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25–28 May 2023
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25 May (Thu) 26 May (Fri) 27 May (Sat) 28 May (Sun)

 

25 May (Thursday)

AFCC 2023 Keynote: Play!
25 May | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Panel | L16, The Pod
Daniel Miyares Fei Victor Lim Marie-Aude Murail Sadie-Jane Nunis
Discovering Singapore through Young People’s Eyes
25 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
David Liew Melanie Lee Pippa Chorley William Sim
Working towards the UN SDGs in Norwegian Libraries
25 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Linn T. Sunne Tone Larssen Rogne Katie Day
Let’s Play with A.I. Writing Tools
25 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Christine Chong
Exploring the World through the Music of Words
25 May | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Sara Patricia Kelly
Let’s Go M.A.D. (Make A Difference) with Picture Books!
25 May | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Amelia Jaishree Elaine Lee Evelyn Wong
Art of Adaptation: From Mr Midnight, MISI, Knietzsche to Sherlock Sam
25 May | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Afiq Salam Anja von Kampen Nazry Salam Ray Tan Teh Su Ching Galen Yeo
如何为家里的小小读者选合适的书
Selecting Suitable Books for Your Young Reader
25 May | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Panel | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room
阿甲 (Ajia) 黄美萍 (Jane Wee) 王淑芬 (Wang Shu Fen) 林美莲博士 (Lum May Lin)
Author Visits 101: Using Humour to Engage and Inspire
25 May | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Oliver Phommavanh Denise Tan
Smurfs: The Challenge of Translating Image and Text into Chinese
25 May | 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
Emilie Bettega Karine A Lespinasse
Play for All: Making the Arts Accessible
25 May | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Claire Teo Hidayah Amin Jaspreet Kaur Sekhon Quek Hong Shin Luanne Poh
Picture Perfect: A Visual Storytelling Workshop
25 May | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Cindy Poh
Talking Images: The Universal Language of Wordless Picture Books
25 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Canato Jimo Smit Zaveri Ben Lai
சிறார் தமிழ் இலக்கியம் ஓர் ஆய்வு
An Exploration of Children’s Tamil Literature
25 May | 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Panel | English | Tamil | L5, Imagination Room
Rama Vairavan சூர்யரத்னா (Suriya Rethnna) Vizhiyan திருமதி இரத்தினமாலா பரிமளம் (Rathinamala Parimalam)
Time to Seriously Play!
25 May | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Paul Adams
Keeping Traditions and Memories Alive: A Conversation with Lee Uk-bae
25 May | 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Lee Uk-bae Darel Seow
Books by Armour Publishing
25 May | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Book Launch | L1, Plaza

