Photo: Kenneth Lim
Inez Tan has conducted workshops, classes, and mentorships through: Yale-NUS College, University of Michigan, University of California Irvine, National Library Board Singapore, Creative Arts Programme Singapore (CAP), Nanyang Girls’ High School, Singapore Writers Festival, the Arts House Singapore, and others.
A Novel Idea: Staged Reading of This Is Where I Won’t Be Alone
Director Samantha Scott-Blackhall brings these novels to life on stage in a condensed dramatized reading, performed by award-winning actresses Serene Chen and Shafiqhah Effendi
Jan 14-15, 3pm
The Arts House
The Arts House
Launch, Author Panel, and Reading: Fish Eats Lion Redux: More New Singaporean Speculative Fiction
Featuring: Cyril Wong, Felicia Low-Jimenez, Inez Tan and Victor Fernando R. Ocampo
Edited by Jason Erik Lundberg, Epigram Books
Edited by Jason Erik Lundberg, Epigram Books
Saturday, 26 November, 3pm
Free and open to the public
Kinokuniya SIMS (Ngee Ann City)
Free and open to the public
Kinokuniya SIMS (Ngee Ann City)
Panel – Caught in the Undertow: Writing the Struggle – Singapore Writers Festival 2022
19 Nov Sat, 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Ngee Ann Auditorium, Asian Civilisations Museum
Featuring: Nisha Mehraj, Inez Tan, Suchen Christine Lim, Sebastian Sim
Moderator: Jon Gresham
SWF Festival Pass and ticketing
Ngee Ann Auditorium, Asian Civilisations Museum
Featuring: Nisha Mehraj, Inez Tan, Suchen Christine Lim, Sebastian Sim
Moderator: Jon Gresham
SWF Festival Pass and ticketing
It’s not a bad life, just a bad day. Or least that’s what we’ve been telling ourselves since January. When it’s November and life still isn’t going your way, do you go for a massage, get an ice cream, or wallow in self-pity? Just when we thought we’ve seen it all, four authors discuss the trope of hardship in their work, and how we can get to the light at the end of the tunnel… in due course.
Short Story Writing Workshop – National Library Board Singapore Literary Arts Programmes
A 4-week long online short-story writing workshop in October
Free and open to open all members of the National Library Board, Singapore
1, 8, 15, 22 Oct 2022, Sat from 3 – 4pm, Zoom
Free and open to open all members of the National Library Board, Singapore
1, 8, 15, 22 Oct 2022, Sat from 3 – 4pm, Zoom
This 4-week workshop will introduce us to thinking about stories in terms of four simple craft elements – tools and techniques that shape the reader’s experience – that we’ll be able to use in our own writing. No prior experience with story writing is required – just the willingness to trust your imagination and try something new as we tackle short writing prompts together.
This workshop aims to: 1. Introduce participants to key craft elements of story writing, including character and setting. 2. Explore what makes a story suspenseful and moving. 3. Guide participants through writing and sharing short writing exercises.
UCI Illuminations Faculty Author Series: Inez Tan in Conversation with New Forum
Inez Tan will be discusses her debut fiction collection, This Is Where I Won’t Be Alone, with Amanda Hall ’21, Co-Editor-in-Chief of New Forum, UCI’s undergraduate creative writing journal.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
5 – 6 pm PDT
University of California, Irvine via Zoom
5 – 6 pm PDT
University of California, Irvine via Zoom
Inez Tan and Aruni Kashyap: Second Saturdays Reading Series with Singapore Unbound
Saturday, November 14, 2020
7:30PM ET
The monthly Second Saturdays Reading Series brings together Singaporean and American authors and audiences for readings and discussions. Each gathering begins with a virtual potluck, followed by a short open mic, and then the featured author(s). 
RSVP by contacting Jee at jkoh@singaporeunbound.org to access the Zoom link or sign up for the open mic.
Panel: “The Political Possibilities of the Short Story” — with Nuraliah Norasid and Ricco Villanueva Siasoco at the Singapore Literature Festival
Friday, October 2, 2020
5-6 pm PST
(Saturday, October 3, 8-9am Singapore Time).
