Electronic Journals

Overview of the Singapore Literature Bibliographies (1950 – 2015)

The National Library has compiled a set of bibliographies on Singapore Literature that covers works published in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. These provide a comprehensive listing of literary works by Singapore writers and Singapore literature from more than 50 years ago. The bibliographies have been updated from the original print versions to include works published from 2008 to 2015. The full listing of works including titles of newspapers and literary periodicals in the four languages can be easily accessed through the Resource Guides platform. More information about the specific language bibliographies including scope and coverage can be found in the respective Singapore Literature Resource Guides.

Singapore Literature in English

Singapore Literature in English forms an indispensable part of our culture and identity. Whether writing on public or private themes, the stories, poems and plays give expression to the nation’s and individual’s consciousness, imagination and experience. They enrich our lives by engaging and challenging us with the issues that they present, and by delighting and stirring us with the power and beauty of language and expressions.

• Novels

• Periodicals

• Poetry

• Short Stories

• Drama

• Anthologies

• Electronic Journals

• Miscellaneous

Electronic Journals

While Singapore currently lacks a nationally or internationally established print literary journal or review devoted to literature, literary criticism and reviews, the entries below list online journals that attempt to fill the gap left by a paucity of print journals devoted to Singapore literature in English. Like print versions, these electronic journals are potentially transient, hence, entries are updated regularly to replace defunct ones.

Library Codes

NL: National Library (Lee Kong Chian Reference Library)
PL: Public Libraries, National Library Board
RU: Repository Used Collection, National Library Board
NUS: National University of Singapore
ISEAS: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

National Library Collection Codes

RSING Adult Reference Singapore
RDET Adult Reference Edwin Thumboo
RCLOS Adult Reference Closed Access
RRARE Adult Reference Rare
YRSING Young Adult Reference Singapore
RAC Junior Reference Asian Children
RART Adult Reference Art

1990-1999

Alfian Saat, Koh Beng Liang, et al. The2ndrule. http://www.the2ndrule.com (Accessed 16 September, 2008.) (defunct)

1990. Draft. http://www.dramabox.org/eng (Accessed 10 May 2016)

1990. Issue by the Substation. www.issuu.com (accessed 15 May 2016)

Pang, A. [1994] Verbosity http://www.verbosity.net/index2.html (Accessed 16 September, 2008.)

[1996] Poetry Billboard http://www.poetrybillboard.com (Accessed 16 September, 2008)

Etan Paquin (Ed.) [1999] Slope http://www.slope.org (Accessed 16 September, 2008.)

2000-2009

Toh Hsien Min (Ed.) [2001] QLRS: Quarterly Literary Review Singapore http://www.qlrs.com (Accessed 16 September, 2008.)

Wong, Cyril & Ong, Christopher & Wee, Jason. [2004]. Softblow http://softblow.com (Accessed 16 September, 2008.)

Zafar Anjum. [2005] Kitaab. https://kitaab.org. (Accessed 10 Apr 2016)

2010-2015

Lee, Wei Fen & Lee, Amanda [2010] Ceriph http://www.ceriph.net/home.htm. {Accessed 25 March 2016)

[2011] Terroir Mag. http://terroirmag.tumblr.com/post/45032705755/indefinite-hiatus (On hiatus since 2013)

[2011] Unswept. ceriph.net/unswept/ (defunct)

Lundberg, Jason Erik. [2012] LONTAR. https://lontarjournal.com. (Accessed 10 May 2016)

Lim, Lee Ching. [2012] Sinapore Review of Books. https://singaporereviewofbooks.org. {Accessed 20 Mar 2016)

National University of Singapore’s Literary Society. [2012] Symbal Magazine. http://symbal.zxq.net (accessed 20 Mar 2016)

Rodrigues, Crispin. [2013] The eloquent Office. http://eloquentorifice.wix.com (accessed 5 May 2016)

Chia, Grace & Chua Yini & Diyana Mohamad. [2014] Junoesp Literary Journal http://www.junoesq.com (Accessed 3 Apr 2016)

Aldea, Eva. [2015] We are a website. http://www.weareawebsite.com/ (accessed 18 May 2016)

Thiagarajan, Ruby. [2016] Mynah Magazine. http://mynahmag.com {Accessed 4 Apr 2016)