Neil Gaiman @ Singapore Writers Festival 2009
Personally for me, one of the more exciting news this week has to be the coming of uber-writer Neil Gaiman for the Singapore Writers Festival (www / Oct 24th-Nov 1st) "a biennial event celebrating the literary arts" ~ at The Arts House! Mr Gaiman is scheduled to be holding two dialogue sessions: on 31st October (3:00 pm) and November 1st (2:00 pm / Signing-session at event's end from 3pm). In addition, there will be a reading session with singer composer Amanda Palmer (lead singer of Dresden Dolls) on Halloween October 31st (4:30 pm).
CLICK THRU for mirrored information / schedule that is also found via the event's Facebook-page (courtesy of the rawkin' Anastasia). Do note that the tickets for Neil Gaiman's events are FREE, but you would need to secure them tix (*Each person is limited to ONE PAIR of tickets per event*) directly via The Arts House from September 22nd onwards (*panic*)
The last time Mr Gaiman was here in Singapore was nearly four years ago circa 2005 (for which I gushed like a wee fanboy ~ which I still am LOL). Now the question I have was: "Should I get Neil Gaiman to sign my Coraline Box?" ... Ima thinking tis either on the box itself, or on the letter from LAIKA ... hhhmmm
News-Source & Quotes: StraitsTimes.com
[Disclaimer: All listed information below via the event's Facebook-page / at time of this post]
- Tickets for Neil Gaiman's events are FREE.
- You can get tickets from The Arts House from 22 September onwards.
- We regret to say that we will NOT accept ticket reservations by either phone or email.
- Those wishing to attend Neil Gaiman's events must come down to the box office at The Arts House personally to get tickets.
- Each person is limited to ONE PAIR of tickets per event.
The Arts House is located at:
1 Old Parliament Lane
Singapore 179429
31 Oct 2009, 3:00 pm
Neil Gaiman
Price: Free: tickets available, please check with The Arts House Box Office for details
Venue : Chamber
Moderator: Lim Cheng Tju
You may know Neil Gaiman for his novels and graphic novels in the science fiction and fantasy genres, but he is also an expert in the field of children’s literature, having written The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (1997), Coraline (2002) and The Graveyard Book (2008) for the younger set. Find out if he writes in a different mindset when positioning his stories for children and teens.
Event end: 4pm
Supported by G&B Comics
31 Oct 2009, 4:30 pm
Who Killed Amanda Palmer
Price: Free: tickets available, please check with The Arts House Box Office for details
Venue : Chamber
Featuring: Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman
Moderator: Terence Chua
Amanda Palmer is a performer most noted for being the lead singer, pianist and lyricist/composer of American music duo, The Dresden Dolls, whose musical style she described as “Brechtian punk cabaret”. English author Neil Gaiman accompanies her in a reading of several extracts from their new photo book, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, a macabre collection of Amanda in death poses with texts written by Neil.
Event end: 5.30pm
This will be followed by an autograph signing at 6pm outdoors. Each person will be able to have 2 items signed. Please note that this may be subject to change.
01 Nov 2009, 2:00 pm
Meet the Author: Neil Gaiman on Graphic Novels and Fantasy
Price: Free: tickets available, please check with The Arts House Box Office for details
Venue : Chamber
Moderator: Lim Cheng Tju
English author Neil Gaiman has achieved worldwide fame for coming up with The Sandman comic series and graphic novels like Violent Cases (1987) and Signal to Noise (1992). In his novel, American Gods (2001), he blends Americana, fantasy and modern mythology for a captivating read. At this session, he will share some of his experiences and inspirations behind his many graphic novels and writings in the fantasy genre.
Event end: 3pm
This will be followed by autograph signing outdoors. Each person will be able to have 2 items signed. Please note that this may be subject to change.
Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer at Chapters, U.S.A.: The Jewel Girl: (circa Feb 2009) Neil reads a story about a very kind girl and her horrible sister, both of whom acquire strange habits of speech. [Check out more of Amanda's videos her Youtube-channel]
