Colin Cheong

Education

The older of three children born to two teachers, Colin Cheong attended Victoria School, Anderson Secondary School, Hwa Chong Junior College, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National University of Singapore.

Career

Colin Cheong is one of Singapore"s more prolific contemporary writers. At the age of 15, he interned at the now defunct newspaper New Nation and contributed to an army magazine, Pioneer, during his National Service days. From Secondary 3 till the year before he graduated from university, he was a photographer and stage actor.

Furthermore, he has shown keen interests in Science.

These experiences had significant influence on his future writing. He had previously taught at Victoria Junior College, Hwa Chong Junior College and is now teaching literature at the School of the Arts, Singapore.

He compiles books for corporate clients on his days official He is also an editor of the "One Association" magazine.

He has a son, Melvin, who is a film director

Achievements

• He has written or edited nearly 30 books, four of which have won national awards. He won the Singapore Literature Prize in 1996 for his novel, Tangerine, which was written like a travel diary.

Works

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  • The Colin Cheong Collection: Seventeen, Poets, Priests, and Prostitutes, the Man in the Cupboard, Life Cycle of Homo Sapiens, Male, and Other Stori

    ("This volume comprises three published novellas and 23 sh...)

  • Life Cycle of Homo Sapiens, Male
  • Polite Fiction