"The Saga Podcast Transcripts" Book Launch

Join us at Book Bar on 28 March 2026, 3:00 PM (SGT) for a lively in-person celebration of The Saga Podcast Transcripts: Fury, Faith and the Fight for Justice in the AWARE Saga!

Co-writers and co-producers Kelly Leow and Jasmine Ng, and other familiar voices will share behind-the-scenes stories from making the podcast in 2019 and 2020, and discuss the creative process of adapting the series from audio to print.

Following this discussion, guests will have an opportunity to purchase their own copy of the book and have it signed by the authors 🎉

The Saga Podcast Transcripts will be out in a limited print run, priced at $45 for paperback (you can order a copy from Faction Press's webstore here; orders will be fulfilled after 20 March). All net proceeds from book sales go to AWARE.

March 2009. When 100 strangers arrived at a run-of-the-mill meeting for Singapore gender-equality group AWARE, long-time members sensed that something was wrong. Who were the mysterious women wresting control of this respected volunteer organisation? And what disturbing secrets united them? What happened next became the stuff of national legend: starting with an astonishing coup and culminating in an extraordinary demonstration of equality and justice.

First released in 2020 as an award-winning long-form narrative podcast—the first ever in Singapore—Saga captured the social and political reverberations, and electrifying plot twists, that defined this chapter in Singapore civil society history. Now The Saga Podcast Transcripts: Fury, Faith and the Fight for Justice in the AWARE Saga brings together in print the voices of those who lived it—the activists, observers and members of the public who found themselves swept into the storm.

This is more than a record of events. It is an intimately human story of power and resistance, courage and community—and a reminder of how fragile, and how vital, civic life can be.

Anyone who has an interest in Singapore and how the cogs move within it should pay attention to this groundbreaking work.
Tan Pin Pin, filmmaker

Storytelling done right ... sharp details and characterisation contribute high fidelity definition to the drama of a hostile takeover.
Ng Kah Gay, publisher

Kelly Leow and Jasmine Ng are the co-writers and co-producers of the podcast (2020-21).

The is Singapore’s leading women’s rights and gender equality organisation. Since its formation in 1985, AWARE has carried out research on numerous issues affecting women, including workplace sexual harassment, poverty of older women and Singapore’s compliance with UN anti-gender discrimination standards. Over the years, AWARE has effectively advocated against laws, public policies and mindsets that discriminate against women. AWARE also provides case management, counselling, legal advice, befriending and other assistance to women in need.

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