As part of AMSR, early-career writers from the region were also selected from an open call in February 2022 to respond critically and creatively to the small rooms, from writing previews and reviews to composing poems or other forms of literary responses.

We have selected 9 writers, who will each respond to the AMSR of one artist. They are Jonathan Chan, Miriam Devaprasana and Amar Shahid for Jevon Chandra, Louise Crocker, Kristi Lim and Elizabeth Low for Khor Ting Yan, and Sean Wang, Wong Kar Mun Nicole and Adinda Yuwono for Samuel Xun.