Livestreamed event on YouTube
5-6 pm PST
(Saturday, October 3, 8-9am Singapore Time).
Livestreamed event on YouTube
Good Words Reading Series: Fiction and Poetry with Kat Finch
Sunday, June 28, 2020
7-8:30 PM EDT
(Monday, June 29, 2020, 7-8:30 AM Singapore Time)
Livestreamed event on YouTube
7-8:30 PM EDT
(Monday, June 29, 2020, 7-8:30 AM Singapore Time)
Livestreamed event on YouTube
Panel: “What Can Poetry Offer Us in Distressing Times?” — with Former United States Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos [Presented by Zócalo Public Square]
The Takeaway and two poems: “Sitting in the Rubble” and “A Quiet Night Alone”
Poetry Playlists: “Poems That Can Save Your Life A Little”
“In the Green Room” – Pre-event interview
Poetry Playlists: “Poems That Can Save Your Life A Little”
“In the Green Room” – Pre-event interview
Epigram Books Christmas Market and Author Q&A
Saturday, December 14, 2019
1 PM
Epigram Books
1008 Toa Payoh N, #03-08, Singapore 318996 (map)
Singapore
1 PM
Epigram Books
1008 Toa Payoh N, #03-08, Singapore 318996 (map)
Singapore
Borders & Belonging: Writing Workshop [Presented by UC Irvine MFA Programs in Writing, Emphasis in Creative Writing, and Humanities Center]
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
5:30-7:30 PM
University of California, Irvine, Humanities Instructional Building 135 (map)
Irvine, CA 92697
USA
5:30-7:30 PM
University of California, Irvine, Humanities Instructional Building 135 (map)
Irvine, CA 92697
USA
- What Do I Do with Workshop Feedback?
- Honor the Stage Your Piece Is In
- Three Questions to Ask Yourself Daily as a Writer
Reading and Book Signing — University of California, Irvine [Presented by New Forum]
Thursday, November 7, 2019
7 PM
University of California, Irvine, Humanities Gateway 1030 (map)
Irvine, CA 92697
USA
7 PM
University of California, Irvine, Humanities Gateway 1030 (map)
Irvine, CA 92697
USA
Reading and Book Discussion — The Next Chapter [Singapore Author Series with the National Library]
Saturday, July 20, 2019
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Yishun Public Library, Programme Zone (map)
930 Yishun Ave 2 #04-01 Northpoint Shopping Centre
Singapore 769098
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Yishun Public Library, Programme Zone (map)
930 Yishun Ave 2 #04-01 Northpoint Shopping Centre
Singapore 769098
Author-in-Attendance: Inez Tan at Huggs-Epigram Coffee Bookshop
Thursday and Friday, July 11-12
10 AM – 7 PM
Huggs-Epigram Coffee Bookshop (map)
45 Maxwell Road, #01-01 The URA Centre
Singapore 069118
10 AM – 7 PM
Huggs-Epigram Coffee Bookshop (map)
45 Maxwell Road, #01-01 The URA Centre
Singapore 069118
Reading: Inez Tan and Hannah Dow — University of California, Irvine
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
7:30 – 8:30 PM
University of California, Irvine, Humanities Gateway 1030 (map)
Irvine, CA 92697
USA
7:30 – 8:30 PM
University of California, Irvine, Humanities Gateway 1030 (map)
Irvine, CA 92697
USA
Reading — Williams College
844 Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
USA
Williamstown, MA 01267
USA
Signing — Alakazam Comics and Games
Poetry Reading & Art Show — The Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards, Foothill Poetry, and the Claremont Graduate University Art Department
Claremont, California 91711
USA
USA
Reading — BooksActually
9 Yong Siak St
Singapore 168645
Singapore 168645
Meet the Author — Kinokuniya Orchard
Saturday, September 15, 2018
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Neo Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store (map)
391 Orchard Road #04-20/20B/20C/20E
Takashimaya Shopping Centre
Singapore 188021
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Neo Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store (map)
391 Orchard Road #04-20/20B/20C/20E
Takashimaya Shopping Centre
Singapore 188021
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