GOH MEY TECK, better known by his pen name PETER AUGUSTINE GOH, talks about his writing journey from his days as a budding author to becoming the prestigious South East Asia (S.E.A.) Write Award Winner for 2018.
This police retiree, freelance translator cum interpreter and creative writing trainer, has over 30 books to his credit, and has won many literary awards including the Golden Point Award thrice and the Singapore Literature Prize for Malay fiction in 2016.
In this conversation, moderated by Dr Sa'eda Buang, Peter Augustine Goh will share his vast experience in various literary genres, spanning over 40 years of impactful contribution to both Singapore and Malaysia Malay literary scenes. The session will be held in Malay.
GOH MEY TECK, yang lebih dikenali dengan penanya, PETER AUGUSTINE GOH, bercakap tentang perjalanan penulisannya daripada mula sebagai penulis muda yang sedang meningkat sehingga memenangi anugerah berprestij ia itu Anugerah Penulis Asia Tenggara 2018.
Pesara polis ini yang kini seorang penterjemah, jurubahasa dan pembimbing penulisan kreatif bebas, telah menghasilkan lebih 30 buah buku, dan telah memenangi banyak anugerah sastera termasuk Anugerah Pena Mas sebanyak tiga kali dan Hadiah Sastera Singapura bagi kategori fiksyen Melayu pada tahun 2016.
Dalam perbualan ini, Peter Augustine Goh akan berkongsi pengalamannya yang luas, yang menjangkau masa lebih 40 tahun dalam sumbangannya yang berkesan kepada dunia penulisan di Singapura dan di Malaysia.
The S.E.A. Write Talks are a series of public conversations featuring recipients of the S.E.A. Write Awards 2016-2018: Ovidia Yu, Chia Joo Ming and Peter Augustine Goh. The conversations focus on each author's body of work and their writing journeys.
VENUE: The Arts House (Living Room)
ADDRESS: 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429
EVENT WEBSITE: The Arts House, Eventbrite (for registration)
DATE AND TIME
15 Feb 2020, 4pm–5.30pm