Singapore Book Council

08/09/2026

🔆Featured TDSG Speaker:
Grace Lee-Khoo - founder of Access Path Productions

Alongside Deaf artist and founder of ExtraOrdinary Horizons Lily Goh, and creative captions designer Joanna Ong,
Grace will be sharing her experiences on the panel, as they discuss translating live performance and reflect on what it means to convey atmosphere, emotion, and artistic intent.

SgSL Interpretation will be provided for this panel.

This programme is co-presented with the Singapore Writers Festival, organised by Arts House Group.

🕰️ 2.00pm – 3.15pm
🗓️ Sat, 26 Sep
📍 Play Den, The Arts House
🎟️ TDSG Pass: $35*┃Panel ticket: $15*
(Excluding booking fees)

More at 🔗tinyurl.com/Accessibility-Interpretation!

08/09/2026

ArtsWok Collaborative’s professional development opportunities are back, with support from the National Arts Council and Chua Foundation for their final intake of the year! Don't miss this opportunity to build capacity in facilitating meaningful and inclusive experiences for diverse communities.

Apply for their Nov intake by 18 Oct. Eligible practitioners enjoy up to 90% fee subsidy from NAC!

Through reflective practice and learning in action, participants build the skills and confidence to guide meaningful community-engaged work.

08/09/2026

Hanya tinggal satu minggu lagi sebelum tarikh tutup penyertaan dan pencalonan untuk Anugerah Persuratan 2026.

Kategori penyertaan termasuk Cerpen, Esei/Kajian Sastera, Novel, Puisi, Sastera Kanak-kanak dan Skrip Drama Pentas.

Kategori pencalonan termasuk Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang, Anumerta Tun Seri Lanang, dan Anugerah Harapan.

Maklumat lanjut mengenai anugerah ini boleh didapati melalui pautan di bio kami (https://www.bookcouncil.sg/awards/anugerah-persuratan/anugerah-persuratan-2026).

06/09/2026

Mark your calendars, it's a full month of translation related events as we gear up for TDSG happening on the last weekend of September!

🗓️ Sat, 12 Sep | 11am – 1pm
📍 Book Bar
No Readgrets Book Club will discuss The Memory Bookshop by Song Yu-jeong, translated by Shanna Tan.

🗓️ Sat, 19 Sep | 2pm – 3pm
📍 Kinokuniya Main Store
A panel discussion on The Art of Translating Korean Literature, with Gene Png and Shanna Tan.

🗓️ Fri, 25 Sep | 7.30pm
📍 SBC Training Room
Wormhole will discuss Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi at their book club.

Find more information and sign-up for the events here: tinyurl.com/tdsgatlarge

05/09/2026

Join us for an afternoon of readings and conversation surrounding Dan Ying’s extensive literary oeuvre as we celebrate the launch of The Years in My Hair: 诗选 (1966-2017) in a new English translation by Christina Ng.

Together with poet and writer Prof. Wong Yoon Wah, they will discuss the different ways Dan Ying inhabits and makes sense of the world around her, and the world within. Christina Ng will also share her considerations when translating poetry with emotion, metaphor, and cultural meaning.

🕰️ 3pm – 4.30pm
🗓️ Sat, 27 Sep
📍 Blue Room, The Arts House
🎟️ Free with registration here: https://www.bookcouncil.sg/translation-details-2026/the-years-in-my-hair

05/09/2026

📍 Book Bar

Book Bar is collaborating with Translation Day Singapore for a second year, this time with a special book club session with No Readgrets Book Club, featuring Shanna Tan!

Get 10% off these books from some of our featured speakers at TDSG 2026 if you follow , , and . Books written or translated by Alfian Sa'at, Gene Png, and Shanna Tan will be available for the discount.

🔖 Swipe for more information about the No Readgrets Book Club session happening on Sat, 12 Sep, at Book Bar, as well as panels and workshops by the featured speakers.

For more information on each programme: https://linktr.ee/tdsg

04/09/2026

Explore different ways of interacting with language at our free public programmes at TDSG!

Experience how poetry can move across signed, spoken, and written language with Lily Goh, and try your hand at deciphering a language you've never spoken at a linguistics puzzles workshop led by Singapore Linguistics Olympiad.

Swipe to slide 3 for a teaser to what you can expect from the Rosetta Stone-style workshop 👀 Can you fill in the blanks?

🕰️ Various timings
🗓️ 26 & 27 Sep
📍 Various locations, The Arts House
🎟️ Free with registration (https://linktr.ee/tdsg)

03/09/2026

🔆Featured TDSG Speaker:
Lily Goh - Deaf artist and founder of ExtraOrdinary Horizons

Lily will share her experiences on the panel, alongside practitioners across the accessibility interpretation field, including founder of Access Path Productions, Grace Lee-Khoo, and creative captions designer, Joanna Ong, as they discuss translating live performance and reflect on what it means to convey atmosphere, emotion, and artistic intent.

SgSL Interpretation will be provided for this panel.

This programme is co-presented with the Singapore Writers Festival, organised by Arts House Group.

🕰️ 2.00pm – 3.15pm
🗓️ Sat, 26 Sep
📍 Play Den, The Arts House
🎟️ TDSG Pass: $35*┃Panel ticket: $15*
(*Excluding booking fees)

More at 🔗tinyurl.com/Accessibility-Interpretation!

02/09/2026

[SBC Campus]

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🎨 Designed for aspiring illustrators and storytellers, this workshop uncovers the key elements of sequential storytelling.

🏫 Suitable for: Primary & Secondary School
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01/09/2026

Check out these upcoming September Sing Lit titles 📖🐞

September brings stories spanning horror, poetry, historical fantasy, and more. Here are seven new titles to look out for this month.

If you'd like to keep up with new Singapore literature throughout the year, subscribe to our newsletter (https://bookcouncil.ka-ching.asia/subscribe) for monthly releases straight to your inbox.