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23–26 May 2024
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23 May (Thursday)

AFCC Opening Keynote: The Many Forms of Curiosity
23 May | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
Andrea Wang Geraldine Teo-Zuzarte Myra Loke Jeffrey Tan
Collage: the extraordinary power of an artform in encouraging speech and sparking curiosity
23 May | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Joanna Maneckji
Weaving the SEA: Championing Southeast Asian Cultures
23 May | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod
Andrea Pasion-Flores Dante Francis M. Ang II Dominador Buhain Kristine Mandigma Charisse Aquino-Tugade
Staying Curious! Harnessing the Power of Books in the Outdoors
23 May | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Possibility Room
Muhammad bin Kamit
Saktong Pamilya? A Whimsical Look at the Filipino Child’s Family Dynamics
23 May | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Presentation | English | Country Booth
Dominic Agsaway Joshene Bersales
The Curious Case of Singing a Story
23 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Serene Choo Adia Tay
Mastering Mindfulness Through Narratives with Dimity Powell
23 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Dimity Powell Priyanka Shahra
The Poet’s Toolkit
23 May | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Sally Murphy
Let’s Paint a World Together!
23 May | 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Workshop | English | Country Booth
Bea Mandapat Danielle Florendo
Inspire and Ignite: A Cross-Cultural Storytelling Adventure
23 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Ping-Shi Kao Amanda Ruiqing Flynn
From Parenting to Publishing: Seeing a Need and Stepping Up
23 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Kimberly Lee Liyana Taff Myra Loke
Surrealism in Children’s Illustration
23 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Adriena Fong J.H. Low Zeno Sworder Dimity Powell
Curiosity in City Narrative – Hong Kong Children’s Picture Books
23 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation | English | L5, Imagination Room
Michelle Chan Hu Wei
Creating children’s curiosity: A Peek into the Lives of Inspiring People
23 May | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Imelda Naomi Low Lai Chow Priscilla Hoon-Tan Shawn Tan Melanie Lee
More than a Village: Connecting 7,641 Islands One Book at a Time
23 May | 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Aklat Alamid Carlo Ebeo KB Meniado Xi Zuq Daniel Lorenzo Mariano

24 May (Friday)

The Illustrator’s Playground: Drawing Place and Space in Picture Books
24 May | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
Rommel Joson Daniel Lorenzo Mariano
Practicing Peace with Children through Community Peace Libraries
24 May | 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Presentation | English | L5, Imagination Room
Raissa Avery Marfa Katie Day
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
叶俊良 (Chun-Liang Yeh) Lawrence Schimel Adan Jimenez
Igniting the Spark: STEM through the Magic of Stories
24 May | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Diana Elizabeth Grace Victoria
Reclaiming our Narrative: Decolonising Content and Community
24 May | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Charisse Aquino-Tugade Luis P. Gatmaitan Carlo Ebeo
Rooted in Affirmation: Talking About Physical Appearances in Picture Books
24 May | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Ames Chen Joseph Namara Hollis Rachelyn Gordon Andeasyand (Nurulhuda Izyan)
Green Pea Monster Poetry Workshop
24 May | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Sara Patricia Kelly
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
Aldy Aguirre Angela Erickson
Creating Curiosity in Picture Books
24 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Evelyn Sue Wong Katherine Wallace Namita Moolani Mehra Pippa Chorley
The Legend of Uta Cave: A Storytelling with Aklat Alamid
24 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Storytelling | English | Country Booth
Aklat Alamid Danielle Florendo
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
Soumya Ayer Pippa Chorley
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
Glenda C. Oris Charlene Shepherdson
Developing Curious Young Writers through Invented Spelling
24 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
Hannah Sim Low Ying Ping
Mindfulness for Asian Youths Workshop - Discovering the Secrets of Polderstein 13
24 May | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Germaine Tan Liew Shiang Hui
Across Worlds: Translating Our Myths and Folktales
24 May | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Chong Lingying Hafiz Rashid Nur-El-Hudaa Jaffar
Inclusive Co-creation: Picture Books with Southeast Asian Art & Music
24 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Wenny Yosselina
Picture books: Unlocking Wonder and Invention
24 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod
Amelia Jaishree Elaine Lee Kate Brundage
Intricacies of Illustrations: Storytelling meets Artistry
24 May | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Lecture | English | L5, Possibility Room
Emila Yusof Aida Abdul Rahim
Textiles, Cultures, Narratives: Representing the Philippine Culture through Storybooks
24 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Cheeno Marlo Sayuno Danielle Florendo Liwliwa Malabed Joel Donato Ching Jacob
Picture Perfect Prose: Understanding Writing and Illustration
24 May | 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Zeno Sworder
The Varieties of Literary Expression in Children’s Literature in Nusantara
24 May | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod
Muhammed Shahril Shaik Abdullah Adib Kosnan
“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
Pham Thi Hoai Anh
Kulay: Breathing Colour into Philippine Children’s Books
24 May | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Danielle Florendo Fran Alvarez Jaime Bauza Liza Flores Daniel Lorenzo Mariano

