Quek See Ling
Quek See Ling is a Singaporean poet, writer, Chinese ink painter, independent publisher, editor, instructor of Chinese creative writing.
Education
After graduating from Foon Yew Primary School 2 and Foon Yew High School in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, she obtained Bachelor of Arts in Chinese and Master of Arts degrees in Chinese from Nanyang Technological University. Her research papers on Chinese Linguistics were published in Soochew University and National Taiwan University. She obtained Certificate of Chinese Painting with Grade A of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2018.Career
She had been working as an academic editor and tutor of Division of Chinese in Nanyang Technological University, and she was also an invited instructor of Chinese Creative Writing in secondary school. Her poems were recommended by renowned Taiwanese poet Hung Hung 鸿鸿 as "taking the nutrient of life directly, without any burden". Renowned Hong Kong writer Dung Kai-cheung recommended her poems "has Zhuangzi-style and she provides the new definition of the poem world". Her Chinese paintings were recommended by renowned Singaporean artist Chua Poh Leng as "very literate, bold and fearless with a sense of humour and joy, and put her audiences in a smile". She was invited as one of the five International Poets in 2019 Taipei Poetry Festival （2019台北诗歌节）.Award / selected works
Creative Award (Poetry/Painting)
- 2016：21 published poems were selected by Taiwan Poetry Magazine《卫生纸》, issue 31 & 33.
- 2018：10 poems were selected by Shanghai Literature Magazine《外国文艺》, issue 5.
- 2019：Poetry "三等老人"（Old People with Three Types of Waiting）, 陈大为、钟怡雯主编《华文文学百年选.马华卷2：小说、新诗》, Taipei: 九歌出版社, 2019, pp.395-396.
- 2020: Chinese Painting "Distanced But Not Apart was selected by the "#SGArtforHCW" Exhibition Project
Editor Award
- 2017：Booklist of Lianhe Zaobao 2016
- 2020：Booklist of Lianhe Zaobao 2019 ]
Works
Research Essay Collection
- ''Using Fewer Straws for This Little Planet : A Study on Chinese Language and Sinophone Literature in Singapore and Malaysia''
Poetry Collections
- Walking Me on Me
- Bulletproof, Yet How Could We Embrace
- When Your Muse Is Stuck in Traffic
- Gaining While Losing
- Meat Up with You
- To the Lovely Grey
- Promised Not To Stir
- The Edge of L
- ''The Absurdism of the Absurdity''
Co-authored Historical Books
- 《致读者：新加坡书店故事1881-2016》
- Passage of Time: Singapore Bookstore Stories 1881-2016
- ''Chou Sing Chu, Founder of POPULAR: Portrait of a Book Industry Titan''
Painting Collection
- Untamed Heart: Chinese Paintings by Quek See Ling
Edited Book
Annotated Books
- 鲁白野著，周星衢基金编注《马来散记（新编注本）》
- 鲁白野著，周星衢基金编注《狮城散记（新编注本）》
- 邝国祥著，周星衢基金编注《槟城散记（新编注本）》
Written Children's Storybooks
- I Love to Learn 5
- I Love Legends 5
- I Love Life 6
- I Love Legends 6
- ''Little Curry Puff: The Mysterious Tissue Paper''