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An adaptation of my short story ‘Decree Absolute’ featured in “Crime Scene Singapore” which has turned into a ten-minute play entitled “The Same Old Song” is currently in rehearsal for the Short + Sweet Festival in Singapore in November and December. Gala performance 14-17 December at The Esplanade Theatres.   Director is Nicholas Chee, Director of Sinema SG.   Short + Sweet is an international festival which showcases writers, directors and actors and offers opportunities for new talents to emerge.  Check out their website at www.theactorsstudio.com.my

I am participating on the panel “Writers Across Cultures – Fiction Through a Foreign Lense” at the 2011 Singapore Writers Festival (SWF).  The SWF is a multi-lingual, multi-disciplinary festival which hosts authors from across the world. Do come down on 29 October between 5-6 at the Arts House to that panel and attend all the other interesting panels and discussions, meet the authors and have a good time. Check it all out at www.singaporewritersfestival.com.

These kind words from Paul Tan, Director of the SWF 2011.

The Red Thread, The Shallow Seas and The Hills of Singapore, 3 books in The Straits Quartet, are now available on Smashwords and through Amazon Kindle.

Short and long stories of crime and passion

Loss, Longing and Love

The Hills of Singapore is the third story in The Straits Quartet, following on from The Red Thread. and  The Shallow Seas

My new children’s book

The first adventure of Fan, the little Chinese boat, will be in bookstores in Malaysian and Singapore soon.

The Straits Quartet : The Hills of Singapore

The third volume in the story of Zhen and Charlotte will be on bookshelves at the beginning of November.

The anthology of stories from the Lion City met with great success at the launch at the Arts House in October and the wonderful charity event organised by one of my co-authors, Marc Checkley, in November. Two of my stories were read. Filial Piety was read by famous Singaporean actress Koh Chieng Mun, and a lusty version of I Got You, Babe, was performed by the excellent Sharul Channa. Other authors featured were Felix Chong, Marc and Damyanti Ghosh.  It was a great event and all proceeds went to the charity WISH of the Society for Reading and Literature in Singapore.

Check out the blogspot of a publication which will be out soon, Love and Lust in Singapore, here.  It’s an anthology of short stories about loving and lusting in the Lion City and carries two of my stories:  Filial Piety and I Got You, Babe.  Enjoy!

The First Draft Screenwriting Programme is an initiative funded by The British Council, Sinema and the MDA in Singapore aimed at bringing scripts from beginnings to industry-ready scripts over a year. We are 12 people on a mission. To write great scripts and see them made into feature films.  Click here to find out more about this programme.