Featuring: Hamed Ismail, Samsudin Said and Hartinah Ahmad. 
Moderator: Dr Azhar Ibrahim 
This programme will be conducted in Malay. 

Cita Bichara launches its first series with Karya Lama Bicara Kini where Hamed Ismail, Samsudin Said and Hartinah Ahmad share classic literary works of their choice. Delve into the thoughts and perspectives of these prominent writers as they dissect and discuss the texts. 

Cita Bichara is a series of Malay literary and educational forums that aims to nurture and provide space for creative and discursive expressions amongst writers, cultural practitioners and students. “Cita Bichara” means the ideal of conversing or engaging, and through this series, we hope to provide audiences with an opportunity to learn more about Malay literary and artistic heritage in Singapore and the region.  
 
Cita Bichara is co-presented by Arts House Limited and Department of Malay Studies, NUS as part of VERSE, a platform that showcases multilingual programmes of our partners in the literary arts.

About the presenters:

Hamed Ismail
Hamed Ismail has won awards for his poetry, short stories and scripts for theatre and television. He has written essays on literature and television dramas. His published works include a poetry collection Suara Dalam and the novel Bunga Tanjong which won the Singapore Literature (SLP) Prize (Merit) in 2017 and the Malay Literary Award (TV drama script) in 2018. Tafsiran Tiga Alam, a poetry anthology by Hamed Ismail and two other poets won the SLP (2016) and the Malay Literary Award (2017). 
 
Samsudin Said 
Samsudin Said is an advisor for Perkumpulan Seni, a registered cultural organisation in Singapore, and the Vice President of Malay literary association ASAS’50. He has won the Literary Award for his radio drama script, Best TV Serial Drama and The Most Popular Programme in PESTA PERDANA, and the SURIA TV AWARD, along with four Golden Point Awards and the Singapore Literature Prize. His TV drama scripts, stage plays, bangsawan (Malay Opera), and poetry have been published in Singapore and overseas. 
 
Hartinah Ahmad 
Hartinah Ahmad has been writing since 1971. She has written more than 150 lyrics and has been writing television drama scripts since 1982. Her books include Gandoura and Senja Merah. She received the Golden Point Award in 2013, 2017 and 2019, the Singapore Literature Prize in 2016, and Anugerah Persuratan in 2017. 
 
Dr Azhar Ibrahim 
Azhar Ibrahim is a lecturer at the Department of Malay Studies. He teaches Malay-Indonesian studies and specialises in the intellectual tradition of Nusantara. 

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Cita Bichara: Karya Lama Bicara Kini   

Cita Bichara melancarkan siri pertamanya dengan sesi bertajuk Karya Lama Bicara Kini di mana Hamed Ismail, Samsudin Said dan Hartinah Ahmad akan berkongsi karya sastera klasik pilihan mereka. Selidiki pemikiran dan perspektif penulis-penulis terkemuka dari Singapura ini sedang mereka membedah dan membincangkan teks-teks pilihan mereka. 
 
Hamed Ismail 
Hamed Ismail telah meraih pelbagai anugerah untuk puisi, cerpen dan skrip untuk teater dan televisyen beliau. Beliau juga telah menulis esei berkenaan sastera dan drama televisyen. Karya beliau yang telah diterbitkan termasuk kumpulan puisi Suara Dalam dan novel Bunga Tanjong yang telah memenangi hadiah kepujian Hadiah Sastera Singapura (2017) dan Hadiah Persuratan 2017 (skrip drama TV). Tafsiran Tiga Alam, sebuah antologi puisi beliau bersama-sama dua orang penulis lain telah memenangi Hadiah Sastera Singapura (2016) dan Hadiah Persuratan (2017). 
 
Samsudin Said 
Samsudin Said merupakan Penasihat di Perkumpulan Seni (PS), sebuah pertubuhan budaya yang berdaftar di Singapura. Beliau juga merupakan Timbalan Ketua Angkatan Sasterawan 50 (ASAS'50). Beliau memenangi Hadiah Sastera dalam bidang radio, siri Drama Terbaik dan Drama Paling Popular di Anugerah PESTA PERDANA anjuran stesen penyiaran Suria, MediaCorp. Beliau juga telah memenangi empat Anugerah Pena Emas, Hadiah Sastera Singapura dan juga Anugerah Persuratan. Beliau juga menghasilkan penerbitan buku skrip drama tv, pentas, bangsawan dan antologi puisi di Singapura dan juga di luar negara. 
 
Hartinah Ahmad 
Mula menulis pada tahun 1971. Menulis lebih dari 150 lirik. Skrip drama untuk saluran TV SURIA sejak tahun 1982. Penerbitan solo; Gandoura, Senja Merah. Memenangi Anugerah Pena Emas (Puisi) pada tahun 2013, 2017, 2019. Memenangi Hadiah Sastera Singapura pada tahun 2016 dan Anugerah Persuratan (2017). 

Azhar Ibrahim 
Azhar Ibrahim , merupakan seorang pensyarah di Jabatan Pengajian Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Singapura (NUS). Beliau mengajar sastera dan ideologi pembangunan Melayu-Indonesia di Jabatan tersebut.