Upcoming Events
- Celebrating the Art of Translation: Book Club Discussion of The Memory Bookshop by Noreadgretsbookclub (12 Sept 2026)
- The Art of Translating Korean Literature, Books Kinokuniya, Singapore Main Store (19 Sept 2026)
Past Events
- [City Reading@SG 2026] Shanna Tan, Daryl Lim: Translation that Connects: Unlocking New Worlds (4 May 2026)
- Wormhole Powerpoint Party @ Esplanade (29 Mar 2026)
- [on hiatus from events in 2025]
- Moderator for ‘Meet the Voices of K-Lit’ with authors Baek Sehee and Hwang Bo-reum @ Tsutaya Bookstore AEON Tehran City, JB (18 Nov 2024)
- Singapore Writers’ Festival 2024 – [Panel] Crossing Tongues: The Art of Author-Translator Collaboration (17 Nov 2024)
- Singapore Writers’ Festival 2024 – [Panel] Conversations on Singaporean and Korean Literature (16 Nov 2024)
- Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat Singapore & Malaysia Book Tour with Kim Jiyun (Nov 2024)
- Marigold Mind Laundry Singapore Book Tour with Jungeun Yun (Nov 2024)
- Between the Lines: Exploring Korean Fiction with Shanna Tan (Page Turners with Katja, 27 Aug 2024)
- Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop Singapore & Malaysia Book Tour with Hwang Bo-reum (July 2024)
- DAKOTA Book Launch (13 April 2024, 7pm, Dakota Dreams – Singapore)
- The Common: 2024 Festival of Debut Authors (27 Mar 2024, 7pm EDT, Zoom)
- Across languages and cultures – A Reading with Literary Translator Shanna Tan (Esplanade, 21 Mar 2024)
- The Adroit Journal Issue 48: Release Reading (24 Jan 2024)
- Radio interview, CNA 938 with Melanie Oliveiro ‘Life & Style’ (23 Jan 2024)
- Radio interview, 893 MoneyFM with Michelle Martin on Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop (18 Dec 2023)
- Panellist, Singapore Writers Festival (25 Nov 2023)
Ladies, Let’s Get In Translation: The Women Making SEA Heard - Speaker
The Healing Power of Books: Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop at Book Bar (11 Nov 2023) - Speaker + Book Signing
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop: Book Discussion at Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store (3 Nov 2023) - Panellist, National Library Board (26 Oct 2023)
Stories that Remind Us of Us | Worth the Hype? - Speaker, Singapore Translation Symposium (1 Oct 2023)
Translating Korean Literature: A Conversation with Shanna Tan
Media Features
- 翻译是一把开启世界的钥匙 陈衫娜与林伟杰分享跨语创作心得 (Lianhe Zaobao – 13 Apr 2026)
- Feeling stressed? Shanna Tan translates ‘healing’ Korean books (The Korea Herald, 13 Dec 2024)
- Singaporean translator Shanna Tan brings Korean bestsellers to global readers (The Star Malaysia, 19 Aug 2024)
- Singapore’s got talent: Translator Shanna Tan takes South Korean bestsellers to the world (Straits Times, 7 Aug 2024)
- From K-pop Fan to Translator: In Conversation with Shanna Tan (Asia Art Archive, 27 Mar 2024)
- VOGUE: 8 translated books that transcend the limits of language to read now (Vogue Singapore, 17 Mar 2024)
- 한국 문학 영문 번역 일등공신 싱가포르 여성 (Chosun Ilbo, 14 Nov 2023)
- Accidental Translator Shanna Tan signs four book deals, including for South Korean bestsellers (Straits Times, 11 Nov 2023)
- From Squid Game to BTS’ RM, K-wave hits Korean literature (Straits Times, 9 Apr 2023)
- 翻译让新华文学作品再生 本地文学翻译挑战重重 （Zaobao, 26 June 2022)
Authored Articles
- Healing Fiction in Translation (Women’s Prize)