Astro SG had a talk at Toa Payoh Library in the evening. We managed to listen to the talk and it WAS awesome!
Tag: nlb
So TGIO!
We got to host the Thank Goodness It’s Over party at the central library’s multipurpose room. It was to start at 6.45pm but people were early as always.
The Evening of Everything
Everything is happening on the 27th of October this year.
Don’t forget that our Nanowrimo kick-off party is at Bishan library, programme zone, level 2. The party starts at 4pm! Nanowrimoer-s sign in the book to get your nanowrimo sticker.Our party theme is DIY! If you want to bring crackers/snacks to share, feel free to do so! Best if Halal so everyone can eat it too.
Our unofficial dress code is: Wear whatever is decent to the library that you want to wear and have no occasion to, so this is the best time to wear whatever you want or show your fandom through your attire.
Yes.
AND for everything else…
Nanowrimo 2012, Singapore Writers Fest and a play?
And here are the details for the Nanowrimo kick-off party 2012!
Location: Bishan Library, level 2, Programme Zone
Time: 4pm-6pm
Date: 27 October 2012, Saturday
Yesss. If you need a pictorial guide to the library from the MRT station, click here. Or if you need a VIDEO of the location, it’s here. It is the day after Hari Raya Haji and it is a fairly transparent place if you check out the pictures. Oh, of course it is free. This year’s unnofficial theme for Singapore s “Do It Yourself” cause we have no monies. Aha ha ha ha ha.
But in a way, teamwork it is!
And this is a video of us to YOU Nanowrimo-ers. Don’t forget to check the threads out on the forums at the main webby here!
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Chickens, fishes and lions! Oh my!
Let’s start off with a few submission calls with deadlines in decending order…
We have The Ayam Curtain which is a an anthology of very short fiction! Short (HA HA) details are that it has to be:
- speculative fiction in English
- either 100-150 words or 500 words to 1000 words (there are two categories)
- written by Singaporeans or residents of Singapore (not necessarily PRs)
- Deadline is 31 May 2012
For more details, check out their page here.
Nanowrimo TGIO Party & The Steampowered Globe book launch!
Yes! Spread the word on our Nanowrimo Thank Goodness It’s Over party and our steampunk book launch! Come along if you’re interested in Nanowrimo (even though it’s ended by then) or if you’ve tried to do it an either succeeded/failed/gone meh and will try another time. You can bring your friends too in case you feel alone but from the previous parties, pretty much everyone become pals with each other very quickly.
On our steampunk anthology book launch, it is titled The Steampowered Globe and available for just $15 at the event!
It’s usually $18++ at Kino and other stores cause they’ll add in GST. Anyway, the first anthology of steampunk short stories by Two Trees and I could probably guess, the first in Singapore too since I have never seen another one like this before.
Bring even more friends and support this book by buying it cause the bulk of the writers are Nanowrimo-ers too!
The stories:
Ascension by Leow Hui Min Annabeth
No, They Dream Of Mechanical Hearts by Claire Cheong
Morrow’s Knight by Viki Chua
Colours by Yuen Xiang Hao
The Morning Glory Incident by Mint Kang
Help! Same Angler Fish’s Been Gawking for Eight Minutes! by Ng Kum Hoon
Captain Bells and the Sovereign State of Discordia by JY Yang
So yes, anyone is free to come. If you know people who like writing or reading, double plus if they like steampunk, they should come. ALSO, the dresscode will be steampunk. Or at least, that is encouraged.
You can wear whatever you want, usually when visiting a library if you don’t have any steampunk attire but really, when else besides conventions can you wear it?
Here, for you own blogs, to retweet or anything like that, the files for the poster in JPG version, PNG version or even GIF version for you to download and post (right click and save file). Plus the text below for you to copy paste!
Nanowrimo TGIO Party & The Steampowered Globe book launch
Location: National Library, Multipurpose room (basement 1)
Date & Time:Â 3 December 2011, Saturday at 6.30pm
Entry: Free (as always)
Dresscode: Steampunk (if you have any)
PS. If you want the other books available by Two Trees, hit us up an email/comment here and we’ll bring it there for you if you don’t want to buy it from Kinokuniya etc.
Nanowrimo Kick off party!
Hello everyone.
YES! Feel free to use the above e-poster and also tell your friends about this.
The kick off party for Nanowrimo in Singapore is on 29 October, 6.30pm at the multipurpose room (basement 1) in the National Library! Writery types, people who like cake and puns and whatnot! Come over to the party (especially if you’re going to the SWF on that day since this event is on 6.30pm which is after a lot of talks there!)
Let’s write some stories!
Talk/Discussion on Writing Real Life Speculative Fiction
Admission: Free
Location: Central library, multipurpose room (basement)
When: 24 September, Saturday, 6pm
Come on down if you’re interested in learning how to write fiction and yes, finally we have this once more since it was postponed by the elections. Gee.
MEANWHILE…
The same weekend has a WaterFire® art installation by Barnaby Evans at Bedok Reservoir. Main programme starts at 6pm but the fires light up at 7.40pm for 24th and 25th September. I know I’ll be going to the one on Sunday. Would be lovely to check it out and get inspiration and whatnot.
Click the picture above to see the full programme!
Also, what’s this…?
Oooh a Comics Xchange?
SDS 3.9 – The Resurrection Stone
I visited two different libraries on that 9th July Saturday. The first one was at Serangoon library to catch an author’s session. The one in the evening was at the National Library. Heh, heh. It was for the Harry Potter party held at the multipurpose room.
Lurker
Ho ho ho, Lauren Kate, the author of Fallen, Torment, Passion and The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove was in Singapore to do some appearances!
I went to Lauren Kate’s first at the Serangoon Public Library. The other appearances would be at the books stores and the Jurong library for that day. Anyway, I was early. Like, super early so I lurked around near the shelves standing around and reading children books where the Granny had alzheimer’s and couldn’t make her golden soup right (?!?) and that the children had to understand and stuff. (I continued to read about lonely hippos having a party and some cat who wanted to be other animals but yeah, ok.)