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Asian Festival of Children’s Content
23–26 May 2024
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Festival Calendar

23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May

 

9:00am
The Illustrator’s Playground: Drawing Place and Space in Picture Books
24 May | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
9:30am
Practicing Peace with Children through Community Peace Libraries
24 May | 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Presentation | English | L5, Imagination Room
10:00am
Translation Forum Keynote: Our World of Stories—Championing Translated Children’s Books
24 May | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
10:30am
Igniting the Spark: STEM through the Magic of Stories
24 May | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Reclaiming our Narrative: Decolonising Content and Community
24 May | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Rooted in Affirmation: Talking About Physical Appearances in Picture Books
24 May | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
11:00am
Boys Don’t Fry
24 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Book Launch | English | L1, Plaza
11:30am
Green Pea Monster Poetry Workshop
24 May | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
12:00pm
Smoke and Flowers: Using Artworks to Retell Martial Law in the Philippines
24 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
Creating Curiosity in Picture Books
24 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
The Legend of Uta Cave: A Storytelling with Aklat Alamid
24 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Storytelling | English | Country Booth
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
Bridging real and imagined worlds: museum artefacts in children’s books foster curiosity
24 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Curious Girls, Personal Agency and the Search for Truth in Philippine Historical Fiction
24 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod
Developing Curious Young Writers through Invented Spelling
24 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
2:00pm
Mindfulness for Asian Youths Workshop - Discovering the Secrets of Polderstein 13
24 May | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Across Worlds: Translating Our Myths and Folktales
24 May | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
2:30pm
The Amazing Beasts of Philippine Mythology
24 May | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Book Launch | English | L1, Plaza
3:00pm
Inclusive Co-creation: Picture Books with Southeast Asian Art & Music
24 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Picture books: Unlocking Wonder and Invention
24 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod
Intricacies of Illustrations: Storytelling meets Artistry
24 May | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Lecture | English | L5, Possibility Room
3:30pm
4:00pm
Textiles, Cultures, Narratives: Representing the Philippine Culture through Storybooks
24 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
NEW LIFE - an intergenerational theatre workshop
24 May | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
The Sun is Missing
24 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Book Launch | English | L1, Plaza
4:30pm
Picture Perfect Prose: Understanding Writing and Illustration
24 May | 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
The Varieties of Literary Expression in Children’s Literature in Nusantara
24 May | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod
5:00pm
“Play hide and seek with stories” — Dive deep into the world of wordless picture books
24 May | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Possibility Room
5:30pm
Kulay: Breathing Colour into Philippine Children’s Books
24 May | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
New Titles from Epigram Books
24 May | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Book Launch | English | L1, Plaza
New Titles from Armour Publishing
24 May | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Submarine Room
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
The Whale Who Wants to Win
24 May | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Book Launch | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
7:30pm
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