The 3rd Singapore Literature Festival in NYC (Thu-Sat, Oct 4-6) features an exciting line-up of authors and artists. On Opening Night, Hari Kunzru and Balli Kaur Jaswal discuss the art of fiction at Asia Society. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Vijay Seshadri, Harvard critic and poet Stephanie Burt, and Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng speak on the art of poetry on the second night. On the third day, Balli Kaur Jaswal converse with Lambda Literary Award-winning novelist Chinelo Okparanta on the challenges and possibilities of being women novelists. For Closing Night, Zizi Azah Abdul Majid directs a dramatization of Alfian Sa'at's short stories, Malay Sketches.

All events are free.

Find more information and the full program schedule here.