Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association Conference

PUBLISHED June 23rd, 2014 03:35 am | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am

Calling poets, novelists, short-story writers, translators of creative literature and those who’d like to be published one day …

Join authors, emerging writers, literary translators and others involved in producing books from all over Asia, Australia and beyond at ‘Bridging Cultures: Creative Writing and Literary Translation in Asia Today’, 17-19 July, 2014.

The Arts House and NBDCS host the 7th annual gathering of The Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association (AP Writers), an international networking organization that seeks to build and promote the careers of authors in Asia internationally.

This public multi-faceted literary event includes:

1. Lively discussions about what makes writers’ tick.

2. Creative Writing workshop with acclaimed
international mentors.

3.Provocative keynotes each morning, starting with Singaporean author Suchen Christine Lim on 17th July; Filipino author-playwright Merlinda Bobis on 18th July; and controversial Australian author/translator Linda Jaivin on 19th.

4. Readings by many of the authors – there may still be time for you to be among them.

To date, more than 100 writers, literary agents, translators, writers’ festival directors and others have registered.

For the full programme, biography of guest speakers and registration page, please click [here](http://apwriters.org/singapore-2014-conference/program-singapore-2014/).

Tickets are going at $20, and are avaliable [here](http://apwriters.org/singapore-2014-conference/registration-for-singapore-conference/#!/~/category/id=0&inview=category9241055&offset=0&sort=normal). For more information, visit the [event page](http://theartshouse.com.sg/Programmes/EventPage.aspx?EventID=3651).