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ABOUT

Neil Humphreys is one of Singapore’s best-selling authors. He has written 26 books. His works on Singapore - from Notes from an Even Smaller Island (2001) to Saving a Sexier Island: Notes from an Old Singapore (2015) – are among the most popular titles in the last 20 years. His book Be My Baby (2008) chronicled his journey to parenthood. Humphreys then penned two football novels  Match Fixer (2010) and Premier Leech (2011).  His  Inspector Low crime fiction trilogy - Marina Bay Sins (2014), Rich Kill Poor Kill (2016), Bloody Foreigners (2021) - was released on paperback in the UK in 2022. Humphreys is currently working on an Inspector Low TV series with an international broadcaster. His Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of illustrated children’s books are eco-adventures about a young girl on a mission to save endangered animals. Humphreys is also writing the animated TV series. His new children’s book series, Princess Incognito, is a contemporary middle grade series of children’s books. There are six best-selling titles – A Royal Pain in the Class (2019) Nightmare at the Museum (2020), Wrong Time to Fight Crime (2020, Trapped After Dark (2021), Running out of Friends (2021), Fighting for My Family (2022).

For TV, he wrote and hosted the series, Return to a Sexy Island (2013), for Channel NewsAsia, based on his book. He has also written several episodes of Mind Blown (2021), an entertaining, educational show for children on Channel 5. Humphreys’ columns have appeared in The Straits Times, TODAY and The New Paper. He now writes for Yahoo and co-hosts a breakfast radio show for MONEY FM.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• 2024 - Awful Agatha on the Run (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2023 - Lost Women (UK: MUSWELL PRESS)

• 2019 - 2022 – Princess Incognito (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2021 – Bloody Foreigners (UK: MUSWELL PRESS)

• 2012 - 2021 – Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2021 – Notes from an Even Smaller Island: 20th Anniversary Edition (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2016 – Rich Kill, Poor Kill (UK: MUSWELL PRESS)

• 2016 – The Hunt for the Green Boomerang (Singapore: NParks)

• 2015 – Saving a Sexier Island: Notes on Old Singapore (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2014 – Marina Bay Sins (UK: MUSWELL PRESS)

• 2013 – Secrets of the Swamp (Singapore: NParks)

• 2012 – Return to a Sexy Island: Notes on New Singapore (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2011 – Premier Leech (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2010 – Match Fixer (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2008 – Be My Baby: On the Road to Fatherhood (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2007 – Complete Notes from Singapore (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2006 – Final Notes from a Great Island (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2003 – Scribbles from the Same (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

• 2001 – Notes from an Even Smaller Island (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish)

ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2024 - Humphreys’ podcast, the Yahoo Footballing Weekly show, which he writes and co-hosts, won the “silver medal” in the Diverse Voices Award category of the global Sports Podcast Awards.

• 2022 – Humphreys’ TV episode of Mind Blown (2021), won a bronze award at the New York Festivals TV and Film Awards 2022

• 2021 - Bloody Foreigners (2021), selected at The Sunday Times book of the week in the UK

• 2018-2021 - PRINCESS INCOGNITO series nominated for Readers Choice awards

• 2016 – Shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize

• 2016 - Rich Kill Poor Kill short-listed for the Singapore Literature Prize and won a Readers Choice award. 

• 2013-2021 – Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of eco-adventures endorsed by both WWF and Jane Goodall

• 2012 - Premier Leech was selected as the FourFourTwo Football Novel of the Year in the UK

TESTIMONIALS

FROM CARRIE CHEAH, ENGLISH TEACHER
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INTERNATIONAL)
“It was a most informative session and my student writers enjoyed the workshop very much. It was a success; given that it was a Friday and the school lessons ended at 3pm, they were all so attentive and participatory throughout the session. We have plans to bring Neil Humphreys back to speak to a different audience.”

WORKSHOPS

*NEW* HOW TO WRITE A FAST, FUN STORY
For: all students; min. 10 pax
Availability: 3 hours per session; one session only
Description: Best-selling author Neil Humphreys is trained to write quickly and coherently. More importantly, he knows how to write entertainingly. How do you combine the two? Is it possible to write a fun and fast story? Humphreys will show students how it’s possible, with an entertaining workshop on flash fiction. Using examples from his own books, Humphreys will offer clear and concise tips on developing and producing short stories that engage with readers. He will then invite students to write their own flash fiction, which he will read and provide positive, constructive feedback for.
Learning Outcomes: Students will learn how to write good flash fiction.

HOW TO WRITE FUNNY (AND GET AWAY WITH IT!) 
For: all students; min. 10 pax
Availability: 3 hours per session; one session only
Description: Best-selling author Neil Humphreys gets asked two questions more than any others. First, how do you write a best-seller? And second, how do you write funny? In an entertaining and informative workshop, Humphreys will address both questions. Combining funny stories with examples from his own work, Humphreys will offer clear and concise tips on developing witty, engaging narratives. He will then invite students to write their own entertaining short stories and snippets, which he will read and provide positive, constructive feedback for. 
Learning Outcomes: Students will learn how to write a narrative that is both witty and engaging. Eligible for Tote Board Arts Grant Subsidy