Anuar OTHMAN (born 1957, Singapore) is the author of two short story collections, Tekad (1984) and 1859 (1999), as well as a selection of short fiction, poetry and essays, Prisma Seni (1995). A fourth compilation of short fiction, Mendonan, is forthcoming this year, along with Mr. Othman's first novel, Sam. He received Singapore's Golden Point Award twice, winning first prize in 1997 for Hashimoto-san. His work has also received recognition in Singapore's National Short Story Writing Competition. His stories have been translated into Chinese and English and anthologized in those languages. He and Heng Siok Tian are appointed to the Iowa Fellowship of the National Arts Council of Singapore.