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.
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!
Country of Focus: AFCC Stories
Hear from our contributors from AFCC Country of Focus Philippines in this series of essays as they share about topics close to their hearts. Read about writing for children amid A.I., how literary productions develop in response to changing contemporary social, cultural, and political landscapes, and more!
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!
COF Philippines Programmes
Co-organised with the National Book Development Board (NBDB), the COF Philippines programmes are a celebration of the rich and diverse filipino literary culture. From the likes of Severino Reyes' fantastical tales of Lola Basyang, to Mars Ravelo's comics protagonists like Darna, Dyesebel, Captain Barbell and Lastikman who reflected the issues of their time, to more modern depictions of lore and social norms like Eugene Evasco's YA novel, Anina ng mga Alon and Budjette Tan's graphic novel-turned-Netflix series, Trese, the Philippines and its kidlit/YA industry and creatives offer a smorgasbord of stories that surely reflect and resonate with both local and international readers. See the full lineup of programmes here!
Catch June CL Tan at AFCC!
June CL Tan is the author of the internationally bestselling Jade Fire Gold and the Darker By Four duology. Her books have garnered multiple starred reviews from Kirkus and BCCB, and are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections. In 2021, she was also chosen as one of Publishers Weekly’s Flying Starts. A Singaporean raised on a diet of teh tarik, classic books, and wuxia movies, she now resides in New York City. Catch her at her Publishing Forum session, On The World Stage: Promoting Southeast Asian and Asian Stories.
Festival Updates
Register for the Writer's Pitch!
Book a date with our panel of publishers and publishing representatives at AFCC. Pitch your unpublished manuscript or book idea to get feedback on your work and maybe even have it picked up by one of the representatives that you’ll meet! Sign-ups end on 3 May 2024. Learn more here!
Sign up for the Illustrators Portfolio Review!
The Illustrators Portfolio Review provides an opportunity for illustrators (emerging or practising) with an available body of work to book an exclusive, one-on-one consultation session with renowned illustrators and artists for feedback on their portfolio and receive tips on improving their techniques. Find out more here!
AFCC Lectures
We are proud to present the AFCC 2024 Lectures, featuring renowned writers and illustrators such as Baek Heena, Emila Yusof, Andrea Wang and Zhou Jianxin, sharing on their craft and creative process. Get your tickets here!
Beyond the Text: A Picture Book Translation Masterclass
We are proud to present the AFCC 2024 Masterclass, featuring Lawrence Schimel. Understand the key principles of effective translation, from capturing the rhythm and cadence of the original text to conveying cultural nuances and idiomatic expressions with finesse. Get your tickets here! This programme is supported by the National Translation Committee.
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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.