25 May (Saturday)

The Visual Decoder for Stories
25 May | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Goh Ai Yat Joyce Chua
Once Upon a Green World – Saving the Environment Through a Child’s Eyes
25 May | 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Janice Khoo Lianne Ong Pauline Loh Sarah Ang
Writing Watercress
25 May | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Lecture | English | L16, The Pod
Andrea Wang Melanie Lee
Walk the Philippines! An Interactive Storytelling Tour for Families
25 May | 10:00 am – 11:00 am
| English | Country Booth
Charisse Aquino-Tugade Noesis Marquez Virgie Nicodemus
Playing With Food: Creating Worlds of Flavour in KidLit
25 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Panel | English | L5, Imagination Room
Atiqah Halim Jessica Leman Johanes Park Low Lai Chow Alan John
How The Publishing Industry is Grappling with A.I. Now
25 May | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Joel Donato Ching Jacob Mindy Pang Christine Chong
Feel the Kilig: What Makes a Filipino Love Story Unique?
25 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod
KB Meniado Mae Coyiuto Evangeline Encabo
Note by Note: A Curious Exploration into Children’s Songwriting
25 May | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Katherine Wallace
生态故事: 探索自然与人类的共生之道
Stories of Nature: Exploring how Humans can Co-exist with Nature
25 May | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Panel | Chinese | CTPL Programme Room 2
陈帅 (Chen Shuai) 朱婉歆 (Chu Wan Xin) 许增巧 (Hsu Tseng Chiao) 徐海娜 (Xu Haina)
Mom’s Best Playdough Activities: Wild Animals
25 May | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop | English | Country Booth
Mary Ann Ordinario
[CANCELLED] The Curious Case of A Picture Book Creator: A Conversation with Baek Heena
25 May | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Conversation | English | Korean | L16, The Pod
Baek Heena Charles Santoso
Vibrant Afterlives: Reshaping Ancient Chinese Mythologies for Young Readers through Webcomics
25 May | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Presentation | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Yan Du 林增如 (Lim Cheng Tju)
Illustrators Portfolio Review
25 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
| English | L5, Imagination Room
Beth Parrocha Chen Ziyue Claire Low J.H. Low Joseph Namara Hollis Joyceline See Tully Kim Minhae Sim Ee Waun
Chloe and the Kaishao Boys
25 May | 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Conversation | English | Country Booth
Mae Coyiuto
Indonesian Folktales Through the Eyes of Local and International Publishers
25 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
Murti Bunanta Ho Lee-Ling (Stephanie)
English is Not the Only Fruit: Embracing Linguistic Diversity in Children’s Literature
25 May | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Andrea Wang Joel Donato Ching Jacob Josephine Chia Hwee Goh
來自清水的孩子: 通过漫画揭示战后台湾
The Boy from Clearwater: Uncovering Post-war Taiwan Through Comics
25 May | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Lecture | Chinese | L16, The Pod
周见信 (Zhou Jian Xin) 林增如 (Lim Cheng Tju)
From Manuscript to Print : A Guide in Picture Book Editing
25 May | 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Lawrence Schimel
Draw with Beth
25 May | 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop | English | Country Booth
Beth Parrocha
Bookwatch: PG13-Romances
25 May | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Anittha Thanabalan Joyce Chua Lauren Ho Lee Wen-yi
COF Philippines Night
25 May | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Special Event | English | L1, Plaza

