SINGAPORE

Balli Kaur Jaswal

Stories for Punjabi Widows (2017), looks at patriarchy in the British Indian community. Ridley and Tony Scott’s production company Scott Free Productions and the UK’S Film4 have jointly acquired film rights.

Haresh Sharma

Over the past 30 years Haresh Sharma has written more than 100 plays, which have been staged in more than 20 cities, making him Singapore’s most prolific playwright. He is now writer in residence at The Necessary Stage, a non-profit theatre founded by Alvin Tan. Sharma’s work has touched on hard-hitting topics such as mental illness, child abuse and, in his recent work climate change. The latter was co-written by Filipino playwright Rody Vera and commissioned for the Singapore International Festival of Arts 2020, which has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sonny Liew

From the history of modern Singapore to depression and antibiotics, the subjects of Sonny Liew’s comics are wideranging. He is author of the bestselling, Singapore Literature Prize-winning graphic novel

(2015), and received the honour of being the first Singaporean to win three Eisners, the Oscars of comics. Liew, who has also worked on titles for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, recently produced a series

she is chief product officer. The e-commerce platform has a sharp focus on original design from around Asia, including home goods, eco-friendly dining sets and, in a nod to current events, some clever kits for at-home face mask making.

Sunny Lin presented at the Asia Pacific Social Enterprise Summit as part of her efforts to raise visibility and opportunities for those companies.