Darryl Whetter, Programme leader, MA Creative Writing, LASALLE College of the Arts, contributed a byline for The Straits Times on the literary scene in Singapore. He said, "Having recently drawn 211 people out to LASALLE College of the Arts for a packed evening talk on the power of metaphor in writing, I'm more confident than ever that the rumours are true: The literary scene in Singapore is truly exploding."
Further in the article, Darryl shared, "Singapore's fecund literary scene, combined with the chance to teach postgraduate creative writing students at a renowned art school, was enough to tempt me to come here from halfway around the world."
Having taught at various universities, he highlighted that the difference being at LASALLE is the environment. "At LASALLE, we pass one another every day. Every storyteller can learn from an actor. Visual artists have so much to offer our poets and screenwriters. Elsewhere, a school with a great writing programme might have a much larger programme in business, dentistry or engineering overshadowing the artists and performers. At Lasalle, everyone is here for the arts. Everyone."
