Ng Yi-Sheng

Ng Yi-Sheng is a writer, researcher and activist with a keen interest in the forgotten histories of Singapore and Southeast Asia. His books include the best-selling children’s book Twisted Temasek (the first volume of the Haywire Histories series), the short story collection Lion City (winner of the Singapore Literature Prize), the nonfiction work SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century, and the forthcoming novel Utama (shortlisted for the Epigram Books Fiction Prize). His website is ngyisheng.com, and he tweets and Instagrams at @yishkabob.

David Liew

David Liew Illustrated best-selling Eliza Teoh’s “Ellie Belly” series as well as Melanie Lee’s “Squirky the Alien” series. He partnered Hwee Goh for The Change Makers STEM series as well as with Pippa Chorley for the Eye Spy series. He is the Regional Advisor to the Singapore chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

When he’s not illustrating children’s books, David is also a sculptor and model-maker. HIs work has been used in television and advertising.

Shawn Seah (Moderator)

Shawn Seah wrote the non-fiction children’s book series, Our Amazing Heroes (2025) and Our Amazing Pioneers (2023). He also wrote several other non-fiction books for the general public, including Seah Eu Chin: His Life and Times; Leader and Legislator: Seah Liang Seah; and My Father’s Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol. Shawn has been part of several editions of the Singapore Heritage Festival and Baba-Nyonya Literary Festival, as well as the Asian Festival for Children’s Content 2025. He was also awarded the National University of Singapore’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award for his contributions to historical storytelling.