Singapore Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1998) Encouragement Award
Daren Shiau
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Daren Shiau
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-06-01 （Singapore）
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Singapore
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, lawyer, conservationist
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Affiliations
- Singapore Environment Council, National Parks Board
- Memberships
- IUCN Commission on Environmental Law
- Nominations
- Golden Point Award First Runner-up (2005)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffles Institution | — | Secondary Education | — | — | Singapore |
| Raffles Junior College | — | Pre-university | — | — | Singapore |
| National University of Singapore Faculty of Law | — | Law | LLB | — | Singapore |
Raffles Institution
Secondary Education
Country:
Singapore
Raffles Junior College
Pre-university
Country:
Singapore
National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Law
Degree:
LLB
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Singapore
Dean's List
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award | Heartland | — | National Book Development Council of Singapore | Commendation |
| 2002 | Young Artist Award (Literature) | — | Literature | National Arts Council | Winner |
| 2003 | JCCI Foundation Education Award | — | — | Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry | Winner |
| 2000 | Singapore Youth Award (Community Service) | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2001 | Commonwealth Youth Program Asia Award for Excellence in Youth Work | — | — | Commonwealth Secretariat | Winner |
| 2016 | Public Service Medal (PBM) | — | — | President of Singapore | Winner |
| 2022 | Public Service Star (BBM) | — | — | President of Singapore | Winner |
Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award
1998
Work:
Heartland
Organization:
National Book Development Council of Singapore
Result:
Commendation
Young Artist Award (Literature)
2002
Category:
Literature
Organization:
National Arts Council
Result:
Winner
JCCI Foundation Education Award
2003
Organization:
Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Result:
Winner
Singapore Youth Award (Community Service)
2000
Result:
Winner
Commonwealth Youth Program Asia Award for Excellence in Youth Work
2001
Organization:
Commonwealth Secretariat
Result:
Winner
Public Service Medal (PBM)
2016
Organization:
President of Singapore
Result:
Winner
Public Service Star (BBM)
2022
Organization:
President of Singapore
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Heartland
1999 NovelAn existential novel dealing with the paradox of rootedness and rootlessness of Singaporeans born after the Japanese Occupation.
rootednessrootlessnessSingaporean identity
Adaptations
- [Telemovie] Heartland / K Rajagopal (2015)
Translations
- Italian, German, Chinese, Malay, Tamil
Bibliography
- Heartland (1999)
- Peninsular: Archipelagos and Other Islands (2000)
- Velouria (2007)
- Coast (2011, ed.)
Translations of Works
- Works translated into Italian, German, Chinese, Malay, Tamil
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- wry observational poetryelegiac quality in microfictioncompression and suggestiveness of poetic language
- Recurring Motifs
- history and spatialitytime and place
Legacy
Regarded as one of the ‘Class of 95’, the pre-digital literary wave of Singapore writers. Cited as author of the definitive Singapore novel Heartland.
Trivia
- Fulbright scholar
- Of Hakka and Peranakan descent
- Former director of Singapore Environment Council
- Former board member of National Parks Board