Singapore Writers Festival: 13-22 Nov 2026

Sun, Nov 15, 2026 5:30 PM 17:30 Sun, Nov 22, 2026 8:00 PM 20:00
Victoria Theatre (map)
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Panel: Hot, Toxic and Complicated
Featuring: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Rachel Smythe and Daryl Qilin Yam (speaker-moderator)
15 Nov 2026, 5.30pm–6.30pm.

Festival Closing Debate: This House Believes That the Better Strategy is Hide But Not Seek
Featuring: Cheng Him, Stephanie Dogfoot, Shivram Gopinath, Tysha Khan, Krish Natarajan, nor, Arianna Pozzuoli, Daryl Qilin Yam and Joses Ho (moderator)
22 Nov 2026, 6.30pm–8pm.

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Nov

8:00 PM20:00

Playwrights' Cove: 19-22 Nov 2026

Thursday, November 19, 2026
8:00 PM 9:30 PM 20:00 21:30
The Necessary Stage (map)
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Play Reading: Passersby, Daryl Qilin Yam
Featuring: Fadhil Daud, Sindhura Kalidas, Luke Kwek, Wayne Lim and Yvan Karlsson (director)

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Singapore International Film Festival: 21 Oct–7 Nov 2026

Oct

to Oct 29

Singapore International Film Festival: 21 Oct–7 Nov 2026

Thu, Oct 22, 2026 6:00 PM 18:00 Thu, Oct 29, 2026 8:00 PM 20:00
Cineleisure (map)
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Screening with Q&A: Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava
Featuring: Quang Nông Nhật, Trang Dao and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)

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Oct

to Nov 1

No Straight Lines: 17 Oct-1 Nov 2026

Sat, Oct 17, 2026 10:00 AM 10:00 Sun, Nov 1, 2026 6:00 PM 18:00
26 Paterson Road Singapore Singapore (map)
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Exhibition: No Straight Lines
Featuring: Alvin Ong, Armin Mayer, August Sim, Cha Jihoon, Dylan Hurwitz, Eko Bintang, Ian Tee, Lucas Tan, Nathan Tan, Nunzio Miano, Richie Nath, Robert Martin, Tin Nguyen with Chua Ching Yi (producer), Justin Low (curator) and Daryl Qilin Yam (essayist)

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Sep

6:00 PM18:00

Joints: 26 Sep 2026

Saturday, September 26, 2026
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
Temporary Unit (map)
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Launch: Joints: A conjunction of poetical design and creative writing
Featuring: Ang Kia Yee, Wen-yi Lee, Shawn Hoo, Daryl Lim Wei Jie, Hans Tan, Tse Hao Guang, Wahidah Tambee, Daryl Qilin Yam, Yeow Kai Chai and others

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Sep

11:45 AM11:45

Spoken Word Studios: 12 Sep 2026

Saturday, September 12, 2026
11:45 AM 1:00 PM 11:45 13:00
Sing Lit Station (map)
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Conversation: The Collaboration Studio
Featuring: Brenda Hellopigu Tan, Isuru Wikesoma and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)

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everything you carry is prayer: 29 Aug 2026

Aug

5:00 PM17:00

everything you carry is prayer: 29 Aug 2026

Saturday, August 29, 2026
5:00 PM 6:00 PM 17:00 18:00
Book Bar (map)
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Launch: everything you carry is prayer, Qamar Firdaus Saini
Featuring: Qamar Firdaus Saini and Daryl Qilin Yam (host)

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Aug

2:30 PM14:30

Writing Photos: 23 Aug 2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026
2:30 PM 4:30 PM 14:30 16:30
National Library Building (map)
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Workshop: Writing Photos: Evoking the Everyday
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam

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Aug

11:00 AM11:00

Tender Delirium: 1 Aug 2026

Saturday, August 1, 2026
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Online (map)
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Launch: Tender Delirium, Tania De Rozario
Featuring: Tania De Rozario, Yashmita D/O Ananthan and Daryl Qilin Yam (host)

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ACWP Practitioners Day 2026: 12 Jul 2026

