The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) Writers and Illustrators retreat presents a rare chance for children’s content writers and illustrators to have their work read and critiqued by established publishing professionals. The second run of the retreat has in store for you one-on-one consultations, short workshops/activities and a chance to polish your work at AFCC’s pitching clinic! 

We are grateful to Angsana Bintan Hotels and Resorts’ (Indonesia) for their support. 

Submission Deadline

The Retreat is open to local and overseas children’s content creators writing, illustrating or creating content with an Asian focus. Only twenty six slots are available! A slot in the retreat will be given according to the merit of the work submitted. The deadline for submissions has been extended to 19 March 2017 (from 5 March 2017).

Applicants have to be aged 18 and above and are required to submit a story/illustrations, according to the submission guidelines in the link below. 

Come learn from the professionals! 

For enquiries about the retreat, please email [email protected].

Guidelines Retreat Programme

 

Retreat Facilitators

RETREAT DIRECTOR
Holly Thompson (Japan)
Author and Teacher

Holly Thompson writes fiction and poetry for children, teens and adults and is the author of the verse novels Falling into the Dragon’s Mouth; The Language Inside; and Orchards and the forthcoming lyrical picture book Twilight Chant. Longtime resident of Japan, she teaches writing in Japan, the U.S., and places in between, and serves as Co-Regional Advisor of SCBWI Japan. 

Amy Ng (Malaysia)
Editor, Illustrator, Writer, Pikaland Media

Amy Ng is a teacher, writer and a self-taught illustrator based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her blog, Pikaland, is a popular stop for illustration lovers, students and artists trying to find a balance between art, creativity and commerce. Ng is also an adjunct lecturer at The One Academy of Communication Design and has created online workshops for artists around the world, teaching them how to use their unique strengths to create their own opportunities. Her clients include Communication Arts, Marie Claire magazine, Maxis, Tesco Malaysia and Zeno Malaysia, among others.

Sayoni Basu (India)
Primary platypus, Duckbill Books

Sayoni Basu has worked with OUP, Penguin/Puffin, Scholastic and Amar Chitra Katha. She and author Anushka Ravishankar started Duckbill in 2012, which is a tiny publishing house specialising in contemporary fiction for children and young adults, where they delight in finding new voices and new stories.