Silverfish Books: Postcolonial and World Literature from Malaysia and Singapore in English

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PROGRAMME

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Due to popular demand we have decided to modify the programme somewhat to include sessions in the evening. So the time slots will be:

Session 1: 10.30am-12.00noon, followed by lunch with the writer
Session 2: 2.30pm-4.00pm, followed by tea with the writer
Session 3: 5.00pm-6.30pm

(All meals and drinks will be at the participant's own expense.)

Please note: this programme is about 98% there. There may be minor changes
(This version: 13th March 2007)

Venue A (The Marmalade. Second Floor. Bangsar Village 2, Bangsar Baru)

Wed 28th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Camilla Gibb – Canada	Reading from Sweetness in the Belly and discussions about research in a Muslim community in Ethiopia for the novel
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Camilla Gibb
	Session 2	2.30 pm – 4.00 pm	VOID
		4.00 pm – 5.00 pm
	Session 3	5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	Benjamin Zephaniah – UK	Performance poetry and discussion

Thurs 29th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Benjamin Zephaniah – UK	Performance poetry and discussion
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Benjamin Zephaniah
	Session 2	2.30 pm – 4.00 pm	VOID
		4.00 pm – 5.00 pm		Coffee with Dina Zaman
	Session 3	5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	Dina Zaman – Malaysia	Reading and discussion of her latest book I am Muslim

Fri 30th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Camilla Gibb – Canada	Reading from Sweetness in the Belly and discussions about research in a Muslim community in Ethiopia for the novel
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Camilla Gibb

Venue B (Starbucks, Second Floor, Bangsar Village 11, Bangsar Baru)

Wed 28th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Randa Abdel Fattah – Australia	Randa Abdel Fattah, will be in conversation with Shannon Shah on the need for more representation of moderate Muslim voices in the mainstream narrative.
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Randa Abdel Fattah
	Session 2	2.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Eda Kriseova – Czech Rep	Freedom under oppression. With Sonia Randhawa
		4.00 pm – 5.00 pm		Coffee with Eda Kriseova
	Session 3	5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	Conor O'Clery-Ireland	On writing biographies

Thurs 29th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Eda Kriseova – Czech Rep	Human Rights and responsible Journalism. With Sonia Randhawa
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Eda Kriseova
	Session 2	2.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Randa Abdel Fattah – Australia	Randa Abdel Fattah, will be in conversation with Shannon Shah on the need for more representation of moderate Muslim voices in the mainstream narrative.
		4.00 pm – 5.00 pm		Coffee with Randa Abdel Fattah
	Session 3	5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	Conor O'Clery-Ireland	On writing biographies

Fri 30th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Brian Castro – Australia	Autobiographical fiction - how family history can be used to create great literature. With Eddin Khoo.
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Brian Castro

Venue C (Caffee 1920, First Floor, Bangsar Village, Bangsar Baru)

Wed 28th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Laksmi Pamuntjak – Indonesia	Launch her new book The Anagram, readings and discussions.
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Laksmi Pamuntjak
	Session 2	2.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Dina Zaman – Malaysia	Reading and discussion of her latest book I am Muslim. With Azmi Sharom
		4.00 pm – 5.00 pm		Coffee with Dina Zaman
	Session 3	5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	AGI, Siti Raihani and Amirudin	A discussion on the history, various forms and current trends in Malay poetry

Thurs 29th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Elizabeth Smither – New Zealand	Reading of poetry interspersed with a commentary about the origin of individual poems
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Elizabeth Smither
	Session 2	2.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Word Forward – Singapore	Performance poetry with music
		4.00 pm – 5.00 pm		Coffee with Word Forward slam poets
	Session 3	5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	Malay Poetry recital	Dr. Ahmad Razali, Marsli N.O, Rahimidin Zahari

Fri 30th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Word Forward – Singapore	Performance poetry with music
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm

Venue D (Alexis Bistro, Lounge Upstairs, 29 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru)

Wed 28th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Tash Aw – Malaysia	Writing workshop – The Beginnings
		12.00 noon - 2.30pm		Lunch with Tash Aw
	Session 2	2.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Salleh ben Joned – Malaysia	Launch and readings from his new book Adam’s Dream
		4.00 pm – 5.00 pm		Coffee with Salleh ben Joned
	Session 3	5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	Wong Phui Nam	Full reading of his new play Aduni

Thurs 29th	Session 1	10.30am – 12.00 noon	Tash Aw – Malaysia	Writing workshop – The Endings

			Kuala Lumpur International Literary Festival 2007 Programme