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25 May (Thursday)

AFCC 2023 Keynote: Play!
25 May | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Panel | L16, The Pod
Marie Aude-Murail
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
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
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
王淑芬 (Wang Shu Fen)
Exploring the World through the Music of Words
25 May | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Sara Patricia Kelly
Author Visits 101: Using Humour to Engage and Inspire
25 May | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Oliver Phommavanh
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, Imagination Room
Canato Jimo Smit Zaveri

26 May (Friday)

What Should Children be Reading?
Panel | L16, The Pod
Lianne Ong Mukhlis Abu Bakar
Promoting Reading and Expression Through Comics
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
Razina Akhter Sarah A. Evans
Keynote: Our Many Identities—Translator as Advocate and Bridge
Panel | L16, The Pod
阿甲 (Ajia) Hendarto Setiadi Jiwone Lee
工作坊：用插画赋予意义
Creating Meaning with Illustration
Workshop | Chinese | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Nomik: Apabila Dunia Perkataan dan Visual Bertembung!
Nomik: When the World of Words and Visual Collide!
Panel | Malay | L5, Imagination Room
Afiq Salam Nazry Salam Nur Khairiah
Writing with Purpose: Our Stories to Tell
Panel | L16, The Pod
Hanna Alkaf Josephine Chia Xiran Jay Zhao
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
The Secret Lives of Book Reviewers
26 May | 10:45 am – 11:45 am
Presentation | L16, The Pod
Hwee Goh Low Ying Ping
Wow Play and The Power of Poetry
26 May | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Workshop | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
Nikki Grimes
Documenting Picture Books: From Tokenism to Inclusivity
26 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
Canato Jimo Smit Zaveri
Don’t Be Afraid of the Funny
26 May | 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Reading Children’s Books through the Lens of Gender Equality
26 May | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Pham Thi Hoai Anh
Bringing the Gothic into Southeast Asian Stories
26 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation | L5, Possibility Room
Tutu Dutta
In Search of Metaphor: Finding Words That Sing
26 May | 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Nikki Grimes

27 May (Saturday)

Different and Dichotomous: Gender Stereotypes in Selected Children’s Books
Presentation | L5, Imagination Room
Lisa Zuliana Binte Zulkifli
Publishing Translated Kidlit: Challenges and Opportunities
Panel | L16, The Pod
排版、写作与插画风格新尝试
Experimenting with Form and Style
Panel | Chinese | L5, Possibility Room
戴芸 (Dai Yun)
Helping Kids Deal with Anxiety After the Pandemic
27 May | 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Oliver Phommavanh
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
Discovering Visual Edutainment Tools: Effective Storytelling Through Info-comics
27 May | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop | L5, Imagination Room
Josef Lee
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
பயன்மிக்க வாசிப்புத் திட்டங்கள் : தமிழ்நாடு எப்படிச் செய்கிறது
Effective Reading Initiatives: How Tamil Nadu Does It
27 May | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Talk | Tamil | L5, Imagination Room
Vizhiyan
Ordinary Hazards: My Journey With Words
27 May | 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Lecture | L16, The Pod
Nikki Grimes
Writing with Fire
27 May | 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Shedding the Light on Dark Topics
27 May | 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Panel | L16, The Pod
Hanna Alkaf Marie Aude-Murail

28 May (Sunday)

What You Eat is What You Write
Panel | L5, Possibility Room
Bringing Translation to the Classroom
Panel | L16, The Pod
大师班: 翻译绘本的艺术
Masterclass: Translating Picture Books with Ajia
Masterclass | Chinese | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
阿甲 (Ajia)
请陪我“读”这本书！
Let’s Play-read Together!
Workshop | Chinese | L3, Drama Centre Function Room 2
王淑芬 (Wang Shu Fen)
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)
Promoting Translation through Competitions: A Focus on the Bai Meigui Translation Competition
28 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Talk | L16, The Pod
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
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