About
Studies have shown that adults with four to five close friends enjoy the highest levels of overall life satisfaction. Yet in literature, friendship is often marginalised in favour of romantic or familial relationships. Why is that so? In this panel, we gather authors who chose to foreground platonic relationships in their novels. Explore the inspiration behind their characters, the value in maintaining friendships through various life stages, and the importance of highlighting more platonic relationships in our stories.
This programme is co-presented with Sing Lit Station and includes a live Q&A towards the end of the session.
This programme is co-presented with Sing Lit Station and includes a live Q&A towards the end of the session.
Writers / Presenters
Moderator
Nandini Krishnan is a 12th Grade student at UWCSEA Dover. Deeply passionate about writing, she has been or is currently the editor of her school’s political review and yearbook journalism team. Outside of school, she is an Executive Editor at Polyphony Lit, an international literary magazine for high school students. Her other interests include film, debate, and solving difficult crosswords! After graduation, she plans to pursue Comparative Literature at university.