Copy writers I like- word for word. In the spirit of Pierre Menard as described by Jorges Luis Borges. This is when I copy, sometimes on the keyboard and sometimes by hand, paragraphs or pages of work that I enjoy reading. It helps me to appreciate what the writer is doing in their work. I do …
Author Archives: lishanchan
Book Panel Discussion
Something I wrote in 2015
Not just a patient
Lintang, Belitung
‘Tomorrow, I will take you to have lunch next to the river’, said Marwan, 57, with a cigarette in one hand, exhaling a steady stream of smoke. He had been smoking two and a half packs of kreteks, Indonesia’s clove cigarettes, every day for twenty years. It was the night, and we had an interesting …
The Art of Advocacy in Singapore
Excited to attend this upcoming book launch at the 2017 Singapore Writers Festival, and pleased to have contributed some reflections on mental health advocacy. Book Launch: 5 November 2017, Sunday 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM at The Arts House, Gallery II 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429 Free Admission. ABOUT THE BOOK: 37 activists …
UEA Creative Writing Anthologies 2017
Pleased and privileged to be part of the UEA Creative Writing Nonfiction Anthology. http://www.eggboxpublishing.com/shop
Jalan Kubor Writing Residency 2017
I am currently writer-in-residence at Sing Lit Station. http://www.singlitstation.com/residency/
writer, researcher, editor 