It’s always scary to fall in love, but falling in love with a monster, ghost or ghoul? Terrifying.
From witch hunts to femme fatales, writers Marjorie Liu, Wen-yi Lee and Meihan Boey share their favourite stories and examine how horror and speculative fiction can celebrate, vilify and subvert the best and worst of the female experience.
This programme is co-presented by Asia Creative Writing Programme and Difference Engine.
This programme is free with registration.
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Featuring: Marjorie Liu
Moderated by: Raffaella Nathan
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Doors open at 7.00 pm
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Seating is first-come-first-served.
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SPEAKERS
Marjorie Liu is a former attorney turned New York Times bestselling novelist and comic book writer, whose work has earned multiple Hugo, Eisner, and British Fantasy Awards. She has written numerous series for Marvel, including X-23, Black Widow, Han Solo, Dark Wolverine, and Astonishing X-Men, and for BOOM! Studios she contributed a one-shot story to Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR universe. She is also the co-creator and writer of the award-winning series The Night Eaters, and the author of the Wingbearer fantasy series for children.
Wen-yi Lee is the author of When They Burned the Butterfly, a historical fantasy duology about Chinese secret societies and a girl gang in postcolonial Singapore, and The Dark We Know, a young adult gothic horror. Her work often involves troubling women, troubled history, and ghosts, and has appeared in short form in venues like Lightspeed, Uncanny, Strange Horizons, Reactor, and various anthologies. She has been supported by the Clarion West Octavia E Butler Scholarship, the Singapore National Arts Council, and the UK National Centre for Writing. She is currently based in Singapore. Find her online at @wenyilee_ or at wenyileewrites.com.
Meihan Boey is the Singaporean author of The Formidable Miss Cassidy (Epigram Books Fiction Prize co-winner 2021, Singapore Book Awards Best Literary Work 2022), The Enigmatic Madam Ingram (shortlisted EBFP 2023, for SBA Best Literary Work in 2023, longlisted for Dublin Literary Award) and The Mystical Mister Kay (Epigram Books Fiction Prize Winner 2025). The series is internationally published by Pushkin Press (UK), Harper Perennial (US), Bompiani (Italy) and Ombra (Albania).
Meihan's short stories have appeared in anthologies such as Fish Eats Lion Redux and Best New Singaporean Short Stories Volume 6. She's still trying to go Super Saiyan.
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MODERATOR
Raffaella Nathan programmes regional events and book launches as the Community Engagement Executive at indie comics publisher, Difference Engine. She has written for the Asian Film Archive and The Straits Times, and her artworks have been exhibited at Pameran Poskad and Artpaca. She is currently being so cool online @chowyumfart.
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ABOUT THE ASIA CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMME
A joint initiative by the National Arts Council and Nanyang Technological University, Asia Creative Writing Programme (ACWP) advances the creative practice of literary practitioners through specialised development programmes across Singapore’s four official languages — English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil.
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ABOUT DIFFERENCE ENGINE
Difference Engine is an independent comics publisher based in Singapore. We are inspired by stories from Asia, and we are committed to publishing diverse, well-written, and beautifully illustrated comics of all genres and for all ages. We collaborate closely with Southeast Asian creators, both new and experienced, with genuine and thought-provoking ideas to share. In addition to our main publishing line, Difference Engine also publishes DE Shorts, an imprint focused on self-contained stories on a wide range of social issues. Our range of print and digital comics and graphic novels are available locally, regionally, and internationally through our network of booksellers, retailers, and distribution partners. To view our full list of titles, visit http://differenceengine.sg
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📍Venue: Gallery II (Level 2) at The Arts House
🏢 Address: 1 Old Parliament Ln, Former Parliament House and Annex Building, Singapore 179429
🗓️ Date: Friday, 27 March 2026
🕛 Time: 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
🎟️ Registration (Free): https://acwp-pe-ml.peatix.com/