Jul

3:30 PM15:30

ACWP Practitioners Day 2026: 12 Jul 2026

Sunday, July 12, 2026
3:30 PM 5:00 PM 15:30 17:00
The Arts House (map)
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Experiential: The Write Match
Featuring: Aditi Shivaramakrishnan, Angela Kalma Mazakis, Chong Lingying, Daryl Qilin Yam, Denise Tan, Desmond Kon, Faith Ng, Goh Eck Kheng, Grace Chia, Nora Nazerene Abu Bakar and Shelly Bryant & Simone Heng (host)

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Jun

12:30 PM12:30

BAGFest: 27-28 Jun 2026

Saturday, June 27, 2026
12:30 PM 1:30 PM 12:30 13:30
Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (map)
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Panel: Literary Design vs Game Design
Featuring: Daryl Chow, Daryl Lim Wei Jie & Daryl Qilin Yam

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Nov

4:00 PM16:00

Wormhole Powerpoint Party: 15 Nov 2025

Saturday, November 15, 2025
4:00 PM 9:00 PM 16:00 21:00
Common Ground Civic Centre (map)
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Powerpoint Party
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam & others

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Nov

to Nov 16

Singapore Writers Festival: 7-16 Nov 2025

Sun, Nov 9, 2025 3:30 PM 15:30 Sun, Nov 16, 2025 5:00 PM 17:00
Asian Civilisations Museum (map)
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Panel: Reframing Intimacy on Page and Screen for a Post-MeToo World
Featuring: Rayann Condy, K Rajagopal, Daryl Qilin Yam and Tan Kheng Hua (moderator)
9 Nov 2025, 3.30pm–4.40pm.

Meet-The-Author: The Salon with Balli Kaur Jaswal
Featuring: Balli Kaur Jaswal and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)
13 Nov 2025, 5pm–6.30pm.

Panel: Try Not To Cringe Challenge: First Drafts
Featuring: Nurjannah Suhaimi, Weish, Daryl Qilin Yam and Ler Ka Leng (moderator)
16 Nov 2025, 4pm–5pm.

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"When They Burned the Butterfly" Book Launch: 1 Nov 2025

Nov

2:00 PM14:00

"When They Burned the Butterfly" Book Launch: 1 Nov 2025

Saturday, November 1, 2025
2:00 PM 3:30 PM 14:00 15:30
Book Bar (map)
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Launch: When They Burned the Butterfly
Featuring: Wen-yi Lee and Daryl Qilin Yam (host)

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Book A Writer Open Classes: 25 Oct-20 Dec 2025

Oct

to Dec 20

Book A Writer Open Classes: 25 Oct-20 Dec 2025

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 1:30 PM 13:30 Sat, Dec 20, 2025 9:30 AM 09:30
Sing Lit Station (map)
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Workshop Series: Fiction 101: Back to the Basics of Story, Plot and Narrative
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam
Series 1: 25 Oct-2 Nov 2025; Series 2: 13-20 Dec 2025.

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Jul

6:00 PM18:00

Singapore Book Awards: 24 Jul 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
National Library Board (map)
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Award Ceremony: Singapore Book Awards 2025
Featuring: Chim Sher Ting, Fairoz Ahmad, Joshua Ip, Daryl Qilin Yam, Yeoh Jo-Ann and others

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Heman Chong: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness: 10 May–17 Aug 2025

Jul

4:00 PM16:00

Heman Chong: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness: 10 May–17 Aug 2025

Saturday, July 5, 2025
4:00 PM 5:00 PM 16:00 17:00
Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark (map)
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Conversation (5 Jul): Ways Around Writing and Other Assorted Images
Featuring: Heman Chong and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)

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Jul

to Jul 27

NLB30: 5-27 Jul 2025

Sat, Jul 5, 2025 10:00 AM 10:00 Sun, Jul 27, 2025 10:00 PM 22:00
National Library Board (map)
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Installation: Worlds Within
Featuring: Samantha Harvey, Orhan Pamuk, Richard Powers, Durian Sukegawa, Daryl Qilin Yam and others

