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Civic Life Singapore

A major arts project which brings together artists, communities and audiences to explore, question and celebrate ideas of community, identity and belonging through reflection, participation, film and prose.

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BlogPosted onDecember 6, 2019November 9, 2019

This month, we feature Canan Marasligil, Project Manager, Benelux region.

Dickens by Michael Slater – At 668 pages this is a hefty tome. Not one for the bus or tube, but the perfect read for…

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BlogPosted onNovember 26, 2019November 9, 2019

This month, we feature Kay Vasey, Director of Arts, Singapore

We Had it so Good by Linda Grant – Linda has done a couple of trips for literature department recently – to the Walberberg seminar…

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BlogPosted onNovember 23, 2019November 9, 2019

This month, we have mostly been reading…

Whatever You Love by Louise Doughty tells the story of a woman who loses her nine year old daughter in a traffic accident following the…

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BlogPosted onNovember 21, 2019November 9, 2019

Magazine on vinyl LPs features short stories read aloud

UK-based Underwood: Stories in Sound (named for the old typewriter company by the same name) is a twice-yearly publication produced on vinyl LPs. The journal…

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BlogPosted onNovember 16, 2019November 9, 2019

Graphic Fiction

In a recent discussion with a writer taking part in a BC project, I was corrected on my reference to his works as ‘graphic novels’:…

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BlogPosted onNovember 10, 2019November 9, 2019

E-Readers

I am a big fan of books. I love their smell, I love the sound of turning pages and, most of all, I love their…

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BlogPosted onOctober 6, 2019November 9, 2019

Speak Out: The UK’s thriving Spoken Word scene

Spoken word has revolutionised poetry events in the UK. Whether you call it spoken word, performance poetry, or live literature, the simplest way to describe…

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BlogPosted onOctober 1, 2019November 7, 2019

The Film

Tiong Bahru premiered at the National Museum of Singapore in a series of special screening programmes throughout October 2010 before embarking on a tour of…

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News

Stay tuned to the Writing the City competitions page. From 15th April, you’ll have the chance to win more exciting prizes!

CIVIC LIFE: SINGAPORE

CIVIC LIFE: SINGAPORE is a major arts project which brings together artists, communities and audiences to explore, question and celebrate ideas of community, identity and belonging through reflection, participation, film and prose. Click on the links above to find out more about the programme strands.

The project was inspired by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor’s acclaimed CIVIC LIFE project, an ongoing series of short films exploring cinematically the relationship between community and place. Click here to find out more!

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