The Singapore Literature Prizes, awarded biennially, are open to Singaporean and Singapore-based writers whose works of fiction (novels
or short stories), poetry, and non-fiction have been published in any of
Singapore’s four official languages: English; Chinese; Malay; Tamil.
The shortlists for most of the twelve 2014 prizes have just been
announced. They are:
English Fiction
The
Inlet by Claire Tham
Love,
or Something Like Love by O Thiam Chin
As
the Heart Bones Break by Audrey Chin
Ministry
of Moral Panic by Amanda Lee Koe
Chinese Fiction
《丁香》流军
（Lai Yong Taw）
《林高微型小说》林高（Lim Hung Chang
aka Lin Gao）
《金色的袋鼠》尤今（Tham
Yew Chin aka You Jin）
《双城之恋》李选楼（Lee Xuan Lou）
Malay Fiction
Suzan by
Abdul Manaf bin Abdul Kadir
Tenggelamnya
Kapal Prince of Wales by Anuar bin Othman
Selamat
Malam Caesar by
Hassan Hasaa'ree Ali
Kumpulan
Cerpen Armageddon by Yazid bin Hussein
Cahaya by
Yazid bin Hussein
Seking by
Mohd Pitchay Gani bin Mohd Abdul Aziz
Tamil Fiction
Muga
Puthagamum Sila Agappakkangalum by Jayanthi
Sankar
Naan by
Suriya Rethnna
Vergal by
Noorjehan binte Ahmadsha
Maaya by
Packinisamy Panneerselvam
Oru
Kodi Dollargal by Krishnamurthi Mathangi
Moontraavatu
Kai by
Mohamed Kassim Shanavas
English Poetry
Cordelia by
Grace Chia
The
Viewing Party by Yong Shu Hoong
Circle
Line by
Theophilus Kwek
Tender
Delirium by Tania De Rozario
Sonnets
from the Singlish by Joshua Ip
The
Pillow Book by Koh Jee Leong
Chinese Poetry
《你和我的故事》周德成
（Chow Teck Seng）
《阅读蚯蚓的秘密》周粲（Chew
Kok Chiang aka Zhou Can）
《原始笔记》陈志锐（Tan Chee Lay）
《夜未央》华英（Wang Mun Kiat aka Hua
Ying）
《心闲牵风》华萍（Hua Ping）
Malay Poetry
Genta
Cinta by Peter Augustine Goh
Aisberg
Kesimpulan by Ahmad Md Tahir
Pasar
Diri by
Johar Buang
Suara
Dalam by Hamed bin Ismail
nota
(buat wangsa dan buanaku) by Yazid bin Hussein
Tamil Poetry
Malaigalin
Parathal by Krishnamurthi Mathangi
Kaanaamal
Pona Kavithaikal by Samuvel Nepolian Devakumar
Thagam by
Chinnadurai Arumugam
Thoorikai
Sirpangal by Pichinikkadu Elango
Urakkach
Cholvaen by Swaminathan Amirthalingam
English Non-Fiction
The shortlist will be announced in October.
Chinese Non-Fiction
《医生读史笔记》何乃强
（Dr Ho Nai Kiong）
《释放快乐》尤今（Tham Yew Chin
aka You Jin）
《父亲平藩的一生》何乃强（Dr
Ho Nai Kiong）
《心也飞翔》尤今（Tham Yew Chin
aka You Jin）
Malay Non-Fiction
No shortlist. The winner to be declared at the award ceremony.
Tamil Non-Fiction
The shortlist will be announced in October.
The winning title in each category will be
eligible for a cash prize of up to Sing$ 10,000. The award ceremony will take
place in November.