I was so very humbled to be asked onto the stage as a featured speaker in this year’s edition the Singapore Writer’s Festival, with the theme ‘Guilty Pleasures’.
“You know that book, film, TV show or song you adore but don’t want to admit to? This year we are leaning in and boldly celebrating the things we love as we challenge the very notion of what belongs in a literary sphere. Lowbrow, highbrow, who cares! SWF 2021 also explores the complicated relationships between guilt and pleasure in the actions we take and choices we make as individuals and a global community within our societies and environments.”
For my evening segment, the hour discussion was aply called ‘How You Doing?’ where we discuss the changing rules of romance since the internet surged forwards, how the evolution of dating (going from needing a wingman to simply sliding into DMs) has affected the way we think and write about relationships, and the dating scene since we all learnt how to swipe right.
Thank you to my fellow panelists Amanda and Mark who joined me on the stage and for all those who attended in person and online too (how apt!) it was a wonderful evening with honest discussions and hopefully, very informative for those tuning in too.
