Playwright and author Myle Yan Tay swept the Singapore Book Awards (SBA) 2024, winning Best Literary Work and Book of the Year for his debut novel Catskull (2023). Organised by the Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA), the award was launched in 2012 for books...
Mrs Meena Tay, mother of debut author Myle Yan Tay, accepts the awards of Best Literary Work and Book of the Year on behalf of her son.Playwright and author Myle Yan Tay swept the Singapore Book Awards 2024, winning Best Literary Work and Book of the Year for his debut novel Catskull .
Accepting the award on behalf of her son, who is in Chicago, Illinois, Mrs Meena Tay said: “I am extremely proud of him. Notwithstanding the fact that I am his mother, I really enjoyed the book. It’s got so much to say about life in Singapore, being young in Singapore, the education system and how we treat our migrant workers. I’m just gobsmacked that it won both awards.”
Tay told The Straits Times over email: “I wrote Catskull for my teenage self, lost, confused, often angry at a world he didn’t understand. So it’s surreal to see this immensely personal book be recognised, with all its idiosyncrasies and quirks. I’m grateful to be among such extraordinary peers and to have the fervent support of my friends and family.
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