Children’s Literature Lecture & Awards Presentation

Our distinguished speaker is Nancy Johnson who is a professor of English/language arts education at Western Washington University teaches courses in children’s literature, young adult literature, English/language arts methods, and writing. Johnson is the co-author of The Wonder of It All: When Literature and Literacy Intersect, as well as three books about literature circles. She has served on the Caldecott and Newbery selection committees, and was honored by the International Reading Association as the recipient of the Arbuthnot Award for the teaching and advocacy of children’s literature.

iStory: An Invitation, Challenge, and Dare

Story connects us across time, place and culture. It is as ancient as a human experience and as fresh as a download onto a wireless device. This lecture invites, challenges, and dares us all to commit to the “i” – identity, information, imagination, illumination – to keep story alive, even (and especially) in a high tech world.

The Literature Lecture and Awards Presentation will be graced by Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Education, Ms Sim Ann. The Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award (HABA) 2013 and the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award (SAPBA) 2013 winners will be announced during the Award Presentation.

Registration is required. 

Programme

7.00pm Arrival of Guests

7.15pm Guest to be seated

7.25pm Arrival of Guest-of-Honour, Ms Sim Ann

7.30pm              Lecture – Istory: An Invitation, Challenge and Dare by Nancy Johnson

7.50pm Performance: It’s All In a Book by The Learning Connections

8.00pm Prize Presentation – Young Author Award

8.05pm Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2013 Chief Judge Dr Ken Spillman

8.10pm              SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013 Chief Judge Mr Nury Vittachi

8.15pm Prize Presentation - Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2013 and SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013

8.30pm              Reception

End of programme

Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2013

HABA with a prize of S$10,000, is presented biennially for an outstanding book for children, to recognise and inspire excellence in children’s literature published in Singapore. The judges for HABA 2013 are Dr Ken Spillman (Australia) as Chief Judge, Daphne Lee (Malaysia), Anushka Ravishankar (India), Dr Myra Bacsal (Singapore) and Norlizah Mohd Juffri (Singapore).

The Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award 2013 was awarded to Where's Grandma by Edmund Lim, illustrated by Tan Zixi.

SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013

SAPBA with a total prize of S$10,000, is presented to an outstanding unpublished picture book with a distinctly Asian theme. The judges for SAPBA 2013 are Nury Vittachi (Hong Kong) as Chief Judge, Chris Cheng (Australia), Naomi Kojima (Japan), Candy Gourlay (Philippines/UK) and Corinne Robson (Canada).

The SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013 was awarded to Debra Chong from Singapore (author category) and Bolormaa Baansansuren from Mongolia / Japan (illustrator category).

From left to right: Edmund Lim (Author, HABA), Tan Zixi (Illustrator, HABA), Debra Chong (Author, SAPBA), Bolormaa Baasansuren (Illustrator, SAPBA).