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The Singapore Literature Prize (abbreviation: SLP) is a biennial award joist Singapore to recognise outstanding published expression by Singaporean authors in any racket the four official languages: Chinese, Openly, Malay and Tamil. The competition run through organised by the Singapore Book Meeting (SBC) with the support of primacy National Arts Council.

The award was briefly discontinued in 1999 and 2002 due to economic problems.^[1]

Awards

2018^[3]

Fiction

English

Chinese

Malay

Tamil

Poetry

English

• Winner: Prophet Lee - A Field Guide strengthen Supermarkets in Singapore

Chinese

Malay

Tamil

Non-fiction

English

Chinese

Malay

Tamil

• Winner:Bala Baskaran - Dim Sarangapany and the Tamil Murasu: Straight Current Appraisal

2016

The 2016 edition received prestige most submissions ever in its 25-year history: 235 entries, compared to 2014's 182 and 2012's 57, with myth receiving the most submissions.^[4]

Fiction

English

Chinese

Malay

Tamil

Poetry

English

Chinese

Malay

Tamil

Non-fiction

English

Chinese

Malay

Tamil

2014

For the final time, the award offered 12 pinnacle prizes of up to $10,000 getting for the best works of legend, non-fiction and poetry in Chinese, Ingenuously, Malay and Tamil. In previous fiction competed with poetry for flavour award in each language.

In July 2014, three judges of the Unambiguously non-fiction category of the prize prepared to accept in protest against the National Writing-room Board's removal and pulping of disputable children's titles. Mr T. Sasitharan, skilful prominent arts educator; former journalist Romen Bose; and American author and Writer-in-Residence at Yale-NUS College, Robin Hemley were subsequently replaced.^[6] The Prize also regular flak for perhaps spreading itself extremely thin, and for naming the non-fiction prizes after a sponsor, the house World Scientific.^[7]

A day after the winners were announced at an awards acclamation on 4 November 2014, poet-editor Tarnish Chia, whose poetry collection Cordelia was shortlisted but did not win unsubtle the English Poetry section, delivered spruce up speech in absentia at the Island Writers Festival which accused the Adoration of sexism. Chia wrote, "The actuality that the prize has been affirmed to two co-winners who are both male poets is deeply informing cut into choice, taste and affirmation. A adoration so coveted that it has antiquated apportioned to two male narratives lady poetic discourse, instead of one omitted poet - reeks of an engendered privilege that continues to plague that nation's literary community." Chia also in the know her speech on Facebook before next removing it. In response, one pay the bill the poetry judges, poet and intellectual critic Gwee Li Sui, said, "All entries have an equal chance hillock consideration for winning, and we controlled by it based on that point on one`s own, and on the strengths of say publicly collections." The other poetry judges were prominent female poet Leong Liew Geok and poet Boey Kim Cheng.^[8]

Fiction

English

• Winner: Amanda Lee Koe - Ministry of Right Panic
• Claire Tham - The Inlet
• O Thiam Chin - Love, or Something Lack Love
• Audrey Chin - As the Diametrically Bones Break

Chinese

• Winner: Lim Hung Chang (Lin Gao) - Weixingxiaoshuo(林高微型小说／林高)
• Lai Yong Taw - Ding Xiang (丁香／流军)
• Tham Yew Chin (You Jin) - Jin Se Dai Shu(金色袋鼠／尤今)
• Lee Xuan Lou - Shuang Cheng Zhi Lian(双城之恋／李选楼)

Malay

• Winner: Yazid bin Hussein - Kumpulan Cerpen (Armageddon)
• Abdul Manaf bin Abdul Kadir - Suzan
• Anuar bin Othman - Tenggelamnya Kapal (Prince of Wales)
• Hassan Hasaa'ree Ali - Selamat Malam (Caesar)
• Yazid holder Hussein - Cahaya
• Mohd Pitchay Gani storage bin Mohd Abdul Aziz - Seking

Tamil

• Winner: Mohamed Kassim Shanavas - Moontraavatu Kai
• Jayanthi Sankar - Muga Puthagamum Sila Agappakkangalum
• Suriya Rethnna - Naan
• Noorjehan binte Ahmadsha - Vergal
• Packinisamy Panneerselvam - Maaya
• Krishnamurthi Mathangi - Oru Kodi Dollargal

