Bryan Kwa

Hello! I'm Bryan Kwa (he/him). I seek to make sense of the world we live in by asking questions, promoting discourse, and crafting compelling stories that resonate.

I was a current affairs producer at leading regional broadcaster CNA. As a freelance writer, my stories have been published in SIX-SIX News, Yahoo!and Popspoken - as well as various publications on Medium.

I cut my teeth as a communication strategist by interning at leading global public relations agencies: first at Weber Shandwick (where I supported the corporate financial communications & healthcare practice teams), then at Ruder Finn (where I supported the integrated marketing & digital team). I also did content writing for a marine engineering firm.

I hold a Diploma in Media & Communication from Singapore Polytechnic.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours, Distinction) in Political Science from the National University of Singapore(NUS) in June 2021.

I have been published in the print editions of the Oxford Political Review(Issue 4, June 2021) and the Yale Review of International Studies (Volume 11, Issue 1, Global Issue 2020).

I studied at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) as an exchange student in Fall/Winter 2019.

At NUS, I also completed the University Town College Programme (a two-year residency to read multidisciplinary studies) at Tembusu College where I edited and wrote for the student journal, organized panel discussions and dialogue sessions with distinguished guests, facilitated civil discourse, and have produced and acted in a theatre production.

I participated in the Singapore Model Parliament 2015, 2014, and 2013. I also attended the Youth Model ASEAN Conference 2012 where I clinched the Best Delegate in Committee (Economics) Award.

In 2013, my inaugural entry into the Commonwealth Essay Competition clinched the Silver Award (Senior Category), and I also achieved the Third Prize (Tertiary Category) with my team in a Photo Essay Competition organized by the National Museum of Singapore.

I have contributed to The Straits Times Forum and TODAYVoices pages. One of my letters published in April 2015 was cited in a joint report by Oogachaga and Pink Dot SG on LGBT rights in Singapore to United Nations Human Rights Council for Universal Periodic Review on Singapore in 2016.

I enjoy the arts, especially theatre.

Reach me at [email protected]

Cheers!