Epigram Books Fiction Prize

After a one-year hiatus, we're pleased to announce that the Epigram Books Fiction Prize (EBFP) is back!

We hope to see your lovely submissions this year.

Established in 2015, the Epigram Books Fiction Prize (EBFP) was initiated to promote contemporary Singapore creative writing and reward excellence in Singapore literature. Since 2020, the EBFP has been open to writers from Southeast Asia.

Writers must be citizens and permanent residents of Southeast Asia. Each submission must be a full-length, original and unpublished manuscript of at least 40,000 words, written in the English language.

The winner takes home SGD$25,000, and the three finalists will each get SGD$5,000.

2025 Judging Panel

The judging panel for the 2025 Epigram Books Fiction Prize includes Kenny Chan, former senior director at Kinokuniya Book Store, Cheong Yip Seng, former editor-in-chief of The Straits Times and author of OB Markers: My Straits Times Story, Dr Anitha Pillai, applied linguist and senior lecturer at the National Institute of Education, and Gwen Robinson, editor-at-large of the Nikkei Asian Review. The panel will be chaired by Edmund Wee, publisher of Epigram Books.

EBFP 2025 LONGLIST

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