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Utama is by two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng.
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SINGAPORE – Details have yet to be announced, but SingLit books will qualify for Culture Pass credits. If nothing catches your eye in terms of live events, save your credits for these upcoming titles, which might qualify for credits.
Utama by Ng Yi-Sheng (August 2025)
Two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng tells the story of Sang Nila Utama from the perspectives of the exiles, warriors and queens who paved his path to become the founder of Singapura.
How Are You Feeling? A Comics Anthology (August 2025)
How Are You Feeling? A Comics Anthology explores issues such as mental health and pregnancy loss.
PHOTO: DIFFERENCE ENGINE
This anthology collects a trio of comics dealing with conversations around mental health, the perspectives of six Asian women on menstruation and a woman’s perspective on pregnancy loss.
When They Burned The Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee (October 2025)
When They Burned The Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee is set in 1970s Singapore.
PHOTO: TOR BOOKS
Singaporean writer Wen-yi Lee
Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Seven, edited by Nuraliah Norasid (October 2025)
Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Seven, edited by Nuraliah Norasid, is a sneak peek into the most exciting names in contemporary short fiction.
PHOTO: EPIGRAM BOOKS
A nifty introduction to the most exciting names in contemporary short fiction, the seventh volume of Epigram Books’ Best New Singaporean Short Stories brings together a generous sampling of works in the genre published in 2023 and 2024. Contributors include Singapore Literature Prize winner Prasanthi Ram Commonwealth Short Story Competition regional prize winner Agnes Chew.
Dey by Shivram Gopinath (November 2025)
Dey delves into identity and the immigrant condition, and is written by Shivram Gopinath.
PHOTO: ETHOS BOOKS
Two-time Singapore National Poetry Slam champion Shivram Gopinath explores identity and the immigrant condition in his spoken word and poetry collection, which crosses tongues and genres.
