The Inquisitive Traveller
Thierry Wong

Born in Singapore in 1956.
Studied Piano in England and France from 1979-1985.
Currently a piano teacher in Singapore.
Major Awards
2013: Lien Shih Sheng Literature Award
2017: Singapore Arts Council's Golden Pen Award, Merit Award,
Works: "Companionship" (novel), "Singapore You Understand and Don't Understand" (collection of poems)
2018: Fang Xiu Literature Award for Excellence in Short Story,
Work: "Those Lost Fragments of Historical Puzzles"
2019: Singapore Arts Council's Golden Pen Award, 2nd Place in Poetry,
Work: "When Fake Becomes Real, Real Becomes Fake"
2018 & 2020: Finalist for the Clan Association's Annual Literary Award,
Works: "Opening the Ocean Route, the Amazing Telok Ayer" (collection of poems), "An Extra mile" (novel)
2021: Gimme 10 Radio Play Competition, 2nd Place,
Work: "Mom's Sewing Machine"
Published Works
1993: The Little Green Leaf
2001: To the Pine, A Drunkard’s Quest
2005: Flower Season, The People
2013: Walking on the Song
2022: Gasp! Who Slammed the table?
Theatre Works
1992: Tomorrow (restaged in 1993 and 2015)
1995: Shonan Recollected
2017: Drifting
A thousand miles across, the tall pine trees stand,
the spirit soothed;
Ten thousand scrolls; thy aura refined,
a gentle light imbued.




