User:Hamant218/sandbox

Early Life
Hamant Singh was born in Singapore on 5th Feb 1986 to lower middle class parents. He has a younger brother.

I went to St. Hilda's Primary School and then later St. Andrew's School. He completed his pre-university studies at Catholic Junior College where he first fell in love with literature. Before pursuing university studies, he spent 2 years in the military (Infantry). He then pursued a 4 year honours degree programme in English at Nanyang Technological University (2007-2011). It was during his time in university that he first began writing poetry. He also wrote articles about the music scene in Singapore for Timeout Magazine, Magmug Magazine and a few others.

Work Life
2011, I left to Mandalay, Myanmar and then to Yangon in 2012. In 2015 I returned to Singapore. 2020-2021 back to Phuket. I continued in Thailand until the pandemic hit in April 2021, forcing me to return back.

Then in Oct 2021, I  moved to Mexico.

Publications, Awards and Nominations
2021: Inseparable and Seventy Demons were published in July 2021 issue of Illumen Magazine.

2022: Inseparable is nominated for the SFPA's Rhysling Award (Long Poem).

Dec 2022: The Sibyl (Partridge Publishing)

Jan 2023: The Sibyl is named on the Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards.

June 2023: The Sibyl is nominated for the SFPA's 2023 Elgin Award.

Current Projects
Hamant Singh is currently working on a poetry and art collaboration entitled Ikhōr: Ballads Bathed in Blood, with Irish artist, Shane Reilly. A longer project he is also working on is a collection of mythical creatures from all over Southeast Asia. The book is entitled Shadows: Supernatural Beings in Southeast Asian Folklore and will contain instructions to summon, banish and protect oneself from these spiritual creatures.