Students explore erasure poetry through hands-on experimentation with uncovering poems from existing texts while learning creative and technical approaches to the form.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2 hours

Students explore political and social poetry while analysing how poets use language, argument, performance and literary devices to persuade audiences and communicate ideas effectively.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 3 hours

Students examine confessional poetry and personal writing while exploring how literary techniques and editing processes can shape poems about identity and selfhood.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2.5 hours

Students explore the relationship between visual art and poetry while learning how ekphrastic poems can respond to artistic movements, aesthetics and creative intention.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2.5 hours

Students experiment with unconventional approaches to poetry-writing, exploring how innovation and formal experimentation can reshape the possibilities of poetic expression.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours
(Tote Board eligible)

Students explore Singapore’s wartime history through a guided visit to Reflections @ Bukit Chandu alongside readings of Singapore poetry that responds to historical memory and sacrifice.

Format: Learning Journey
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2.5 hours

Students explore playful prompts and creative exercises that introduce the fundamentals of poetry-writing and help unlock poetic expression through language.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore eco-poetry as a multidisciplinary form that responds to environmental issues, analysing examples before crafting poems on local ecological concerns.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Primary, Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2 hours

Students create site-responsive eco-poems in an outdoor environment, examining human impact on nature before developing a short walking literary trail with their work.

Format: Outdoors Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 3 hours

Students explore the fundamentals of poetry-writing through discussions on imagery, metaphor, imagination and generative writing strategies.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore ideas of home and identity through Singapore poetry, using metaphor and symbolism to craft original poems inspired by their own experiences.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2 hours
(Tote Board eligible)

Students explore poetry about migration, movement, and belonging while reflecting on how stories, identities and ideas travel across cultures and generations.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students experiment with improvisational word games, collaborative writing and playful approaches to poetic form and language.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore metre, rhyme and poetic form through close reading and writing exercises, examining how sound and structure shape poetic expression.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore imagery, similes, metaphors and symbolism through poetry analysis and creative writing exercises, learning how figurative language shapes meaning and theme.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students experiment with magnetic poetry, metaphor games and collaborative writing activities to create poetry in fun, visual, and interactive ways.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Primary, Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–2.5 hours

Students explore poetic revision and workshop practices while learning how to edit poems, give constructive critique and develop their own creative voice.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students examine contemporary local and international poetry as a form of social commentary, exploring how poetry can respond to uncertainty, resistance and healing.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2 hours

Students strengthen their understanding of poetry analysis through creative writing exercises that connect literary techniques with close reading skills.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore Singlish as a literary resource, examining its linguistic features and its use in Singapore poetry before creating original poems that engage with local language, voice and identity.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore classical Chinese poetry through modern metaphors, translation and transcreation, discovering how contemporary language and local culture can reshape ancient texts.

Format: Talk / Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–2 hours

Students explore how cities change across time and memory, using poetry to reflect on place, displacement and the personal meanings attached to urban spaces.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore contemporary poetry through close readings of modern works, examining current literary trends, experimental techniques and evolving poetic aesthetics.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours
(Tote Board eligible)

Felix Cheong demystifies poetry analysis by guiding students through the creative and technical decisions behind the writing of a poem.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Junior College, Tertiary, Teachers
Duration: 1 hour

Students explore the Singapore River through poetry and place-based observation, reflecting on how landscape, movement and memory shape personal and collective histories.

Format: Learning Journey
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students analyse prize-winning poems to explore the qualities, craft techniques and aesthetic considerations that contribute to literary merit in contemporary poetry.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours
(Tote Board eligible)

Students explore how poetic form functions beyond rhyme and metre, examining how structure, restriction and experimentation shape poetry.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore how poetry can express memory, trauma, healing and empathy through crafted language, image, and sound.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore migration, memory, and family history through poetry, drawing on personal narratives and historical experiences to examine identity and belonging.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore introspective and reflective approaches to poetry-writing, examining how memory, emotion and personal experience can shape creative work.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Danny Jalil explores how fantasy and science fiction stories use imaginative worlds and characters to address emotional, personal and social issues in meaningful ways.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–1.5 hours

Students explore the fundamentals of flash fiction by experimenting with characterisation, pacing, story structure and concise storytelling within short word counts.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students learn how believable dialogue can shape character interactions and narrative progression while developing practical techniques for writing naturalistic speech.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 3 hours
(Tote Board eligible)

Students explore the history and evolution of fanfiction while examining how fan communities, tropes and transformative writing practices shape contemporary storytelling.

