S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1987) Winner
Anne Lee Tzu Pheng
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Anne Lee Tzu Pheng
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-05-13 （Singapore）
- Nationality
- Singaporean
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholicism （Baptismal Name: Anne）
- Residence History
- Singapore
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, former English lecturer
- Active Years
- 1976-2024
- Influenced
- Generation of 'nation-building' English writers in Singapore
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffles Girls' Secondary School | — | — | — | — | Singapore |
| University of Singapore | — | English Department | Ph.D. | — | Singapore |
Raffles Girls' Secondary School
Country:
Singapore
University of Singapore
English Department
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
Singapore
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) Award | Prospect of a Drowning | — | National Book Development Council of Singapore | 受賞 |
| 1988 | National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) Award | Against the Next Wave | — | National Book Development Council of Singapore | 受賞 |
| 1991 | National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) Award | The Brink of an Amen | — | National Book Development Council of Singapore | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Singapore Cultural Medallion | — | 文学 | Singapore Government | 受賞 |
| 1987 | S.E.A. Write Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Gabriela Mistral Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) Award
1980
Work:
Prospect of a Drowning
Organization:
National Book Development Council of Singapore
Result:
受賞
National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) Award
1988
Work:
Against the Next Wave
Organization:
National Book Development Council of Singapore
Result:
受賞
National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) Award
1991
Work:
The Brink of an Amen
Organization:
National Book Development Council of Singapore
Result:
受賞
Singapore Cultural Medallion
1985
Category:
文学
Organization:
Singapore Government
Result:
受賞
S.E.A. Write Award
1987
Result:
受賞
Gabriela Mistral Award
1996
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Prospect of a Drowning
1980 PoetryPoetry collection. Winner of NBDCS Award.
identity
Against the Next Wave
1988 PoetryPoetry collection. NBDCS Award winner. Themes of individual identity and unifying humanity.
identityunifying humanity
The Brink of an Amen
1991 PoetryPoetry collection. NBDCS Award winner.
faith
Bibliography
- Prospect of a Drowning (1980)
- Against the Next Wave (1988)
- The Brink of an Amen (1991)
- Lambada by Galilee & Other Surprises (1997)
- Catching Connections: Poems, Prosexcursions, Crucifictions (2012)
- Short Circuits: Through the Catchments of Faith and Writing (2012)
- Sing a Song of Mankind: A Nursery Sequence for the Sixties (2012)
- Soul's Festival: Collected poems 1980-1997 (2014)
- Standing in the Corner: Poems from a Real Childhood (2014)
- Common Life: Drawings and Poems (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meditative and lyricalquestions faith and religion
- Recurring Motifs
- individual's search for identitylarger unifying humanityambivalent attitude towards patriotism and nationhoodCatholic faith
Legacy
Pioneer of Singaporean English-language poetry, part of the 'nation-building' generation. Inducted into Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.
In Popular Culture
- Inducted into Singapore Women's Hall of Fame (2014)
Trivia
- Her poem 'My Country, My People' was banned by the Singapore government due to fears that references to 'brown-skinned neighbours' would offend the Malay community.
- Added 'Anne' to her name after converting to Catholicism.