sentences:  He won The New Nation Singapore Short Story Writing contest in 1973 and has published his stories in "Short Stories From Africa and Asia" (which he co-edited with Theo Luzuka), "Singapore Writing", 1977, which he edited for the Society of Singapore Writers," Singapore Short Stories (Vol.1)" edited by Robert Yeo and also in translation in Malay in "Cerpen Cerpen Asean"(Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka).He was founder President of the Society of Singapore Writers from 1976 to 1981.