Wena POON shortlisted for the 2008 Singapore Literature Prize

WENA POON, the author of Lions In Winter (MPH Publishing, 2008), who was recently longlisted for the 2008 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, has been shortlisted for the 2008 Singapore Literature Prize.

The following books were shortlisted:

1. Last Boy (poetry) / Ng Yi-Sheng
2. The Lies that Build a Marriage (stories) / Suchen Christine Lim
3. Lions in Winter (stories) / Wena Poon
4. Rainbows in Braille (stories) / Elmo Jayawardena
5. Five Right Angles (poetry) / Aaron Lee Soon Yong