Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2018
National Library Building, Singapore
6 — 8 SEPT 2018 ♦ Singapore
The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) returns this September for its 9th edition! Enjoy 25% discount off regular prices for Masterclasses with purchase of any AFCC Festival Pass!
This year AFCC celebrates “Imagine-Asia” as the festival theme and Singapore as the Country of Focus. More than 90 local and international writers, illustrators, publishers, storytellers, educators, translators and more will gather to discuss the creation and development of Asian content for children.
AFCC 2018 features a diverse and thought-provoking line-up of over 70 talks, workshops and masterclasses across four programme tracks.
Award-winning writer Suchen Christine Lim will give the annual Children’s Literature Lecture, while we pay tribute to the late pioneer illustrator Kwan Shan Mei with a retrospective exhibition of some of her best-known illustrations. There will also be a book fair, book launches, performances and more!
Festival Highlights
Writers and Illustrators Conference
The Writers & Illustrators Conference gathers writers and illustrators to come together with publishing industry professionals to share, network, and celebrate children’s content from Asia and around the world.
Cross-Platform Summit
A crossover networking opportunity for media and literary professionals while centring on multi-platform storytelling, pitching, interactive narrative and digital marketing.
Teachers & Parents Forum
Providing teachers, educators and parents with the skills and knowledge to impart early literacy, and a love for books, writing and reading.
Country of Focus
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Singapore Book Council, AFCC celebrates Singapore as the Country of Focus this year.