31 August 2001 (Friday)

·         Forum : The Sociocultural Elements in Contemporary Tamil Poetry

8pm-9.30pm,  Glass Hall      [In Tamil]

 ·         Talk : The BARA Experience - A New Approach to Scriptwriting

8pm-9pm,       Gallery 9        [In Malay]

1 September 2001 (Saturday)

 ·         Poetry Workshop : Five Ways to Revive A Man. The Art of Elegy by Toh Hsien Min

2pm-4pm,  Anderson Gallery.  (Advance registration required.)

·         Workshop : Moving Pictures

2pm-4pm,  Auditorium   (11-13 years),                            4.30pm-6.30pm (14-16 years),

$10. Advance registration required.

·         Writers’ Studio : Chinese Literature in the Age of Globalisation and Localisation

3pm-4pm,  Glass Hall                                                      [In Mandarin]

·         Talk : Eating Air

5pm-7pm,  Glass Hall

Ever wondered what goes into writing for the movies? Let Kelvin Tong, the writer of the locally produced Eating Air answer these questions as he shares his insights and experiences. Excerpts from the movie will be screened.

·         Forum : Trawling for History: Salvage, Baggage or Garbage

7pm-8.30pm,  Glass Hall

·         Reading : By Stephen Dobyns, Lau Siew Mei, David Mitchell, Tan Hwee Hwee.

9pm-10pm,  Gallery 3

2 September 2001 (Sunday)

·         Poetry Workshop : By Rahman Shaari

10am-12pm,  Anderson Gallery.  (Advance registration required.)          [In Malay]

·         Forum : The Novel - Young Writers’ Perspective & Challenge

3pm-4.30pm,  Glass Hall                                                                          [In Malay]

Why is there a surge of interest in the novel genre amongst young Malay writers? The grappling with identity crisis, alienation by technology, the fervour of ideology - all these and more can only be adequately expressed through the depth and expanse of the novel. Has the novel become the new voice of the Malay community in Singapore? Dr Othman Puteh, Peter Augustine Goh and Anuar Othman will discuss the above. Prominent local Malay writer Isa Kamari chairs.

·         Workshop : Word Rhythms

2pm-4pm,  Auditorium   (11-13 years),                            4.30pm-6.30pm (14-16 years),

$10. Advance registration required.

·         Poetry Workshop : Poetry In The Goggle-Box by Mohamed Ali

7pm-8.30pm,  Glass Hall.  (Advance registration required).                    [In Tamil]

·         Workshop : Playbuilding for Teens

7pm-9pm (session 1),  Auditorium  (11-13 years),          [4 Sept] 7pm-9pm (session 2)

$10. Advance registration required.

3 September 2001 (Monday)

·         Celebrity Reading : Reading

7pm-8.30pm,  Courtyard.   (Advance registration required).

Listen to well-known Singaporean personalities such as Evelyn Tan and Adrian Pang read excerpts of their favourite literary works at SAM.

4 September 2001 (Tuesday)

·         Workshop : Playbuilding for Teens

7pm-9pm (session 2),  Auditorium,                                  [session 1 held on 2 Sept]

$10. Advance registration required.