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Overseas book deals, international awards, even film rights – if these are the markers of success in the literary world, then the local writing scene has hit a new peak, led by a younger generation of authors penning their own diverse takes on the Singapore story. Pandemic‑revived bibliophile Cherry Tan gets some of the most exciting new names on the scene to share a peek into their inner lives and thoughts about this new chapter in SingLit.

Overseas book deals, international awards, even film rights – if these are the markers of success in the literary world, then the local writing scene has hit a new peak, led by a younger generation of authors penning their own diverse takes on the Singapore story. Pandemic‑revived bibliophile Cherry Tan gets four of the most exciting new names on the scene to share a peek into their inner lives and thoughts about this new chapter in SingLit.