tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-15T21:02:28+08:00 Peatix Arts House Limited tag:peatix.com,2021:event-3059311 2021-11-05T17:00:00SGT 2021-11-05T17:00:00SGT

In the Festival's first playground-themed Literary Pioneer exhibition, step into the many worlds that Hedwig Anuar has brought us to, and unearth libraries and books as spaces of literary imagination, exploration, and discovery.We celebrate Anuar as the first Singaporean director of the National Library, the champion of children's literature, and a pioneer who built the foundations for our modern library system. Her work continues to nurture generations of young readers by making books a part of our everyday lives.This exhibition is supported by National Library Board as a venue and resource partner.Explore the 2021 Literary Pioneer Exhibition in person or virtually via our digital microsite from 5 November onwards. Entrance to the physical exhibition is free, but pre-registration is strongly recommended to ensure that you secure a timeslot for entry into the exhibition. Limited slots are available and registration will open on 25 October at 3pm. Walk-ins are allowed if there are available slots for that session.Duration: 45 Minutes per time slot. Writer/Researcher: Charlene ShepherdsonIllustrator: Priscilla TeyPhysical exhibition designer: Wong Chee WaiGraphic Designer: Practice TheoryDigital exhibition designer: Lim Shu MinSound designer: Ramesh KrishnanWeb Development: Mao YunchengVaccination requirements: Patrons above the age of 12 years old are required to be fully vaccinated* in order to be permitted entry to the exhibit. Upon entry, patrons will be asked to verify vaccination status, check-in with the TraceTogether app or token, and undergo a temperature screening. SafeEntry will only be facilitated via the TraceTogether app/token. Maximum of 2 people per group. Safe-management measures: All patrons will be asked to sanitize their hands before and after viewing the Exhibition Regular cleaning of common and high-touch surfaces will be performed after each session. Queue markers to maintain a minimum of 1m distance between individuals or groups of 2. SWF staff will be present to ensure that these SMMs are adhered to. *An individual is considered vaccinated if he/ she has been: a) fully vaccinated, i.e. has received the appropriate regimen of World Health Organisation Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL) vaccines including their respective duration post-vaccination for the vaccine to be fully effective, and had their vaccination records ingested in MOH’s national IT systems ; b) recovered from COVID-19, or c) has obtained a negative result on a pre-event test taken in the past 24 hours before the expected end of the eventAbout SWF 2021: 5 Nov- 14 NovThe Singapore Writers Festival, one of Asia’s premier literary events, started in 1986 as a biennial festival. Now organised by Arts House Limited, SWF is a much anticipated event on the cultural calendar, presenting the world’s major literary talents to Singaporeans while shining a spotlight on home grown and Southeast Asian creative talents. Over the years, the Festival has become an exciting meeting point of writers, academics and thinkers in a choice spread of panel discussions, workshops, lectures and performances over 10 days. It has hosted literati the likes of two-time Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood, Whitbread First Novel Award winner Zadie Smith, British poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Nebula winner Neil Gaiman and Lambda Literary Award winner Roxane Gay.

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