Sambal Blachan and Lim Boon Keng

Author of the internationally staged Emily of Emerald Hill

Stella Kon is an award-winning playwright, novelist, short story writer and poet. She is best known for her one-woman drama, Emily of Emerald Hill, which has been widely performed locally and internationally. The main character, Emily Gan, has become an iconic figure of womanhood in Singapore and Malaysia.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Stella returned to Singapore with her parents when she was three years old. She attended Raffles’ Girls School (RGS) and then got an Honours degree in Philosophy from the University of Singapore.

Chloe Chan likes to read and draw and is interested in many things, including: comics, social justice issues, and supernatural encounters. She is particularly interested in illustration and sequential art as a means to document and examine personal stories, cultural phenomena and intangible heritage. Th rough her work, she always hopes to move the viewer and evoke some kind of emotional response. Chloe graduated from NTU’s School of Art, Design and Media with a BFA in Visual Communication, and is currently working as a freelance illustrator and designer.