By Stephanie Yap

WRITER Ng Yi-Sheng, 28, is this year's Singapore Literature Prize winner in the English category.

According to the National Book Development Council, which organises the awards, he is the youngest-ever recipient of the $10,000 top local literature prize, which has been awarded biennially since 1992.

He received it last night from Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, in a ceremony at The Arts House.

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