm (11am - 7pm on Mondays)
The Select Centre Blk 231 Bain Street #04-01 Bras Basah Complex Singapore 180231
An online campaign to showcase creative non-fiction and classic Singaporean literature titles on the NUS Press webstore and social media platforms.
20-26 Feb
20% discount on all local books in the store
20-26 Feb
Maha Yu Yi 231 Bain Street #03-07 Bras Basah Complex Singapore 180231