Dec
22
10:00 AM10:00
Migrant Writers of Singapore: 22 Dec 2024
Workshop: Fiction 101: Understanding Story and Plot
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam
Jan
4
2:00 PM14:00
The Other Book Club: 4 & 16 Jan 2025
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
Dec
7
10:00 AM10:00
Nov
17
3:30 PM15:30
HOT DABAO!: 17 Nov 2024
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)
Nov
17
1:00 PM13:00
Singapore Writers Festival: 8-17 Nov 2024
Panel: To Belong and Be Seen
Featuring: Wani Ardy, Jenelyn Leyble, Daryl Qilin Yam and Jerrold Yam (moderator)
Nov
7
7:30 PM19:30
Frédéric Martel: 7 Nov 2024
Meet-the-Author: “Interrogating the Culture” with Frédéric Martel
Featuring: Frédéric Martel and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)
Oct
22
8:00 PM20:00
Spoke & Bird: 22 Oct 2024
Reading / Open Mic: Spoke & Bird (Oct ‘24)
Featuring: Judith Huang, Jemimah Wei and Daryl Qilin Yam
Oct
18
7:45 PM19:45
"The Grand Arcade" Book Launch: 18 Oct 2024
Launch / Panel: Our Short Stories
Featuring: Vinita Ramani, Choo Yi Feng and Daryl Qilin Yam (host)
Sep
22
3:30 PM15:30
"Be Your Own Bae" Book Launch: 22 Sep 2024
Pop-up / Meet-The-Author: Be Your Own Bae, Daryl Qilin Yam
+ Conversation: Daryl Qilin Yam and Amanda Chong
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam and Amanda Chong (moderator)
Aug
24
9:00 AM09:00
Colours in the Park 2024: 24 Aug 2024
Poetry Competition: Colours in the Park 2024 by Sengkang Constituency Committee
Featuring: Louis Chua, He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim and Daryl Qilin Yam
Jul
11
7:00 PM19:00
2024 Singapore Literature Prize: 11 Jul 2024
Panel: From Selection to Celebration: The Impact of Literary Awards
Featuring: Hsu-Ming Teo, Cyril Wong and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)
Jun
15
2:00 PM14:00
Book A Writer Open Classes: 8-22 Jun 2024
WORKSHOP: Fiction 101: Assembling a Narrative
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam
15 Jun 2024, 2pm–4pm, Sing Lit Station. $25.
Jun
5
to Dec 15
ChildISH: 5 Jun-15 Dec 2024
Exhibition: ChildISH: Inspired by the Learning Gallery at Singapore Art Museum
Featuring: Amanda Chong, Hamid Roslan, Pooja Nansi, Charlene Shepherdson and Daryl Qilin Yam
Jun
3
3:00 PM15:00
TheWriteChance: 3 Jun 2024
PANEL / MEET-THE-AUTHORS: Where Worlds Collide: Navigating Literature in the New Digital Age
Featuring: Crispin Rodrigues and Daryl Qilin Yam
3 Jun 2024, 3pm–4pm, The Red Box.
Jun
1
to Jun 2
Brisbane Writers Festival: 30 May-2 Jun 2024
PANEL: Awful People
Featuring: David Cohen, Jennifer Croft, Lexi Freiman, Daryl Qilin Yam and Carody Culver (chair)
1 Jun 2024, 1pm–2pm, State Library of Queensland (Queensland Terrace). Festival pass required.
PANEL: Inverted Perspectives
Featuring: Catherine Chidgey, Ceridwen Dovey, Laura Jean Mckay, Daryl Qilin Yam and Ella Jeffrey (chair)
2 Jun 2024, 2.30pm–3.30pm, State Library of Queensland (Queensland Terrace). Festival pass required.
May
29
7:00 PM19:00
Smallroom: 29 May 2024
OPEN MIC / MEET-THE-AUTHORS: Sing Lit Salon @ Smallroom
Featuring: Amanda Chong, Shivram Gopinath, Joshua Ip, Balli Kaur Jaswal and Daryl Qilin Yam