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May

7:00 PM19:00

The Plot Thickens: 30 May 2025

Friday, May 30, 2025
7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
Epigram Books (map)
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Conversation: The Plot Thickens (May 2025)
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam and Edmund Wee (host)

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Apr

5:00 PM17:00

BBZ Lounge: 26 Apr 2025

Saturday, April 26, 2025
5:00 PM 8:00 PM 17:00 20:00
Sing Lit Station (map)
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Panel / Reading: JIAK KAN TANG
Featuring: Cheng Him and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)

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You Think You Know? Think Again!: 24 Apr 2025

Apr

7:00 PM19:00

You Think You Know? Think Again!: 24 Apr 2025

Thursday, April 24, 2025
7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
lyf Funan Singapore (map)
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Panel: Edit and Send
Featuring: Jason Erik Lundberg, Mok Zining, Aditi Shivaramakrishnan and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)

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Apr

4:15 PM16:15

Queer Lit Festival: 13 Apr 2025

Sunday, April 13, 2025
4:15 PM 5:00 PM 16:15 17:00
Proud Spaces (map)
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Panel: On Queer Poetry & Anthologies: The Importance of Queer Poetry in Singapore
Featuring: ArunDitha, Zeha and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)

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Singapore Book Council Academy: 15 & 22 Mar 2025

Mar

to Mar 22

Singapore Book Council Academy: 15 & 22 Mar 2025

Sat, Mar 15, 2025 9:30 AM 09:30 Sat, Mar 22, 2025 1:00 PM 13:00
Goodman Arts Centre (map)
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Workshop Series: Exploring Love and Pain: Ideation, Character Design & Narrative Techniques
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam

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Jan

7:30 PM19:30

Wormhole Powerpoint Party: 18 Jan 2025

Saturday, January 18, 2025
7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
Pearl's Hill Terrace (map)
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Powerpoint Party
Featuring: Stephanie Dogfoot, Max Pasakorn, Daryl Qilin Yam & others

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The Line of Best Fit: 17 Jan–16 Feb 2025

Jan

to Feb 16

The Line of Best Fit: 17 Jan–16 Feb 2025

Fri, Jan 17, 2025 10:00 AM 10:00 Sun, Feb 16, 2025 7:00 PM 19:00
Asian Civilisation Museum (map)
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Exhibition / Installation: The Line of Best Fit
Featuring: Erni Salleh, B. Ganga, Rachel Heng, Saeda Buang, Sofia Nin, Wong Phui Nam, Daryl Qilin Yam & Yeng Pway Ngon

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Jan

2:00 PM14:00

The Other Book Club: 4 & 16 Jan 2025

Saturday, January 4, 2025
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00
Book Bar (map)
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Meet-The-Author: A Chat with Daryl Qilin Yam and The Other Book Club
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam & Ron Tan (moderator)

Book Club: Be Your Own Bae, Daryl Qilin Yam
Featuring: Be Your Own Bae

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Migrant Writers of Singapore: 22 Dec 2024

Dec

10:00 AM10:00

Migrant Writers of Singapore: 22 Dec 2024

Sunday, December 22, 2024
10:00 AM 12:00 PM 10:00 12:00
Sing Lit Station (map)
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Workshop: Fiction 101: Understanding Story and Plot
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam

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Singapore Book Council Academy: 7 Dec 2024

Dec

10:00 AM10:00

Singapore Book Council Academy: 7 Dec 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024
10:00 AM 1:00 PM 10:00 13:00
Goodman Arts Centre (map)
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Workshop: Embracing Possibility: A workshop on magical thinking and magical realism
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam

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Nov

3:30 PM15:30

HOT DABAO!: 17 Nov 2024

Sunday, November 17, 2024
3:30 PM 5:00 PM 15:30 17:00
Book Bar (map)
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Reading: HOT DABO! A SingLit Reading
Featuring: Ameera Aslam, Claire Chee, Max Pasakorn, Shze-Hui Tjoa, Jemimah Wei, Daryl Qilin Yam and Nur Hadziqah (MC)

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