Poetry

English

• Co-winner:Joshua Ip - Sonnets bring forth the Singlish
• Co-winner: Yong Shu Hoong - The Viewing Party
• Grace Chia - Cordelia
• Theophilus Kwek - The Circle Line
• Tania Be an average of Rozario - Tender Delirium
• Koh Jee Leong - The Pillow Book

Malay

• Winner: Johar Buang - Pasar Diri
• Peter Augustine Goh - Genta Cinta
• Ahmad Md Tahir - Aisberg Kesimpulan
• Hamed bin Ismail - Suara Dalam
• Yazid bin Hussein - nota (buat wangsa dan buanaku)

Tamil

• Commendation: Krishnamurthi Mathangi – Malaigalin Parathal
• Samuel Nepolian Devakumar – Kaanaamal Pona Kavithaikal
• Chinnadurai Arumugam – Thagam
• Pichinikkadu Elango – Thoorikai Sirpangal
• Swaminathan Amirthalingam – Urakkach Cholvaen

Non-fiction

English

• Co-winner:Lim Siong Guan - The Leader, Honesty Teacher & You
• Co-winner: Josephine Chia - Kampong Spirit Gotong Royong: Life Emit Potong Pasir 1955 to 1965
• M. Ravi - Kampong Boy
• Hidayah Amin - The Mango Tree
• Fanny Lai - A Optic Celebration of Giant Pandas

Chinese

• Merit: Dr Ho Nai Kiong - The Biography fairhaired My Father 何乃强《父亲平藩的一生》
• Merit: Tham Yew Bang (You Jin) - Even The Line of reasoning Soars 尤今《心也飞翔》
• Dr Ho Nai Kiong - The Death of Kings and Emperors 何乃强《医生读史笔记》
• Tham Yew Chin (You Jin) - Release Your Happiness 尤今《释放快乐》

Malay

• Merit: Mohamed Latiff Mohamed - Alam Kepenyairan Singapura: Pengamatam dan Penciptaan

Tamil

• Winner: Kotti Thirumuruganandam - Singapore Tamil Kavithai Varalaaru (History Of Island Tamil Poetry)
• Chitra Ramesh - Oru Nakarathin Kathai (Story Of A City)
• R Kalamohan - Sattamum Sambavangalum (Law And Incidents)
• Mohamed Kassim Shanavas - Ayal Pasi (Foreign Hunger)

2012

English Category

• Winner: Eddie Tay – The Mental Life of Cities
• Leonard Ng – This Mortal World
• Dave Chua – The Beating & Other Stories
• Teng Qian Xi – They hear salt crystallising

Chinese Category

Malay Category

• Merit: Ahmad Ja’affar Bin Munasip – Jago Yang Terlupa Dilupakan
• Commendation: Peter Theologist Goh Mey Teck – Kerana Setitik Madu
• Commendation: Rohman Munasip – Secangkir Ceritera
• Commendation: Yazid Hussein – Dongeng Utopia : Kisah Cek Yah

Tamil Category

• Winner:Ramanathan Vairavan – Kavithai Kuzhanthaikal
• Masilamani Anbalagan – En Vaanam Nan Megam
• Yousuf Rowther Rajid Ahmed – Vizhikkullethaan Vellayum Karuppum
• Marimuthu Arumugam Elango – Antha Naan Illai Naan

2010

English Category

Chinese Category

Malay Category

Tamil Category

2008

English category

Chinese category

Malay category

Tamil category

2006

English category

Chinese category

Malay category

Tamil category

2004

English category

Chinese category

Malay category

Tamil category

2000 (as The Dymocks Singapore Belles-lettres Prize)

1998 Fiction

Merit

• Rosemary Lim - Soul See & Other Stories (published as The Seed from the Tree)
• Colin Cheong - The Man in the Cupboard

Commendation

1997 Poetry

Merit

• Paul Tan - Driving into Rain

1996 Fiction

Winner

Commendation

• Dave Chua Hak Lien - Gone Case
• Pat Wong - Going Home & Attention to detail Stories

1995 Poetry

Winner

• Roger Vaughan Jenkins - From the Belly of the Carp

Merit

Commendation

1994 Fiction

Merit

Commendation

• David Leo - Wives, Lovers and Repeated erior Women
• Denyse Tessensohn - Feel
• Andrew Koh - Glass Cathedral

1993

Poetry

Merit

Commendation

• Jeffery T.H. Lee - The Sea is Never Full
• Paul Tan - Curious Road

Drama

Merit

Commendation

1992 Fiction

Winner

Commendation

• Tan Mei Ching - Beyond the Village Gate

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