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Cultural Medallion

The Cultural Medallion series by Epigram Books is an ongoing project to translate into English major works by past literary winners of the Cultural Medallion, one of Singapore's highest accolades in the arts. The Cultural Medallion was instituted in 1979 as an initiative of Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Singapore's fifth president, who was the then Minister for Culture) to recognise individuals whose artistic excellence, as well as contribution and commitment to the arts, have enriched and made a distinction to Singapore’s arts and cultural landscape. The Cultural Medallion is presented by the President, Republic of Singapore and administered by the National Arts Council. To date, the Cultural Medallion has been conferred on 109 artists.