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Dr. Prasanthi Ram wins Singapore Literature Prize in English fiction for her book Nine Yard Sarees
Dr. Prasanthi Ram is a lecturer in the Language and Communication Centre.
We're thrilled to share that Language and Communication Centre lecturer Dr. Prasanthi Ram was awarded the Singapore Literature Prize in English Fiction for her book, Nine Yard Sarees: a short story cycl
Published by Ethos Books, the debut novel highlights stories of multiple generations of a Tamil Brahmin family dispersed across Singapore, Australia, and the United States of America.
Dr. Ram also graduated with a PhD in Creative Writing from the School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University.
Read more: https://www.bookcouncil.sg/slp-2024/slp-book-details/fiction/slp2024-nine-yard-sarees
We would like to extend our gratitude to our colleagues from the School of Humanities for their invaluable contributions to the Singapore Literature Prize. Their dedication and hard work continue to shine a light on the rich literary landscape of Singapore:
Winners
Poetry in English: Anatomy Of A Wave (2022) by Yong Shu Hoong (Long time part-time lecturer NTU Creative Writing, SoH)
Fiction in English: Nine Yard Sarees: A Short Story Cycle (2023) by Prasanthi Ram (NTU PhD alumni in Creative Writing, SoH)
Poetry in Chinese: Poems From The Eternal Summer (2022) by Tan Chee Lay and Mediocre (2023) by Wang Zhe (Tan Chee Lay is from NIE)
Shortlisted
Fiction in English: Nisha Mehraj (also shortlisted for best debut (English) (Alumni NTU English, SoH)
Fiction in Chinese: Hee Wai Siam (Faculty from NTU Chinese, SoH)
Judges
Poetry in English: Desmond Kon (Faculty from NTU Creative Writing, SoH)
Creative Non-Fiction in English: Neil Murphy (Faculty from NTU English, SoH)
