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.
AFCC Opening Keynote: The Many Forms of Curiosity
Curiosity is a strong driving force in encouraging learning, exploration and innovation. In this opening keynote of AFCC 2024, our speakers will share about their encounters with this quality and how they have also leveraged on it in their work and or practice. More details here!
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!
Wimmelbooks Exhibitions
Embark on a journey through the enchanting world of wimmelbooks at The Whole World on One Page exhibitions, featuring selections of wimmelbooks from the International Youth Library, Munich, alongside a curated collection of Asian wimmelbooks, happening at the Plaza of the National Library Building during AFCC 2024. Extend your adventure at the companion exhibition, the Asian Children’s Literature Collection: Timeless Tales, housed on the 9th floor of the National Library building.
Festival Updates
Call for submissions for 2026 Scholastic Asian Book Award
The call for submissions for the 2026 Scholastic Asian Book Award are open, and you can submit your manuscript for the chance to win the top prize of SGD 10,000 and the chance for your manuscript to be published by Scholastic Asia. Check out the submission information here.
SBC is a nominee for the 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award!
The prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was created in 2002 by the Swedish government to promote every child’s right to great stories. This global award is given annually to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature.
For over 50 years, we have been dedicated to developing creativity, imagination, original thought, and empathy. We are thankful for this incredible recognition.
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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.
