This evening, Singapore will award 12 categories across four languages — Chinese, English, Malay and Tamil. The record-setting shortlist this year features five writers shortlisted in two or more categories – with Clara Chow being singled out to appear twice! She won both literary translation award from Wang Xiaoshuai for their collaboration in literary translation work as well. Novels exploring complexities of race and identity in postwar China as well as memoirs taking readers inside an elite Malaysian high school to show how education systems impact society are also featured among this year’s shortlist!
The 2024 Singapore History Prize winner will be announced in October and receive S$50,000 as their award. This prize was open to any book-length works that address any time period, theme or field in Singapore history and include significant aspects of its heritage in their narrative.
Professor John Miksic from NUS Department of History won last year for his archaeological work on Fort Canning discovery. His book chronicled what each volunteer discoverer had achieved – helping reveal its meaning for them all.
NUS Press will launch a website showcasing artefacts found at the site in 2024 and publishing essays by historians and archaeologists on them.
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This week, Prince Harry made his inaugural solo visit since 2012 to Singapore and Malaysia, greeting crowds with open arms at Changi Airport where he stood to admire an illuminated Green Rain Vortex which welcomed him with open arms.
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam presented him with an achievement award at the National Museum of Singapore for his book A History of Sembawang, commending its ability to transport readers back in time to Singapore’s early days. NUS Press will release its translation into Mandarin by late 2022; including essays, maps, photographs, and over 700 pages that represent an essential work of reference for scholars, students, and general readers in Asia Pacific regions and beyond.