The Singapore Writers Festival 2026 (SWF) is a 10-day, multilingual literary festival running 13–22 November 2026, themed “Hidden in Plain Sight.” Its 29th edition brings together more than 300 writers, speakers, and moderators across over 200 talks, panels, workshops, readings, and performances
The Italian writer and poet Daniele Mencarelli will take part in two Panels of the Festival, on November 21, and 22 at
Award-winning Italian writer and poet Daniele Mencarelli, recipient of the 2020 Premio Strega Giovani for his novel Tutto chiede salvezza, will take part in two conversations exploring storytelling, adaptation and the relationship between literature and personal experience:
Reimagining Stories Through Adaptation
21 November, Saturday | 5.30 pm | Asian Civilizations Museum.
How do stories evolve across languages, genres and platforms? A conversation on adaptation and the creative choices behind reimagining narratives.
Is Trauma the New Currency?
22 November, Sunday | 4.30 pm | Asian Civilizations Museum.
A discussion that explores the ethics of writing about the parts that hurt, visibility and the marketing of pain.
Tickets are available Here
