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Asian Festival of Children’s Content
21—24 May 2026

Festival Calendar

21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May

 

09:00am
09:15am
09:30am
9:30am – 10:30am
Illustrator’s Portfolio Review
24 May | 9:30am – 10:30am
Pitch | English | L5, Imagination Room
09:45am
10:00am
10:15am
10:30am
10:30am – 11:30am
From Page to Pixel: Turning a Story into an Animated Reality
24 May | 10:30am – 11:30am
Presentation | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
10:30am – 11:30am
Sate!
24 May | 10:30am – 11:30am
Storytelling | English | Malay | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
10:30am – 11:45am
Worlds of Fantasy Comics
24 May | 10:30am – 11:45am
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
10:45am
11:00am
11:00am – 12:30pm
கற்பனையை உயிர்ப்பித்தல்: AI யுகத்தில் வகுப்பறை முதல் புத்தக வெளியீடு வரை
Keeping Imagination Alive: From Classroom to Book Releases in the Age of AI
24 May | 11:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop | English | Tamil | L5, Imagination Room
11:00am – 12:30pm
创作无字图画书
Creating Wordless Picture Books
24 May | 11:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop | Chinese | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
11:15am
11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm
Meet the Illustrators
24 May | 11:30am – 12:30pm
Pitch | English | L5, Imagination Room
11:45am
12:00pm
12:15pm
12:30pm
12:30pm – 1:45pm
The Next Generation: Youths Making a Literary Scene
24 May | 12:30pm – 1:45pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
12:45pm
1:00pm
1:00pm – 1:30pm
Ritu In The Sun
24 May | 1:00pm – 1:30pm
Book Launch | English | L5, Possibility Room
1:00pm – 1:30pm
Kanmani & Co. (Five Friends and a Cat tackle the World)
24 May | 1:00pm – 1:30pm
Book Launch | English | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
1:00pm – 2:00pm
காற்று வாங்கப் போனேன்
Kaatru Vaanga Ponen
24 May | 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Performance | Tamil | L1, Plaza
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Drawn to Speak: Comics as a Language
24 May | 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
1:15pm
1:30pm
1:30pm – 2:30pm
故事的桥梁：用绘本连接孩子与大人
Using Picture Books to Connect Children and Adults
24 May | 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Presentation | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Meet the Editor: A Dialogue on Children’s Book Editing and Publishing
24 May | 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Masterclass | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
1:45pm
2:00pm
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Nurturing Mongolian Creators: Inside a Children’s Book Fellowship
24 May | 2:00pm – 2:30pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
2:00pm – 2:30pm
If You Were A Monkey
24 May | 2:00pm – 2:30pm
Book Launch | English | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
2:15pm
2:30pm
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Stories That Travel: Adapting from Page to Screen
24 May | 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod
2:30pm – 3:30pm
New Books by Ungu Pen
24 May | 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Book Launch | English | Malay | L1, Plaza
2:45pm
3:00pm
3:00pm – 3:30pm
New Books by Litara Foundation
24 May | 3:00pm – 3:30pm
Book Launch | English | Indonesian | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Open a Book with Sound and Touch
24 May | 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Workshop | English | L5, Possibility Room
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Reading Pictures, Translating Stories: How Picture Books Translate
24 May | 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Workshop | English | Korean | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
3:15pm
3:30pm
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Make Your Own Monster! A Picture Book Creating Workshop with The Cabin Company
24 May | 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Workshop | Japanese | L5, Imagination Room
3:45pm
4:00pm
4:00pm – 4:45pm
New Books by Armour Publishing
24 May | 4:00pm – 4:45pm
Book Launch | English | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Closing Performance: Sang Nila Utama Bangsawan Pantomime
24 May | 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Performance | Malay | L1, Plaza
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Writing Nonfiction for Young Readers: Where Facts Meet Imagination
24 May | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Masterclass | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
4:15pm
4:30pm
4:30pm – 5:45pm
When Children Judge Book Awards
24 May | 4:30pm – 5:45pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
4:45pm
5:00pm
5:15pm
5:30pm
5:45pm
6:00pm
6:15pm
6:30pm
6:45pm
7:00pm
7:15pm
7:30pm
7:45pm
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