The ICSSE is a five-day conference comprising pre-conference workshops, plenaries, author readings, public reading sessions, panels, and paper presentations, as well as social events such as a pre-conference reception, a gala dinner and sightseeing activities.

Check out some of the programmes that will be held at The Arts House!

The Short Story in Singapore
Venue: The Arts House, Chamber
Speakers: Ann Ang, Lin Gao, Sa’eda Buang & Seetha Lakshmi
Moderator: Dr Angelia Poon

The short story form enjoys an enduring popularity among readers in Singapore. This panel of academics considers both the future and the history of the short story in the different language and literary traditions in Singapore—Malay, Chinese, English and Tamil. Speakers will highlight what they see as milestones in the development of the form, discuss the work of significant writers, as well as examine the issues and challenges they see facing the form in the future. What are some important and interesting similarities among writers across language and culture who choose to write in this genre? What are some key differences?

Translating Our Tongues: Hopes for a Global Stage
Venue: The Arts House, Blue Room
Speakers: Yeo Wei Wei, Isa Kamari, Kamaladevi Aravindan
Moderator: Dr Angus Whitehead

In this session, short story authors who write in various languages and translators discuss the cultural and linguistic elements they seek and hope to preserve or adapt whenever a work is translated into English or another language. How is the essence of a writer’s voice retained in translation? What are some of the challenges as well as possibilities translation offers? What considerations does one have to bear in mind when the audience is international?

For more information, please visit: https://www.icssesg2023.com/highlights/arts-house.