29 May 2024, 7pm–8pm, Griffith University Gold Coast (G07 Drama Theatre, Theatres Lane). $5.
May
27
5:00 PM17:00
a panic room / a piercing: 27 May 2024
READING: a panic room / a piercing: an evening with Singaporean authors
Featuring: Amanda Chong, Shivram Gopinath, Joshua Ip, Balli Kaur Jaswal, Daryl Lim Wei Jie, Daryl Qilin Yam and Rae White (host / organiser)
27 May 2024, 5pm–6pm, Brisbane Square Library (Community Meeting Room).
May
23
4:30 PM16:30
Sydney Writers' Festival: 20-26 May 2024
READING: Singapore Storytellers
Featuring: Amanda Chong, Shivram Gopinath, Joshua Ip, Balli Kaur Jaswal, Daryl Lim Wei Jie and Daryl Qilin Yam
23 May 2024, 4.30pm–5.30pm, Carriageworks (Bay 24).
May
22
6:30 PM18:30
Rising Stars: 22 May 2024
MEET-THE-AUTHORS: Rising Stars: An evening with Singaporean writers
Featuring: Amanda Chong, Shivram Gopinath, Joshua Ip, Daryl Lim Wei Jie, Daryl Qilin Yam and Sreedhevi Iyer (moderator)
22 May 2024, 6.30pm–7.45pm, The Wheeler Centre. $19 / $15 / pay what you wish.
May
18
8:30 PM20:30
Auckland Writers Festival: 14-19 May 2024
MEET-THE-AUTHORS: The Singapore Lit Salon
Featuring: Amanda Chong, Shivram Gopinath, Joshua Ip, Daryl Lim Wei Jie, Tse Hao Guang, Daryl Qilin Yam and Chris Tse (moderator)
18 May 2024, 8.30pm–9.30pm, Aotea Centre (Herald Theatre). $23 / $28.50 / $18.50 / $13.
Mar
22
7:00 PM19:00
NUS Literary Society Evening of Poetry and Music 2024: 22 Mar 2024
PERFORMANCE: Evening of Poetry and Music 2024
Featuring: Joy Huang, Laura Jane Lee, WHYLUCAS, Daryl Qilin Yam and Yong Shu Hoong
22 Mar 2024, 7.30pm–9.15pm, Shaw Foundation Alumni House (Auditorium).
Mar
20
7:30 PM19:30
SG Alcove: 20 Mar 2024
PANEL: It’s a Public Love Affair: Debut Authors on Writing Personal Stories
Featuring: Nadia Ayesha, Samara Gan and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)
20 Mar 2024, 7.30pm–8.30pm, Central Public Library (Programme Room 2).
Mar
15
8:00 PM20:00
SWF Encounters: 15 Mar 2024
PANEL: SEA the World: Going global with Southeast Asian stories
Featuring: Claire Betita de Guzman, Zen Cho, Daryl Qilin Yam and Yong Shu Hoong (moderator)
15 Mar 2024, 8pm–9pm, The Arts House (Living Room).
Feb
12
7:00 PM19:00
Second Saturdays: 12 Feb 2024
Launch / Conversation: Daryl Qilin Yam’s Lovelier, Lonelier
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam and Jeremy Tiang (moderator)
12 Feb 2024, 7pm–9pm, The Array (45 Main Street, Suite 508, Brooklyn, NY 11201).
Media: “Singaporean author Daryl Qilin Yam in conversation with Jeremy Tiang”, Jee Leong Koh, YouTube (27 Feb 2024)
