Past Courses

The Podcasting Way

Ever wanted to make a podcast? No idea where to start? Nat Amoore, children’s author and podcast host, will take you through the basics of creating your podcast content. This workshop will cover planning, scripting, interviewing, recording and editing – all from the comfort of your home office chair! Details

Picture Book Matters

Mentoring aspiring and emerging picture book writers and illustrators in Singapore Details

Reveal: The Art of Showing

This workshop will discuss the meaning of "Show, don't tell" and how to apply the concept. Details

Translation & Adaptation - Navigating Languages and Cultures

Join this free panel with these notable theatre practitioners as they reveal how original work is adapted for audiences in a different language.​ Details

Jom Bercerita!

Sebuah bengkel pengenalan untuk peserta yang ingin bercerita dalam Bahasa Melayu.

An introductory workshop for participants who are keen to story tell in Malay. Details

The Final Steps: Literary Translation Workshop

This course will equip translators with the skills and knowledge to prepare them for publication with top international publishing houses Details

A Single Swallow - In Conversation with the Author, Translator and Editor

Author Zhang Ling, translator Shelly Bryant, and editor Liza Darnton share their experiences working together on A Single Swallow Details

Embracing the Weird: Writing Speculative Fiction

Embracing the weird in your writing means taking risks and breaking rules. Let's explore how writing in unusual ways can unlock creativity. Details

Silver Stories

Let’s celebrate the Silver Generation! Get hands-on tips on how to connect, or reconnect with the senior loved ones around you. Details

Translation, Interpretation, Adaptation

Spend the evening with authors and translators to celebrate International Translation Day 2020! Details

The Final Steps: Literary Translation Workshop

This workshop has been postponed. Please email us at [email protected] if you have queries or wish to receive more updates on this workshop.
This course will equip translators with the skills and knowledge to prepare them for publication with top international publishing houses. Details

Drawing for a Living

If you are an aspiring illustrator and but want to break into the exciting business of freelance illustration, this course is for you!
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Adapting Stories for Performance

Learn the strategies of adapting a story to the stage and get an introduction to the basics of dramatic writing with playwright Jean Tay. Details

From Page to Stage: 17A Keong Saik Road

A panel where the creatives share how the novel 17A Keong Saik Road was brought from page to the stage as a dramatised reading.
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Based on a True Story: Writing Compelling Literary Non-Fiction

Learn how to write compelling true stories, from family memoirs to true crime from the author of a New York Times Bestseller! Details