About this Event
Workshop with Thammika Songkaeo: Voice-First
Speaker: Thammika Songkaeo
Date: March 2, Mon
Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Venue: Bookazine Social
Address: Shop G07, Block 03, Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Rd, Central
Price: HKD298 (includes a HKD50 Bookazine voucher)
Language: English
Format: Workshop
Description:
In Voice-First, novelist Thammika Songkaeo (Stamford Hospital) argues that voice is more important than plot in captivating stories. An interactive lecture with reading, writing, and editing exercises, this session focuses on how voice emerges through stance, rhythm, and compression. Participants will work through exercises designed to isolate and stress-test voice, identifying when their writing sounds most alive—and how to make decisions that keep it that way. Designed for fiction and narrative nonfiction writers, this session equips participants with clear, usable tools to write with greater authority and to protect a voice that cannot be mistaken for anyone else.
About the Speaker:
Thammika Songkaeo
Thammika Songkaeo is a transnational novelist, essayist, and filmmaker of Thai origin whose work probes the quiet tensions of identity, motherhood, and belonging. Described by Elle Singapore as “dissecting motherhood, marriage, and the cost of selfhood with razor-sharp precision,” her debut novel, Stamford Hospital, was named by Prestige as one of the 10 must-reads for International Women’s Day 2025, alongside works by Margaret Atwood and Simone de Beauvoir. A lifelong global nomad since 1992, Songkaeo brings a third-culture lens to her storytelling.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bookazine Social, 10 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HKD 253.30 to HKD 298.00
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