Singapore Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1993) Honorable Mention
Desmond Sim
デズモンド・シム
Dezumondo Shimu
Aliases:
Desmond Sim Kim Jin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961 （Singapore）
- Nationality
- Singaporean
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Singapore
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, poet, short story writer, screenwriter, painter, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- TheatreWorks, ACTION Theatre, Temasek Polytechnic School of Design, Lasalle College of the Arts
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Singapore Literature Prize | Places Where I've Been | Poetry | — | Merit Prize |
Singapore Literature Prize
1993
Work:
Places Where I've Been
Category:
Poetry
Result:
Merit Prize
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Places Where I've Been
1994 PoetryPoetry collection that won Merit Prize in Singapore Literature Prize for Poetry.
Blood and Snow
1992 PlayStudent Plays
2013 Play collectionCollection including Drunken Prawns, MRT, Perfecting Pratas, etc.
Six Plays
2013 Play collectionCollection including Autumn Tomyam, Elizabeth by Night, etc.
Bibliography
- Mistress and Other Creative Takeoffs (1990)
- Places Where I've Been (1994)
- Student Plays (2013)
- Six Plays (2013)
Adaptations
- Beautiful Boxer (film, 2003)
- The Wedding Game (film, 2009)
Legacy
Singaporean playwright, poet, and painter. Over 30 plays staged professionally in Singapore, Malaysia, and the US. Known for Peranakan-styled art, Fulbright fellow.
Trivia
- Self-taught in Peranakan-styled art, influenced by Modigliani, Rousseau, de Lempicka and Art Deco.
- First playwright-in-residence at TheatreWorks.
- Associate artistic director of ACTION Theatre since April 2004.