Singapore Literature Prize receives a record-breaking number of submissions

235 total submissions across all categories is 53 more than the 182 submissions in 2014: The Book Council

The National Book Development Council of Singapore (The Book Council) has announced that the 2016 Singapore Literature Prize has received the most submissions ever in its 25-year history. 235 submissions were received across the twelve categories encompassing three genres (Fiction, Poetry, and Non-Fiction) and our four national languages.

“We are very excited to see a record-breaking number of works submitted to the SLP,” said Executive Director of the National Book Development Council of Singapore Mr R Ramachandran. “We are very happy to see so many new and established authors writing new works across all genres and languages. We cannot wait for the judges to shortlist the works so that we can begin promoting them across Singapore and beyond. We are also thankful to the government institutions, corporate sponsors, foundations, and individual donors who are supporting the prize, including the National Arts Council, the Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association, and the Singapore Press Holdings Foundation. We are very pleased that their continued support of the award has assisted us in promoting the best in Singaporean contemporary writing in all four languages.”