26 May (Sunday)

Outside the Box: Navigating Textbook Creation in K-12 Philippines
26 May | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Panel | English | Country Booth
Evangeline Encabo The Inteligente Publishing, Inc.
Book to Screen: The Business of Adaptation
26 May | 9:00 am – 11:15 am
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
Bernice Low Justin Deimen Colin Goh
Beyond the Text: A Picture Book Translation Masterclass
26 May | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Masterclass | English | L5, Imagination Room
Lawrence Schimel
[CANCELLED] Baek Heena: Storytelling Through Miniature Worlds
26 May | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lecture | English | Korean | CTPL Programme Room 1
Baek Heena Woo Yen Yen
Pamana: The Storytelling Tradition in the Lives of Filipino Children in the Diaspora
26 May | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Camille Faylona Claire Betita De Guzman Migs Bravo Dutt Charisse Aquino-Tugade
[Session Rescheduled] We need a hero! A Green Superhero!
26 May | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Louisa Joanne Lee
Acah-acah, dah lancar!
Acah-acah, dah lancar!
26 May | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Presentation | Malay | CTPL Programme Room 2
Amanah Mustafi Mohd Fuad Bin Salim (Mohd Fuad Bin Salim)
Writer’s Pitch
26 May | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
| English | L5, Possibility Room
Joyceline See Tully Mindy Pang Priti Sharma Ruth Wan Shreya Davies Sim Ee Waun
Bringing Books and Children Together: The International Board of Books on Young People in the Asia-Pacific: An IBBY Panel
26 May | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
To Agent or not to Agent?
26 May | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Panel | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Emily Lim-Leh Lauren Ho Namita Moolani Mehra Priti Sharma
从烟囱说起——新加坡绘本创作中的文本在地化历程
Let’s Start with the Chimney: The Journey of Creating Singapore’s Localised Picture Books
26 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Workshop | Chinese | L5, Possibility Room
郑婉妮 (Cheng Wan-Ni )
CURIOUSER & CURIOUSER:  A Workshop in Visual Storytelling
26 May | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Colin Goh David Liew
出版跨文化童书绘本：挑战与愿景
Publishing Cross-Cultural Picture Books: Challenges and Perspectives
26 May | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Panel | Chinese | L16, The Pod
叶俊良 (Chun-Liang Yeh) 林得楠 (Denon Lim Denan) 戴芸 (Dai Yun)
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Stories come Alive! Instilling the love for reading in your child through story telling and reading techniques
26 May | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Workshop | Malay | CTPL Programme Room 2
Noretta Jacob Nori Ismail Bocquillion
The Pencil Who Could Not Write
26 May | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Storytelling | English | Country Booth
Evangeline Encabo Mary Ann Ordinario
Going with the flow: A Hands-on Look at the Picture Book Making Process
26 May | 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 1
Joseph Namara Hollis
Beyond Exams: Raising a curious, thinking child through books
26 May | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
Emily Lim-Leh Sim Ee Waun Srividhya Mohan Joyceline See Tully
On The World Stage: Promoting Southeast Asian and Asian Stories
26 May | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Jessica Leman Johanes Park June CL Tan Xi Zuq Chong Lingying
通过绘本探索大自然
Exploring Nature through Picture Books
26 May | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Workshop | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room
许增巧 (Hsu Tseng Chiao)
Locust Wings Take Flight: A Session on Character Creation
26 May | 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Workshop | English | Country Booth
Joel Donato Ching Jacob
AFCC Translation Hackathon
26 May | 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Workshop | English | CTPL Programme Room 2
Amanda Ruiqing Flynn Nur-El-Hudaa Jaffar
Creating Stories from the Heart: A Conversation with Satomi Ichikawa
26 May | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Conversation | English | L16, The Pod
Satomi Ichikawa Zed Yeo
Fish Out of Water: Dealing with Difficult Topics in Filipino Children’s Literature
26 May | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Aldy Aguirre Beth Parrocha Glenda C. Oris Mary Ann Ordinario Charisse Aquino-Tugade
通过漫画小说叙述历史故事
Using Graphic Novels to Tell Historical Stories
26 May | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Workshop | Chinese | CTPL Programme Room 1
周见信 (Zhou Jian Xin)
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