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#BuySingLit powers into 2020 with a new spin on local literary works

4 Feb 2020

The annual #BuySingLit movement is back with a bang for its fourth year running. Explore our diverse literary landscape like you never have before: go beyond just reading – hear, see, touch and even taste the world of Singapore literature, also known as SingLit in short.

SingLit has Singaporeans Hooked

17 May 2019

Over 45,000 participants – the biggest to date – spent their March weekends attending the third edition of the annual #BuySingLit, Singapore’s largest movement promoting local literature by homegrown publishers, retailers and literary arts nonprofits.

#BuySingLit goes bigger to promote Singapore Literature in 2019

13 February 2019

Grab lunch and bond over Singaporean literature with a writer or get snippets of SingLit on-demand from a story machine – these are just some highlights of the over 80 programmes at #BuySingLit 2019.

#BuySingLit 2018 to spread more love for Singapore literature

13 February 2018

Singapore is set to get a higher dose of the love for Singapore literature this March, as the #BuySingLit movement returns for a second edition. The nationwide initiative will run from 9 to 11 March with more than 50 programmes spread across the island.

Interest in SingLit rises after successful launch of #BuySingLit

3 March 2017

MORE than 23,000 people attended over 40 SingLit-related programmes in the weekend of 24 – 26 February, which is testament to the warm and positive reception from the public. This is also supported by the results of a survey of attendees who said they are now more interested in SingLit.

Singapore literary community encourages public to #BuySingLit in activity-packed weekend

2 Feb 2017

IT’S all things SingLit come the last weekend of February, as the island of Singapore is transformed into a literary playground for everyone.