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The Missing Anthology: Stories from Singapore's Sex Workers

SGD 28.00

About the Book

Sex workers in Singapore — and most places around the world — tend to be dehumanised, glamourised or sensationalised by the public and media alike. Rarely do mainstream narratives centre sex workers’ voices and agency. The Missing Anthology presents fifteen bold new voices from sex workers, whose writings resist society’s simplistic assumptions about sex work. In these works, authors recount their lived experiences, share their struggles and triumphs, and imagine different futures for the sex industry.

Born from an open call and writing workshops organised by Project X — the only non-profit organisation in Singapore that provides social, emotional, and health services to people in the sex industry — these pieces daringly experiment with form, genre, and perspective. In these pages, you’ll find two “chickens” discussing their dreams while blowing up a condom; pieces on the dynamics of domme-ing and servicing second-hand hearts; essays on the importance of activism and its obstacles; short fiction exploring fantasies of violent liberation; tender letters to loved ones and younger selves that reflect on their journeys and how far they’ve come.

The Missing Anthology re-centres sex workers’ voices from the margins, bringing them into the conversation about an industry often treated as illicit and taboo. By doing so, it aims to address issues of inequality, social and economic mobility, stigmatization, and safety that are fuelled by misconceptions about sex workers and their profession.

About the Editors

Vanessa Ho (she/they) joined Project X in 2011 and became its executive director in 2019. Raksha Mahtani (they/them) is a researcher-writer-facilitator and vice-president on the board of Project X. nor (they/them) is the Programmes Manager at Project X.

About the Book

Sex workers in Singapore — and most places around the world — tend to be dehumanised, glamourised or sensationalised by the public and media alike. Rarely do mainstream narratives centre sex workers’ voices and agency. The Missing Anthology presents fifteen bold new voices from sex workers, whose writings resist society’s simplistic assumptions about sex work. In these works, authors recount their lived experiences, share their struggles and triumphs, and imagine different futures for the sex industry.

Born from an open call and writing workshops organised by Project X — the only non-profit organisation in Singapore that provides social, emotional, and health services to people in the sex industry — these pieces daringly experiment with form, genre, and perspective. In these pages, you’ll find two “chickens” discussing their dreams while blowing up a condom; pieces on the dynamics of domme-ing and servicing second-hand hearts; essays on the importance of activism and its obstacles; short fiction exploring fantasies of violent liberation; tender letters to loved ones and younger selves that reflect on their journeys and how far they’ve come.

The Missing Anthology re-centres sex workers’ voices from the margins, bringing them into the conversation about an industry often treated as illicit and taboo. By doing so, it aims to address issues of inequality, social and economic mobility, stigmatization, and safety that are fuelled by misconceptions about sex workers and their profession.

About the Editors

Vanessa Ho (she/they) joined Project X in 2011 and became its executive director in 2019. Raksha Mahtani (they/them) is a researcher-writer-facilitator and vice-president on the board of Project X. nor (they/them) is the Programmes Manager at Project X.

  • "The writing in The Missing Anthology is complex, experimental and exceptional in its form and content. It’s not only vulnerable and insightful, but holds real weight as each and every word is from someone who actually has a stake in what they are penning onto paper."
    VOUGE SINGAPORE

    "No one is more aware of what is said about sex workers than sex workers themselves. There is, of course, hurt and anger in response. Yet the pages of The Missing Anthology show that there’s also great strength, agency and resilience ... Their [the contributors] work encourages us to hold true to our experiences and claim our right to tell our own stories, no matter what others say."
    Mekong Review

    “This book is as necessary a reading as any about the nation, for behind these stories, the country finds an unwritten one of its own."
    Diana Rahim — visual artist, writer, community worker and editor of Beyond The Hijab

    “It is a rare privilege to see the world through these eyes — to be reminded of the shared, challenging, and beautiful gift of life in all its forms. I am honoured to recommend this work. It is vital, human, and, above all, true."
    Eva Oh, also known as 'Mistress Eva' — award winning International Dominatrix

  • Paperback, 140pp
    Product size: 125 x 200mm
    ISBN: 978-981-94-1956-2 (paperback) | 978-981-94-1955-5 (e-book)
    Weight: 200g
    Pub date: 9 March 2025

  • The book is currently available in Singapore, the United Kingdom (London) and Poland (Warsaw and Krakow).

    Singapore: Kinokuniya Singapore, Book Bar (in-store), Wormhole Books, Sea Breeze Books, Knuckles & Notch (in-store)

    United Kingdom: Round Table Books, Gay's the Word Bookshop

    Poland: Tajfuny

  • You can get the digital edition of The Missing Anthology via these platforms: