The Singapore Writers Festival is one of Asia’s leading literary events. The 10 day celebration features talks and workshops with over 200 literary talents, including big names like fantasy writer Raymond E. Feist, notorious feminist and social critic Naomi Wolf and literary stalwart Paul Theroux. The festival also highlights many local Singaporean and South East Asian writers and includes a multi-lingual program in Malay, Chinese and Tamil.
The festival includes over 250 free and ticketed events; find a calendar of free workshops here and a list of ticketed events here—all tickets can be purchased through Sistic. Festival attendees can purchase individual tickets for specific workshops, or a Festival Pass ($20) which gives access to over 100 events across the 10 day festival.