About the Programme
Join us as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Singapore Literature Book Club with an exclusive discussion with Constance Singam and Josephine Chia! For this special edition, we discuss the authors' writing journeys and look back at the club's milestones.
This is an interactive session and the panel will briefly discuss works such as Where I Was: A Memoir About Forgetting and Remembering by Constance Singam and Kampong Spirit—Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir, 1955 to 1965 by Josephine Chia.
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About the Authors
Constance Singam is a writer and civil society activist. Constance has led women’s organisations, co-founded civil society groups, been a columnist in national publications, and co-edited several books. Her nonfiction works include Re-Presenting Singapore Women (2004) and The Art of Advocacy in Singapore (2017). She has written two memoirs including Never Leave Home Without Your Chilli Sauce (2016), and three children’s books including Porter the Adventurous Otter (2021). She was inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame in 2015.
Josephine Chia is proud of her Peranakan heritage. She is internationally published in both adult fiction and non-fiction. She was born in Kampong Potong Pasir in colonial Singapore. Her first short stories were published in SINGA, a Singapore literary journal published in the 1980s and 1990s. She has run Creative Writing workshops for the National Book Development Council, the National Arts Council, the National Library Board and the Ministry of Education’s Creative Arts Programme, and is a mentor to aspiring writers under the National Arts Council’s Mentor Access Programme (MAP) and the Ministry of Education’s Creative Arts Programme.
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About Singapore Literature Book Club
From NLB’s Singapore collection comes a book club with a unique local flavour. Discuss books by both well-known and emerging Singaporean authors touching on topics close to home. Get acquainted with local literature and discover national literary treasures right here at the libraries.
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About LearnX Communities
The Singapore Literature Book Club is one of NLB’s many LearnX Communities that connect like-minded people to create a modern kampong of communal learning. These communities cover a wide range of topics and can be found in libraries all over the island.
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📍Venue: Possibility Room (Level 5), National Library Building
🏢 Address: 100 Victoria St, Singapore 188064
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 26 February 2026
🕛 Time: 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm
🎟️ Admission: Registration is required here. | There are 60 seats available. Before registering, please ensure your email address is up-to-date on your NLB account (https://www.nlb.gov.sg/mylibrary/Account) as this will be used for programme updates.