26 May (Friday)

GOAL#14: Reflections on Imaginative Storytelling to Promote Ocean Conservation
26 May | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Claire Stuckey Kate Brundage
Stories with a Twist: A Deep-dive into Improvisational Storytelling
26 May | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Elizabeth Chua Geraldine Teo-Zuzarte
“Bebas bersuara”: Addressing Gender-based Violence through Malaysian Youth Literature and Film          
26 May | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
Sharifah Aishah Osman Okky Madasari
Writing with Purpose: Our Stories to Tell
26 May | 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Panel | L16, The Pod
Hanna Alkaf Lee Uk-bae Xiran Jay Zhao Melanie Lee
Helping Kids Deal with Anxiety After the Pandemic
26 May | 10:30 am – 11:45 am
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Ashley Chew Jane De Suza Oliver Phommavanh Jenny Faith Koh
Promoting Reading and Expression Through Comics
26 May | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
Razina Akhter Sarah A. Evans Zed Yeo (Benedict Yeo)
The Secret Lives of Book Reviewers
26 May | 10:45 am – 11:45 am
Presentation | L16, The Pod
Hwee Goh Low Ying Ping Kim Beeman
Word Play and The Power of Poetry
26 May | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Nikki Grimes
Ingatan Masa Kecil (Memory of Childhood)
26 May | 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Book Launch | L1, Plaza
Documenting Picture Books: From Tokenism to Inclusivity
26 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
Canato Jimo Smit Zaveri Jane Hayes
Don’t Be Afraid of the Funny
26 May | 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Colin Goh Oliver Phommavanh
Reading Children’s Books through the Lens of Gender Equality
26 May | 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Pham Thi Hoai Anh
Having Fun with Languages: Learning Mother Tongue in Innovative Ways
26 May | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
梁郡夏 (Cassia Leong) Norlin Samat ராணி கண்ணா (Rani Kanna) Angela Yang
Nomik: Apabila Dunia Perkataan dan Visual Bertembung!
Nomik: When the World of Words and Visual Collide!
26 May | 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Panel | Malay | L5, Imagination Room
Afiq Salam Nazry Salam Nur Khairiah Herman Rothman
Bringing the Gothic into Southeast Asian Stories
26 May | 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Tutu Dutta Angela Erickson
What Should Children be Reading?
26 May | 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Denise Tan Kim Beeman Lianne Ong Mukhlis Abu Bakar Nur Azeezah Fakrudin Loh Chin Ee
The Toad Who Brought the Rain - an intergeneration storytelling theatre workshop
26 May | 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 3
Jeffrey Tan
Grandma’s Tiger
26 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
| L1, Plaza
工作坊：用插画赋予意义
Creating Meaning with Illustration
26 May | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Workshop | Chinese | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
林柏廷 (Lin Bo Ting)
The Language of Images: Deciphering Meaning and Intent
26 May | 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Daniel Miyares Jiwone Lee Darel Seow
In Search of Metaphor: Finding Words That Sing
26 May | 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
ArunDitha Nikki Grimes Sara Patricia Kelly Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé
The Missing Pages
26 May | 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Performance | L1, Plaza
Mari Kita Bermain! Ally di Taman Permainan
Let’s Play! Ally at the Playground
26 May | 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Workshop | Malay | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Norlin Samat
Translating Middle Grade Books
26 May | 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Workshop | L5, Imagination Room
Hendarto Setiadi
Publishers’ Networking Event
26 May | 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Special Event | L5, Possibility Room
Marie-Aude Murail: Lessons in Rewriting
26 May | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Lecture | L16, The Pod
Marie-Aude Murail Evelyn Wong

27 May (Saturday)

Different and Dichotomous: Gender Stereotypes in Selected Children’s Books
27 May | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
Lisa Zuliana Binte Zulkifli Charlene Shepherdson
Keynote: Our Many Identities—Translator as Advocate and Bridge
27 May | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Panel | L16, The Pod
阿甲 (Ajia) Hendarto Setiadi Jiwone Lee Amanda Ruiqing Flynn
Cipta Nomik Anda Sendiri: Menulis & Menggambarkan
Create Your Own Nomik: Writing & Illustrating
27 May | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Workshop | Malay | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Afiq Salam Nazry Salam
Blending the Real and the Imagined: A Conversation with Xiran Jay Zhao
27 May | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
| L5, Possibility Room
Xiran Jay Zhao Pippa Chorley
Discovering Visual Edutainment Tools: Effective Storytelling Through Info-comics
27 May | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop | L5, Imagination Room
Josef Lee
排版、写作与插画风格新尝试
Experimenting with Form and Style
27 May | 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Panel | Chinese | L5, Possibility Room
戴芸 (Dai Yun) Lee Uk-bae 林柏廷 (Lin Bo Ting) 王淑芬 (Wang Shu Fen) 余广达 (Patrick Yee )
Level Up: Making Learning Fun for Children with Dyslexia
27 May | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Shaun Low
Publishing Translated Kidlit: Challenges and Opportunities
27 May | 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Hendarto Setiadi Le My Ai 童若轩 (Tung Roh Suan) Chong Lingying
Books by Chew Lee Ching
27 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Book Launch | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 3
Travelling with Brocolily
27 May | 11:15 am – 11:45 am
Performance | L1, Plaza
Draw and Tell Me a Story!
27 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Performance | L1, Plaza
Colin Goh Oliver Phommavanh
பயன்மிக்க வாசிப்புத் திட்டங்கள் : தமிழ்நாடு எப்படிச் செய்கிறது
Effective Reading Initiatives: How Tamil Nadu Does It
27 May | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Presentation | Tamil | L5, Imagination Room
Vizhiyan அழகுநிலா (Azhagunila)
Across SEAs: Working With Collaborators in The Region
27 May | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Gina Chew Kifurai Nadhir Nor Shreya Davies
Ordinary Hazards: My Journey With Words
27 May | 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Lecture | L16, The Pod
Nikki Grimes Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips
Travelling with Brocolily
27 May | 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Performance | L1, Plaza
What Ants Do on Very Dry Days
27 May | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Book Launch | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 3
What’s New in Middle Grade?
27 May | 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Erika Turner Mindy Pang Kate Brundage
Writing with Fire
27 May | 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Josephine Chia Pauline Loh Xiran Jay Zhao Leslie W
Illustration Styles: A DRAW OFF!!
27 May | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Kifurai Nadhir Nor
Scholastic Asia Picture Book Launch Party
27 May | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Book Launch | L5, Possibility Room
Shedding the Light on Dark Topics
27 May | 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Anja von Kampen Hanna Alkaf Marie-Aude Murail Geraldine Teo-Zuzarte

