Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2024 : Curiosity
Festival Highlights
Join us at the Translation Forum
The 2024 AFCC Translation Forum continues to spotlight the diversity of our stories and the role of translation in promoting the diverse stories and cultures. Try your hand at translating picture books with Lawrence Schimel at his masterclass too! Find out more here!
The AFCC Translation Forum is supported by the National Translation Committee.
See you at the Publishing Forum
The AFCC Publishing Forum brings together writers, publishers, editors and industry experts from different facets of the book industry to discuss and address current issues in the publishing world.
Topics at this year's forum will look at how the publishing industry is coping with the rapid advancement of A.I.; the promotion of Southeast Asian and Asian stories; and tackling the issue of agent representation. Find out more here!
Country of Focus: AFCC Stories
Hear from our contributors from AFCC Country of Focus Philippines in this series of essays as they share about topics close to their hearts. Read about writing for children amid A.I., how literary productions develop in response to changing contemporary social, cultural, and political landscapes, and more!
Hear about the inspiration behind our key visual!
We are excited to feature Beth Parrocha as the illustrator for the key visual this year. A renowned children’s book illustrator in the Philippines, she is also the founding member of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK), the Philippines’ first and only organisation of artists dedicated to children’s illustration.
Hear more about how this year’s theme of Curiosity guided her creative process here.
Festival Updates
Be part of the AFCC Book Fair
Calling all bookstores and publishers: secure your AFCC Book Fair booths now and join us in fostering a sense of wonder and imagination! More details here!
Register for the Writer's Pitch!
Book a date with our panel of publishers and publishing representatives at AFCC. Pitch your unpublished manuscript or book idea to get feedback on your work and maybe even have it picked up by one of the representatives that you’ll meet! Sign-ups end on 3 May 2024. Learn more here!
Sign up for the Illustrators Portfolio Review!
The Illustrators Portfolio Review provides an opportunity for illustrators (emerging or practising) with an available body of work to book an exclusive, one-on-one consultation session with renowned illustrators and artists for feedback on their portfolio and receive tips on improving their techniques. Find out more here!
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Asian Festival of Children’s Content
The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) is the leading festival in Asia for children’s stories and young adult (YA) fiction. Targeted at writers, illustrators, translators, publishers, educators and media professionals, AFCC offers a series of exciting programmes, including panel discussions, presentations, workshops, lectures, masterclasses, networking sessions and public programmes that promote the creation and appreciation of quality children's literature and YA with a focus on Asian themes.
