Projects
Projects
Embedded Files
Writing
Writing
I authored the title essay to Singapore's first environmental nonfiction anthology Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene (2020), and also contributed an ethnographic piece Our dirty laundry: fast fashion in Singapore to the anthology Local Encounters in a Global City (2016).
XY Neo_Portfolio_5_Local Encounters in a Global City.pdfXY Neo_Portfolio_4_Sweet Sixteen.pdfMy creative writing has ventured into ecotopian fiction, with her short story Sweet Sixteen featured in Peering Into Our Future (2022).
XY Neo_Portfolio 2_Winged Woes a historical look at birds in Singapore.pdfI contributed an essay "Winged Woes: a historical look at birds in Singapore" to Jom’s annual print magazine issue No. 2. (2024).
I also previously served as a Writer-in-Residence at Think Tank Studio, Singapore, where I developed a multiformat body of work on climate change and the environment—including essays, opinion pieces, infographics, a photo essay series, and facilitated a naturalist wildlife exploration at night.
Most recently, my essay "Walking Between Sand, Sea, and Sky: A Love Letter to Changi Beach" (2025) was awarded Honourable Mention (Planet Category) in Stewardship Commons’ inaugural The People & Planet Prize, recognized for its “exceptional quality and originality.”
Podcasting
Podcasting
I’m also the voice behind a National Parks Board podcast, “That’s Wild” on Spotify, where I narrate stories of overlooked species and ecosystems in Singapore, shape public discourse and challenge dominant conservation narratives. Across mediums, I aim to foster environmental literacy that is local, inclusive, and grounded in lived experience.
Invited Speaker/ Panelist
Invited Speaker/ Panelist
Women's Forum, June 2024
Plenary panelist and moderator to a breakout session
Corporate Brownbag, Singtel, July 2024
Invited speaker to a corporate sustainability learning event
Other Media Projects
Other Media Projects
Partnered with People's Association Youth Movement for the launch of their Youth Charter, built around the voices of 127,000 youths in Singapore.
We have to do so much more to step up values-based environmental education, climate action and care in Singapore; having climate change as a key pillar of the youth charter speaks to its continued importance and focus.
Partnered with ThisIsScope to normalize conversation around climate anxiety in Singapore in 2011, and how we can keep at our causes and advocacy with quiet, steadfast resolve.
Social Media Projects (select)
Social Media Projects (select)
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