BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair and Station Director / Fiona Chan is an Executive Director in DBS Bank. She has over two decades of experience in media and finance, including as a columnist and subsequently Managing Editor at The Straits Times, and as Head of Media Strategy and Analytics at Singapore Press Holdings.
Station Director / Joshua Ip is a poet, editor and literary organiser. He is the co-founder of Sing Lit Station, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and a member of its Executive Committee, which oversees executive approvals alongside the Station Control.
Station Director / Shirin Chua is a lawyer with experience in government legal work as well as an international firm. She recently co-managed a non-profit supporting developing states with their legal capacity, and runs a platform fundraising for the needs of migrant workers in Singapore.
Station Director / Marina Mathews is a PR & Marketing veteran based in Singapore for over 15 years. She is the Founder and CEO of Singapore's first reputation management agency, Marina Mathews Communications.
Station Director / Toh Hsien Min is the founding editor of the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, an executive director in the risk function of a global bank, a Chartered Financial Analyst and the author of four books of poetry.
Station Director / Sabina Ahmed is a strategy and transformation professional – with over 15 years of experience driving organisational change and growth. She has been involved with various artistic pursuits over the years – including visual arts events, theatre and writing.
Station Director / Daryl Lim Wei Jie is a poet, editor and translator. He has worked in several sectors across the public service, including technology and digitalisation, social services and security. He is currently Deputy Director at the Lifelong Learning Institute, where he leads strategy and transformation efforts.
STAFF
Station Control / Zaris Azira derives an absurd amount of joy from creating beautiful excel sheets. As Station Control, she oversees the general operations of the organisation and takes care of the people who make things happen. In 2021, she co-edited the regional poetry anthology to let the light in, a labour of love that she dedicates to the women who raised her.
Education Manager / Hifzhul Matin is a former educator who wishes to continue instilling a love for the arts in young people. As Manager (Youth & Education), he coordinates our Book A Writer programme and editorial initiatives. Outside work, you can find him zoning out to shoegaze music, or fawning over photos of hamsters on Instagram.
Programmes Manager / Karisa Poedjirahardjo is a literary organiser and writer who is focused on highlighting and building infrastructure for the local literary scene. As Programmes Manager, Karisa manages our fundraising and community development initiatives. Karisa loves sunflower seeds so much their dog is named after them.
Outreach Manager / Shalani Devi is a writer at heart and a lover of all things macabre; a daydreamer first and a writer second. As Outreach Manager (Youth and Education), she helps to cultivate strong community relationships and assists in coordinating special education programmes. Other interesting facts about her: she’s a Capricorn, an INFP, a massive Spongebob fangirl and will never shut up about Twilight.
Marketing Manager / Vivien Yap suffers from chronic zoomies and is the arch nemesis of office cat Calibri. Aside from waging wars with a cat, as the station’s marketing manager, Vivien is always on the lookout for the latest literature happenings, the whackiest gossip and the most irrelevant social media trends. So #booktok #cats4lyfe #slideintoherDMs #respectfully
Administrative Assistant / Sofia Amran provides vital support to the team by handling administrative tasks, ensuring smooth operations, and keeping the office organised. Most importantly, she helps take care of the office cat, Calibri, whom she adores no matter how many times Calibri scratches her. She may seem like a crazy cat lady but she is really not (yet). She enjoys cooking, drinking coffee, and staying at home.
PUBLISHING TEAM, CONSULTANTS & ASSOCIATES
Chief Publisher (AFTERIMAGE) / Pooja Nansi is the author of three collections of poetry and the former festival director of the Singapore Writers Festival. She oversees the curatorial and strategic plans of SLS’s publishing arm AFTERIMAGE.
Managing Editor (AFTERIMAGE) / Daryl Qilin Yam is the award-nominated author of two novels, a novella and the bestselling short story collection Be Your Own Bae (2024). He co-founded SLS in 2016 and served as its first Station Control.
Managing Editor (poetry.sg) / Jonathan Chan is a writer and editor. Born in New York to a Malaysian father and South Korean mother, he was raised in Singapore. He is the author of the poetry collection going home (Landmark, 2022), reads poetry and creative nonfiction for The Plentitudes and PR&TA, and reviews for QLRS and SUSPECT.
Station Associate (Community / Programmes) / Miranda Cardenas is an arts coordinator and occasional English teacher. Miranda provides support for SEAPoWriMo and our activities with migrant writers. In her spare time, she enjoys making jewellery out of tiny plastic beads and playing way too much Dungeons & Dragons.