Format: Talk / Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2 hours

Students examine how description, setting, imagery and dialogue work together in fiction while developing narrative techniques through reading and creative writing exercises.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore the functions of story, plot and narrative in fiction, learning how story structure supports both close reading and the generation of new creative ideas.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore how current affairs can be transformed into compelling fiction by examining perspective, character and narrative possibilities within real-world events.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore creative nonfiction inspired by Singapore’s natural environment while experimenting with descriptive writing, dialogue, point-of-view and reflective storytelling.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2 hours

Students explore horror across literature, film and folklore while learning how atmosphere, mythology and literary techniques can be used to create fear and suspense in writing.

Format: Talk / Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 1–3 hours

Students explore the relationship between story and plot while learning how causality, chronology, suspense and dramatic structure shape effective narratives.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 3 hours

Students learn how writers create memorable fictional characters through descriptive writing, close reading and an understanding of human behaviour and characterisation.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 3 hours

Students explore how to develop a distinctive human writing voice in an AI-assisted world, learning practical techniques for making written work, communication and presentations stand out.

Format: Talk / Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 1–3 hours

Students learn how to write and perform engaging stories by analysing storytelling techniques and developing their own live readings.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Primary, Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2 hours per session (2 sessions)

Students learn how to write engaging flash fiction quickly and coherently, using practical storytelling techniques before drafting their own short pieces for feedback.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 3 hours

Students explore how humour works in storytelling, learning techniques for crafting witty, engaging narratives before writing their own entertaining short pieces.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 3 hours

Students learn how dialogue can shape character and plot, progressing from the fundamentals of dialogue-writing to more advanced techniques for crafting engaging conversations.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 3 hours

Students explore the craft of creative nonfiction through personal reflection and expressive writing, learning how lived experiences can be transformed into compelling narratives.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore heartbreak fiction through popular romantic tropes and creative writing prompts, learning how stories about love, longing and disappointment can be reimagined in fresh and unexpected ways.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Junior College, Tertiary
Duration: 2 hours (single or multiple sessions)

Students examine myths, folklore and urban legends while exploring how traditional stories are adapted, challenged and retold in contemporary writing.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2 hours

Students explore the craft of novel-writing through discussions on storytelling, language, publishing and the development of longer-form fiction.

Format: Talk / Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–3 hours

Students use drama and theatre techniques to physically embody fictional characters while learning how to translate emotion, motivation and personality into compelling written characterisation.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 3 hours

Students explore how vivid settings can strengthen storytelling while developing techniques for writing realistic, imaginary and historical environments.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 3 hours

Students examine how environmental narratives are shaped by cultural assumptions and urban perspectives, exploring how authentic local stories about nature and ecology can emerge through creative writing.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1 hour

Students examine narrative tropes and clichés while experimenting with creative strategies for subverting audience expectations and crafting original story developments.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 3 hours

Students explore how emotion can be expressed through physical detail, pacing, voice and sensory writing, learning techniques for crafting emotionally grounded prose.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1.5 hours

Students explore flash fiction through concise storytelling exercises inspired by social media posts, chat messages, news items and popular culture.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1.5–3 hours

Students explore how action scenes can build tension, emotion and narrative momentum while learning techniques for crafting dynamic and compelling sequences.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore confessional poetry and personal storytelling through spoken word, reflecting on how individual experiences can connect to universal themes.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2.5 hours

Students collaborate to write and perform a themed group poem while developing poetry-writing techniques, communication skills and confidence in performance.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2 hours

Stephanie Dogfoot shares her journey from shy reader to internationally touring spoken word poet, exploring how poetry can foster healing, confidence and connection across communities through personal storytelling and live performances.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 1 hour

Students explore spoken word poetry as a form of self-expression by writing and performing original pieces while learning the culture, techniques and impact of spoken word performance.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2–2.5 hours

Students learn how to give and receive thoughtful, holistic feedback on poetry by exploring personal context, emotional response and supportive communication practices.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary school and above
Duration: 2–2.5 hours

