Di satu petang hari Sabtu, sebuah bilik di Perpustakaan Wilayah Woodlands dipenuhi mereka yang ingin bergelar penulis, penulis-penulis baharu dan juga beberapa penulis yang berpengalaman. Agenda mereka ialah perbincangan tentang pelbagai isu yang dihadapi oleh penulis Melayu Singapura.

Di negara asal saya iaitu Indonesia, perjumpaan yang melibatkan penulis di mana-mana bahagian kepulauan kebanyakannya terdiri dari golongan millenia dari kelompok usia 15-25 tahun. Di Singapura pula, perjumpaan yang berlangsung di bahagian utara pulau ini dihadiri oleh kumpulan yang terdiri dari golongan dewasa pertengahan umur dan warga emas, dan kebanyakannya memiliki kerjaya tetap dalam bidang lain.

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