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The inaugural Asian Festival of Children’s Content is set to take place May 6-9 in Singapore, and word is quickly spreading that this is a not-to-be-missed event! The National Book Development Council of Singapore, which has been organizing the highly successful Asian Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference (ACWIC) for the past 10 years, has decided to take a slightly new approach this year by combining it with three new symposiums to form the Asian Festival of Children’s Content. Jade Yong, Marketing Director for the festival tells us:
Writers, illustrators, school teachers, publishers, librarians, literary agents, distributors and retailers, translators, technology solution providers and other media professionals related to the world of children’s content will find this to be a learning event that they cannot afford to miss. We are expecting about 300 to 400 delegates from all over Asia, Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe to attend the event.
Over 70 speakers will be at the festival, and some familiar names to PaperTigers’ readers include: Holly Thompson (Japan), Daphne Lee (Malaysia), Rukhsana Khan (Canada), Naomi Kojima (Japan), Uma Krishnaswami (USA), and Christopher Cheng (Australia). Since, unfortunately, no one from PaperTigers will be able to attend the festival this year, we look forward to hearing from those of you attending! If you send us feedback, we will be happy to share your impressions, discoveries and/or photos with our readers.
The schedule for the festival has been released and is as follows:
Asian Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference~ May 6-8, 2010
The Asian Children’s Writers and Illustrators Conference (ACWIC) will celebrate children’s books, provide access to children’s literature with Asian content, and promote the writing and publication of Asian children’s books. By providing great workshops and networking opportunities, this conference aims to actively promote and foster the exchange of ideas on the global market.
The conference is broken down into seven tracks: New Media Technologies & Children’s Content, Alchemy of Writing, Illustrators’ Palette, Librarian’s Menu, Publishers’ Daily Bread, Marketing and Distribution—Creating Bestsellers, and ACWIC Highlights. The detailed scheduled is here.
Asian Children’s Publishers Symposium~ May 8, 2010
The Asian Children’s Publishers Symposium (ACPS) will consist of workshops from leading players within the industry and interactive panel discussions led by professionals, all designed to foster knowledge, learning and strategies for building a successful children’s publishing industry.
Asian Primary & Preschool Teachers Con
The Asian Children’s Festival takes place November 21 – 29 in Singapore. Click here to see the KidsASIA! activities being offered at The Plaza, National Library Building and here to view the Fringe activities being offered at local libraries. Librarian and programme director, Ms. Haryani Othman says “2009 marks the tenth anniversary of ACF and we are BIGGER, BOLDER and BETTER this year! Kids can expect lots of exciting activities from ACF this year. Plus, what’s totally new this year is that we have got segments for parents too. All these programmes and workshops are free of charge too!”
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The National Library Board of Singapore is proud to present the 9th Annual Asian Children’s Festival taking place from Nov 15 - 23. Started in 2001, the Asian Children’s Festival (ACF) promotes children’s literacy by providing opportunities for the creative and joyous learning of Asian content and culture among children. The free events, held at libraries throughout Singapore, feature internationally renowned children’s storytellers, writers, illustrators and puppeteers.
KidsASIA, the festival highlight and anchor event, will take place Nov 15 and 16 at Singapore’s National Library. This event showcases the culture, heritage and flavours of Asian communities, and families are encouraged to attend and “discover what makes growing up in Asia so special”. Five zones will be set up where families can enjoy hands-on activities (try the ancient marital art Aikido!) , or can sit back and be entertained by talented young musicians, dancers and storytellers.
Singapore librarian Ms. Chris Koh, tells me that this year a new program will debut at the festival - the Young Author’s Club. On Nov 15 at the Central Public Library, the Young Author’s Club will launch its audio books, adapted from stories written by 9 to 12 year olds and brought to life through the voices of 13 and 14 year olds from local schools. A story writing competition is also being held, with the grand winner receiving a scholarship to the Young Author’s Scheme.
Check out the Fringe Activites programme and see all the events being held throughout the week at local libraries! This year, attendance at the Asian Children’s Festival is expected to exceed 300,000. We would love to hear about your experiences if you attend!
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