GTLF Continues to Cultivate Penang’s Curiosity
By Julia Tan
October 2019 FEATURE
Arts festivals and fairs are born with some pomp. They then grow, peak and, in some cases, fade away – the celebrated and long-running Penang Island Jazz Festival, which would have turned 15 in 2018, was sadly cancelled last year; while Art Stage Singapore pulled the plug in January. Funds either dry up, or popularity dwindles. Oftentimes, it’s reimagine or be retired.The George Town Literary Festival – or GTLF, to avoid a mouthful – is still cracking on. It is...
Julia Tan
went to primary and secondary school at Convent Pulau Tikus before continuing sixth form at St. Xavier’s Institution; any other school was out of the question. She misses the fried rice at the school canteen, and laments the passing of the wan tan mee lady.
