SMU Associate Professor of English Literature and Director of the Wee Kim Wee Centre Kirpal Singh attended the Writers Talking event held on September 29 at the SMU's administration building, where writers spoke before audiences on how they conduct themselves literarily and gave a sampling of their works with brief readings before engaging the listeners in lively forums. The article noted that the Writers Talking project is the brainchild of Associate Professor Singh, and one of several projects he has developed as serial offerings for SMU's students, as well as Singapore's literary community, foreign journalists and visiting scholars. It also mentioned that The Wee Kim Wee Centre hosts other such serial activities throughout the year, headlined by an ongoing calendar of colloquiums where diverse personalities from all over Asia are invited to speak on a particular feature of their successful careers.