Residencies and Awards

Suchen Christine Lim’s residencies and awards:

  • Singapore Literature Prize, 1992 (Inaugural) Fistful of Colours, 1992
  • Cultural Medallion 2023
  • S.E.A. Write Award 2012
  • Merit Prize for children’s story, Valley of Golden Showers, Ministry of Education, 1980
  • Merit Prize, National University of Singapore-SHELL Short Play Competition, 1986
  • Fulbright Writing Fellow, International Writing Program, University of Iowa, 1996
  • International Writer-in-Residence, University of Iowa, Spring 2000
  • Writer-in-residence, NICA Centre, Yangon, Myanmar, 2003
  • Writer-in-residence, University of Western Australia, 2003
  • Writer-in-residence, Moniack Mohr, Scotland, UK, 2004-2005
  • Hon. Writer-in-residence, Good Shepherd Convent, Singapore-Malaysia Province, 2006-2008
  • Writer-in-residence, Toji Cultural Centre, Wonju, South Korea, 2009
  • Visiting Fellow in Creative Writing, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2011