Indian-origin lecturer Prasanthi Ram won the Singapore Literature Prize.
An Indian-origin lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, Prasanthi Ram, has won the Singapore Literature Prize for her book ‘Nine Yard Sarees’.
Her short story book – ‘Nine Yard Sarees’ was published in 2023.
This short story book is about the generations of a Tamil Brahmin family dispersed across Singapore, Sydney, New York and Connecticut.
A three-member panel led by poet Cyril Wong has selected the winner.
The best English creative non-fiction prize went to Indian-origin Shubigi Rao for a book titled ‘Pulp III: An Intimate Inventory Of The Banished Book’ (2022).
The best English debut prize went to Professor Emeritus Peter Ellinger for “Down Memory Lane: Peter Ellinger’s Memoirs (2023)”.