Feb
7
to Feb 10
AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair: 7-10 Feb 2024
Reading: Audible Browsing Experience 2024
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam and others
7 Feb 2024, 6pm–9pm, Prospero’s Books. Free admission.
Book Signing: Lovelier, Lonelier Daryl Qilin Yam with Gaudy Boy
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam
9 Feb 2024, 10.30am–11.30am, Kansas City Convention Center (Bookfair, Exhibit Space T161). Registration required.
Feb
3
7:00 PM19:00
Second Saturdays: 3 Feb 2024
Launch / Open Mic: Daryl Qilin Yam’s Lovelier, Lonelier
Featuring: Daryl Qilin Yam and Jee Leong Koh (host)
3 Feb 2024, 7pm–9pm, a private residence in Harlem, NY. RSVP jkoh@singaporeunbound.org for address
Jan
16
7:30 PM19:30
The Haunted Liminal: 16 Jan 2024
Panel: The Haunted Liminal
Featuring: Ally Chua, Ng Yi-Sheng, Daryl Qilin Yam and Natalie Wang (moderator)
16 Jan 2024, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Book Bar SG
Dec
2
2:00 PM14:00
A Folding Scene: 26 May 2023–7 Jan 2024
Happening: Rehearsals for A Folding Scene: Textual and Sonic Performances by Amelia Barratt, Arnont Nongyao and Daryl Qilin Yam
Featuring: Amelia Barratt, Arnont Nongyao and Daryl Qilin Yam
2 Dec 2023, 2pm–3.30pm, Esplanade (Concourse, at A Folding Scene by Guo-Liang Tan). Free admission.
Nov
17
to Nov 26
Singapore Writers Festival: 17-26 Nov 2023
1. Experience: Writers Against Humanity
Featuring: Stephanie Dogfoot, O Thiam Chin, Ow Yeong Wai Kit, Pranamika Subhalaxmi, Daryl Qilin Yam and Subash Ramone (moderator)
19 Nov 2023, 3.30pm–4.30pm, The Arts House (Play Den). Festival Pass required.
2. Conversations: Love Across Genres and Genders in SEA
Featuring: Ilyas Lukman, Quinton Li, Marylyn Tan and Daryl Qilin Yam (moderator)
19 Nov 2023, 7.30pm–8.30pm, The Arts House (Screening Room). Festival Pass required. Programme Advisory 16.
3. Conversations: Horizons: A Gathering of Asia-Pacific Authors
Featuring: Akshita Nanda, Meihan Boey, Andrew Cox, Jesse Q. Sutanto, Toni Masdiono, Yong Shu Hoong and Ann Ang (host), Daryl Qilin Yam (host)
23 Nov 2022, 7.30pm–9pm, The Arts House (Blue Room). Free admission.
Media: “Singapore Writers Festival: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Viet Thanh Nguyen and a panel on representing love”, Clement Yong, The Straits Times (20 Nov 2023)
Oct
26
7:30 PM19:30
Worth The Hype?: 26 Oct–15 Nov 2023
Conversations: Stories That Remind Us of Us: Translated from the Korean and Japanese
Featuring: Shanna Tan, Daryl Qilin Yam and Siew Ling (moderator)
26 Oct 2023, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Zoom (online). Registration required.
Oct
18
to Oct 22
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival: 18–22 Oct 2023
1. Special Event: A Feast of Singapore Malay Flavours
Featuring: Khir Johari, Daryl Qilin Yam and Saras Manickam (host)
21 Oct 2023, 1pm-3.30pm. Casa Luna. Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar. Ticket required (IDR 490,000 / AUD 49).
2. Panel: Non-linear Narratives
Featuring: Chris Tse, Daryl Qilin Yam and Annika Blau (moderator)
22 Oct 2023, 11.30am-12.30pm. Alang-Alang @Taman Baca. Jl Raya Sanggingan Ubud. Festival pass required.
Media: “Ubud Writers & Readers Festival: Difference Engine launches book; Daryl Yam and Khir Johari give talks”, Clement Yong, The Straits Times (26 Oct 2023)
Sep
16
1:30 AM01:30
4th Asia Literature Forum: 16 Sep 2023
Panel: Asian Writers: Unveiling the Soul of Asian Cities
Featuring: Chu He-Chih, Le Quang Trang, Lim Chul-woo, Aoko Matsuda, Daryl Qilin Yam and Lee Ki-ho (moderator)
16 Sep 2023, 9.30am-12pm, Asia Culture Center (International Conference Hall)