For the first time since its inception, the NUS Singapore History Prize will be doubling its prize money. The award – which is given every three years and financed by an anonymous donor – will now be worth $100,000, up from $50,000. It is also adding a new Arts and Multimedia category to broaden the scope of submissions.

The prize will honour works of art and multimedia that delve into Singapore’s history, in the same manner as the book category. But the entry window will be opened up wider to allow for more mediums, including film, visual art, and podcasts. The work should explore any aspect of Singapore’s past and appeal to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

For the 2025-2027 competition, submissions will be accepted until May 31, 2020. The winner of the 2027 NUS Singapore History Prize will be announced at a ceremony in October that year. Kishore Mahbubani, the former diplomat who helped set up the prize in 2014, said that “for Singapore to thrive in the next phase of its development, it is crucial that all citizens have a strong sense of national identity grounded in our shared history. The best way to achieve that is through a deep and vibrant reading of our history.”

The winners of the Singapore Literature Prize were announced at a gala ceremony tonight (August 25). The biennial prize awards 12 winners in each of the four languages: Chinese, English, Malay, and Tamil. This year, the judging panel opted to focus on resonance in their selections. Five writers made history by being shortlisted in multiple categories, including Clara Chow for her work in the English fiction and English creative nonfiction categories. She is the first person in the program’s history to win multiple prizes.

Other notable winners include 91-year-old National University of Singapore professor Emeritus Peter Ellinger for Down Memory Lane: Peter Ellinger’s Memoirs (2023). The prize also honoured two authors in the Chinese poetry category, and the first female winner in that category in the program’s history.

In addition to the main prizes, there was a “reader’s choice” section that allowed consumers to vote for their favourites. The winners in that category – Ali bin Salim, Daryl Qilin Yam, Pan Zheng Lei (Pan Cheng Lui), and Rma cureess – all received book-purchase vouchers.

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