Writing from ... Singapore

       In The Straits Times (here at AsiaOne) Akshita Nanda writes about Chasing the elusive literary prize -- seen as the key to success, especially abroad.
       A couple of Malaysians seem to have made the leap, so:

all this begs the question of why no Singaporean writer of fiction has ever achieved international acclaim for literary quality.

       It doesn't help that:

Asian literary writing in English is relegated to speciality shelves rather than front-of-store displays unless one or more authors make headlines.

       (And I don't even want to ask about 'Asian literary writing not in English ...'.)