Immaculately researched, Dawn has an encyclopedic recall of all the people, places and mores of the time when Singapore was a nascent colony on the edge of the world. -Think
Welcome readers and writers
Cracking Review of The Red Thread
June 15th, 2013The Final Book in The Straits Quarter: The English Concubine
June 14th, 2013
The Red Thread Book of the Week on Apple itunes Australia and NZ
June 14th, 2013
The Straits Quartet Book 4
April 6th, 2013Final book in the Quartet is The English Concubine which should be on shelves in April.
Play “The Same Old Song” in the Short + Sweet Festival, Singapore, November and December 2011
October 11th, 2011An 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
Singapore Writers Festival, October 2011
September 3rd, 2011I 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.
| “In the first three volumes of The Straits Quartet, you have given new life and clarity to a part of Singapore history that many of us have studied in secondary school, if not heard from our grandparents and great grandparents. It would certainly be a great honour if the festival could feature you in this edition and share your writing, your experiences and your knowledge with a larger audience. Indeed, your presence and participation in SWF 2011 would certainly enrich the festival and literary scene of Singapore.”
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The Straits Quartet on Amazon Kindle
August 18th, 2011The 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.
Book Signing Wednesday 10 Nov from 3-5 at the Orchard Hotel Fancy Faire
November 9th, 2010
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
Fan Goes to Sea
October 21st, 2010
My new children’s book
The first adventure of Fan, the little Chinese boat, will be in bookstores in Malaysian and Singapore soon.
The Hills of Singapore
October 18th, 2010The 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.
