Established in 1997, Ethos Books is an independent book publisher based in Singapore. It is an imprint of
Pagesetters Services Pte Ltd, a communications and design house. Ethos Books specialises in publishing literary works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry primarily from writers in Singapore. It has published several award-winning poetry volumes and anthologies by authors such as
Felix Cheong,
Alvin Pang,
Alfian Sa'at
Alfian bin Sa'at (born 18 July 1977), best known as Alfian Sa'at, is a prolific Singaporean playwright, poet, and writer. He is known for penning a body of plays, poems, and prose that often tackle issues considered taboo in the island-state, ...
,
Cyril Wong
Cyril Wong (; born 27 June 1977) is a poet, fiction author and literary critic.
Biography
Born in 1977, Cyril Wong attended Saint Patrick's School, Singapore, and Temasek Junior College, before completing a doctoral degree in English literature ...
and
Daren Shiau
Daren Shiau, BBM, PBM (Chinese: 萧维龙, born 1971), is a Singaporean novelist, poet, conservationist, and lawyer in private practice qualified in Singapore, England and Wales. He is an author of five books.
Education
Shiau was born in S ...
. In recent years, it has published critical works on Singapore studies by scholars and activists such as
Cherian George
Cherian George is a Singaporean academic, currently a professor of Media Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Early life and education
Cherian George studied at Hwa Chong Junior College for his pre-university education. He then graduated fr ...
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Loh Kah Seng,
Kevin YL Tan,
Thum Ping Tjin, and
Teo You Yenn.
History
In 1997, publisher
Fong Hoe Fang founded Ethos Books, an imprint of Pagesetters Services, an advertising and communication design agency, to lend voice to diverse and emerging writers and to help foster a thriving literary culture. He launched it with a trio of titles by newcomers – namely
Aaron Lee's A Visitation of Sunlight,
Alvin Pang's Testing the Silence and David Leo's One Journey, Many Rivers.
References
External links
Official website
Book publishing companies of Singapore
Publishing companies established in 1997
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