All In! Young Writers Festival has been revamped to become Open: Singapore Young Writers Lab, a year-round programme consisting of talks, workshops and mentorships for writers between the ages of 13 and 25.
Explore and develop your craft and love for writing at Open: Singapore Young Writers Lab. Organised by the Singapore Book Council, Open is a developmental platform for writers between 13 to 25 years old. Comprising talks, workshops and mentorships, the year-round programme spans across forms, genres and languages. Open focuses on various forms of writing, including creative writing, screenwriting, translation, and books review, and participants will delve into a wide range of genres such as science fiction, speculative fiction, poetry, graphic novels, and creative nonfiction.
10-WORD SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2019
For three weeks from 4 February 2019, a featured word was announced on the Singapore Book Council Facebook page, and young writers were invited to submit a short story consisting only 10 words, with one of the words being the featured word, throughout each week. This is a selection of the 3 weekly best and 11 runner-up entries to the competition. The 3 featured words were: Family, Open, Time.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
If you are a secondary school student, or a student in any of the post-secondary institutions, and have an interest in writing, join us at this writing bootcamp now! Hone your writing skills, explore and learn how to create your own original flash fiction piece.
Not a student? That's alright! As long as you're 16 years old and above, with a knack for writing, you can join the bootcamp too. Limited seats available, so secure your seats now! For any enquiries on participants' eligibility, please email [email protected].
Note: Registered participants are required to submit a 100-word story by 21 June (Fri), 5pm via [email protected].