28 May (Sunday)

大师班: 翻译绘本的艺术
Masterclass: Translating Picture Books with Ajia
28 May | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Masterclass | Chinese | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
阿甲 (Ajia)
我们一起动手制作图书
Paper Play: Picture Book Crafting with Wang Shu Fen
28 May | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Workshop | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room
王淑芬 (Wang Shu Fen)
The Art of Licensing: How to Unlock Your IP
28 May | 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Colin Goh Jo Lusby Carlene Tan
The Role of the Translator in the Age of AI
28 May | 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Panel | L16, The Pod
Helen Wang Nguyen Thanh Nam Susan Xu Yun Meng How
Books by Marshall Cavendish International
28 May | 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Book Launch | L1, Plaza
A Focus on the Bai Meigui: Promoting Translation through Competitions
28 May | 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Amanda Ruiqing Flynn Helen Wang Hongyu Jasmine Zhu Joy Huang 童若轩 (Tung Roh Suan) Wong Kwang Han
The Chatbot Made Me Do It
28 May | 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Erika Turner Simon Chesterman Lee Siew Weng
穿越中国朝代之旅: 桌游工作坊
Play and Learn in a “Journey Through China’s Magnificent Dynasties”
28 May | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Workshop | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room
张明祥 (Tew Beng Siong)
Books by Homely Hammock
28 May | 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Book Launch | L1, Plaza
Telling Local Stories for a Global Audience: The Highs, Lows and Alamak Nos
28 May | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Lecture | L16, The Pod
Hanna Alkaf Donna Lim
Mastering Middle Grade: An Editing Masterclass
28 May | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Masterclass | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Erika Turner
Why Children Should Read World Literature
28 May | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Jiwone Lee Lucia Obi Pham Thi Hoai Anh Fa’izah Ahmad
Writer’s Pitch
28 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Pitch | L5, Imagination Room
Ariel Lee Felicia Low-Jimenez Jo Lusby Mindy Pang
My Miracle Ear (Telinga Ajaibku)
28 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Book Launch | L1, Plaza
Publishing Opportunities in Asia
28 May | 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Felicia Low-Jimenez Jo Lusby Chong Lingying
Books by Difference Engine
28 May | 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Book Launch | L1, Plaza
Bringing Translation to the Classroom
28 May | 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
梁郡夏 (Cassia Leong) Mohini Gupta Pham Thi Hoai Anh Nur-El-Hudaa Jaffar
Illustrators Portfolio Review
28 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Pitch | L5, Imagination Room
Daniel Miyares David Liew 林柏廷 (Lin Bo Ting)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Strategies and Ruses
28 May | 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Book Launch | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 3
Books by Low Lai Chow
28 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Book Launch | L1, Plaza
What You Eat is What You Write
28 May | 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Emily Lim-Leh Joyce Chng Namita Moolani Mehra Sim Ee Waun
请陪我“读”这本书！
Let’s Play-read Together!
28 May | 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop | Chinese | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
王淑芬 (Wang Shu Fen)
Media Pitch
28 May | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Pitch | L5, Imagination Room
Anja von Kampen Carlene Tan Esan Sivalingam Nicholas Oh Jyotirmoy Saha
Once Upon My Time… Creating digital memoirs together
28 May | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 3
Amit Virmani
10 Years of Sherlock Sam: Journeying Through Singapore and Around the World
28 May | 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
A.J. Low 阿甲 (Ajia) Chen Min Drewscape Maya Gavankar Meihan Boey
For the Love of Dance: The Extraordinary Beginnings of Mr & Mrs Bhaskar
28 May | 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Book Launch | L1, Plaza
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