Common archetypes bring realism to literature that help the story leap off the page, into readers' hearts. On the International Women's Day, Anitha Devi Pillai and Elaine Chiew will discuss the feminine archetypes in literature, how they have evolved over time and its importance.
Anitha Devi Pillai is an applied linguist, author, and a teacher-educator at NIE. She has authored and edited creative and non-creative fiction books as well as translated a historical fiction novel. She also loves writing poetry; some of her poems have made their way into classrooms in Singapore, India, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines. Her favourite form of writing is the short story, and she has edited four short story anthologies. Many of her works explore themes such as identity, heritage, and culture. Anitha is the President of the Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics and the Co-Director of the upcoming 16th International Conference on the Short Story in English.
Elaine Chiew is the author of The Heartsick Diaspora and compiler/editor of Cooked Up: Food Fiction From Around the World. Her stories have been anthologised in the U.S., UK and Asia, and broadcasted on BBC Radio 4. Twice winner of the Bridport Prize, she served as Guest Editor of Best Small Fictions (2022), and spoke at international literary conferences, including Oxford, Mathrubumi, Singapore and Georgetown. In 2021, she was a recipient of the SCCC early historians’ award. Previously a U.S. qualified attorney, she now researches, writes, mentors and teaches freelance, and splits her time between London and Singapore.
VENUE: Zoom (online)
LINK: To be sent to registrants
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DATE AND TIME
8 Mar 2023, 7.30pm-8.30pm