Students explore the role of rhythm, stress, and intonation in songwriting while experimenting with matching lyrics to melodies and analysing how language creates musical meaning.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary school and above
Duration: 2–2.5 hours

Students explore social injustice and political themes through dub poetry, combining spoken word performance with reggae-inspired rhythms to create and perform original works.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2.5 hours

ArunDitha shares original spoken word performances and personal experiences to explore how poetry can become a tool for healing, transformation and self-expression.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 1 hour

Students explore poetry as an oral and performative tradition, examining how poetry has evolved across time and how different poetic forms continue to shape contemporary expression.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 2 hours

Students explore how written stories can be adapted into comics, learning the fundamentals of sequential art, visual storytelling and comic panel design.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2.5 hours

Alan Bay shares his experiences as a comic creator in Singapore, offering insights into comic drawing, creative collaboration and pathways for aspiring young creators to begin their own comics journey.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1 hour

Joseph Tan explores storytelling, creativity and writing through memorable scenes from cinema, examining how screenwriting techniques and film narratives can inform other forms of creative work.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1 hour

Students create original comics inspired by historical events while learning scriptwriting, visual storytelling, comic composition and collaborative creative processes.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2 hours

Students develop collaborative storytelling techniques inspired by television writers’ rooms, working together to create characters, plots and story worlds through shared creative processes.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 3 hours

Students explore the fundamentals of screenwriting and visual storytelling while developing original short film scripts designed for the screen.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 3 hours

Students examine how poetry and history intersect, exploring the relationship between subjective and objective perspectives through literary analysis and creative writing.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Crispin Rodrigues explores major works of Singapore literature to examine how local writing reflects key historical periods and contributes to conversations about national identity.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–1.5 hours

Students explore National Day Parade songs as a unique literary and musical genre, examining how lyrics, imagery, mood and songwriting techniques shape ideas of Singapore identity.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: All students
Duration: 1 hour

Students explore Singaporean fantasy, horror and speculative fiction traditions, examining how mythology and storytelling reflect local history, culture, and identity.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–1.5 hours

Students explore Singapore’s cultural and historical development through literature, food and the arts, examining how historical events shape everyday culture and creative expression.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–1.5 hours

Students explore the development of Singapore poetry from pre-independence writing to contemporary spoken word, examining the themes, styles and concerns of Singapore poets.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–1.5 hours

Students explore the history and structure of poetic forms while experimenting with forms such as the sonnet, haiku, ghazal and other traditional and contemporary poetic structures.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students critically examine the idea of “Singapore poetry” through discussion and close reading, exploring how poetry can be shaped by place, history and identity.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore how writers work across poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir and hybrid forms, examining how different genres can influence and transform one another.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–1.5 hours
(Tote Board eligible)

Students explore how memory, imagination and personal experience shape poetry and fiction through reflective writing, close reading and creative exercises focused on time, place and perspective.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1.5–3 hours

Students explore personal, family and political histories through poetry, examining how historical narratives can be represented authentically and respectfully in creative writing.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2.5 hours

Students explore the historical and contemporary links between science and the arts, examining figures and local creators whose work combines scientific inquiry with creative practice.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1 hour

Students explore the journey from creative inspiration to book publication, examining writing habits, editing, publishing, publicity and the realities of a professional writer’s career.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–1.5 hours
(Tote Board eligible)

Students explore how creative careers can be built across publishing, games and storytelling industries while learning about collaboration, marketing, burnout and sustaining long-term creative projects.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Tertiary
Duration: 1–1.5 hours

Students explore how books are made in Singapore’s literary scene through a case study of Choke Clinch Crank Combat, taking on roles such as researcher, editor and marketer.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2.5 hours

Students learn how to conduct effective interviews by researching subjects, crafting questions, building trust and drawing out compelling real-life narratives.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2.5 hours

Andrea Yew shares the independent publishing journey behind Choke Clinch Crank Combat, exploring authorship, representation, crowdfunding, design and alternative pathways from idea to published book.

Format: Talk
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 1–1.5 hours

Students learn how to design and curate their own literary tours by writing about place, environment and lived experience within chosen locations.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours

Students explore creative approaches to food writing through poetry and prose, examining how food experiences, memory and culture can be transformed into literary expression.

Format: Workshop
Suitable for: Upper Secondary, Junior College
Duration: 2–3 hours