How do stories travel across languages and cultures? Translators Shanna Tan and Daryl Lim Wei Jie explore how translation connects readers to new worlds,preserves meaning and voice, and navigates gulfs of meaning. This panel highlights the joys and travails of translation, showing how it enriches experiences, bridges cultures, and transforms stories into something both familiar and refreshingly new.
About the Speakers:
Shanna Tan is a Singaporean literary translator working from Korean, Chinese and Japanese into English. Her translations include the bestselling Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum.
Daryl Lim Wei Jie is an award-winning poet, editor, translator and critic from Singapore. He is a deputy director on arts and heritage with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). His collections of poetry include Mistranslations from a Future Vernacular (2025) and Anything but Human (2021), the latter shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize. He conceptualised and co-edited the celebrated anthologies Food Republic: A Singapore Literary Banquet (2020), and The Second Link: An Anthology of Malaysian and Singaporean Writing (2023). In 2023, he received the Young Artist Award, Singapore’s highest honour for artists under 35.
Date: 4 May 2026 (Monday)
Time: 7.30pm - 9pm
Venue: The Arts House, Play Den
Registration Fee: $5 (inclusive of $5 Popular book voucher)
Registration Site: https://event.sph.com.sg/event/cr2026shannatandaryllim
Note: Only pre-registered participants who signed in on site will receive the book voucher.
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故事如何在语言与文化之间流动？译者Shanna Tan与Daryl林伟杰将探讨翻译如何将读者带入新的世界、保留原作的意义与风格，并跨越理解的鸿沟。本小组讨论将呈现翻译的乐趣与挑战，展示翻译如何丰富阅读体验、架起文化桥梁，并将故事转化为既熟悉又焕然一新的形式。
日期：2026年5月4日（星期一）
时间：晚上7时30分至9时
地点：The Arts House, Play Den
报名费：5元（赠送一张5元大众书局书券）
报名链接：https://event.sph.com.sg/event/cr2026shannatandaryllim
备注：成功报名者，唯有在现场签到时可获得书券。讲座以英语进行。
