The Singapore Writers Festival, one of Asia's premier literary events, started in 1986 as a biennial festival. Now organised by Arts House Limited, SWF is a much anticipated event on the cultural calendar, presenting the world's major literary talents to Singaporeans while shining a spotlight on home grown and Southeast Asian creative talents.

Over the years, the Festival has become an exciting meeting point of writers, academics and thinkers in a choice spread of panel discussions, workshops, lectures and performances over 10 days. It has hosted literati the likes of two-time Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood, Whitbread First Novel Award winner Zadie Smith, British poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Nebula winner Neil Gaiman and Lambda Literary Award winner Roxane Gay.

The Singapore Writers Festival is one of the few multi-lingual literary festivals in the world, celebrating the written and spoken word in Singapore's official languages – English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil.

This year's Festival will be held from 4 to 20 November 2022.

If now, if ever,
If you, if I,
If not, if never…

Turn back time, ponder the present and imagine the endless possibilities that the future holds at the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) 2022. The region’s premier multi-lingual literary arts festival celebrates its 25th edition this year from 4 to 20 November. SWF 2022 invites you to reflect on its legacy and imagine exciting new futures with the provocation of our Festival theme, 'IF'.

Join us at more than 200 programmes over three Festival weekends. From Festival favourites to unexpected new offerings, there is something for everyone of all ages in this year’s exciting line-up that spans immersive experiences, exhibitions, performances, film screenings, meet-the-author sessions and conversations.

Gain access to more than 80% of programmes at SWF 2022 with the purchase of our Festival Pass or SWF Youth Pass.
 

FESTIVAL PASS @ $30 | SWF YOUTH PASS @ $15
Access to more than 80% of SWF programmes*

*Excluding Festival Headliners and Separately Ticketed Programmes
*The SWF Youth Pass allows access to all Festival Pass events with the exception of content advisories. A valid student card must be presented upon collection.