Alvin Pang

Alvin Pang is a poet, writer, editor and cultural activist.
His two volumes of poetry, TESTING THE SILENCE (Ethos Books, 1997) and CITY OF RAIN (2003) were listed as The Straits Times Top Ten Books of the Year. He is also co-editor of several acclaimed anthologies, including the urban collection No Other City: The Ethos Anthology of Urban Poetry (2000) and the bilateral initiatives Love Gathers All (Philippines), Over There (with Australia) and Doubleskin (with Italy).

A Fellow of the Iowa International Writing Program, his writing has been featured in major publications, productions and festivals around the world.

A former teacher, civil servant, journalist and new media director, he presently edits a public policy journal for the Civil Service College in Singapore. He also advises the National Arts Council and other institutions on literary and strategic issues.

He is a founding director of WORDFEAST - Singapore’s first international poetry festival, and CATALYST -- a non-profit organisation promoting interdisciplinary capacity, multilingual communication, and positive social change.