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26 April (Sunday)
Words and Pictures: Editing for Comics and Graphic Novels Masterclass {category_name} {/categories} B1, CTPL Programme Room 1 Benjamin A.Wilgus comics-and-graphic-novels editing publishing industry-perspectives10:00am – 12:00pm
Words and Pictures: Editing for Comics and Graphic Novels
26 Apr | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Masterclass | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
Masterclass | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
21 May (Thursday)
The Worlds We Make: Stories and Spaces Panel {category_name} {/categories} L16, The Pod Aśka Jack Wong Lin Shiyun Denise Chan reading writing illustration worldbuilding storytelling multiplatform-adaptation9:00am – 10:30am
The Worlds We Make: Stories and Spaces
21 May | 9:00am – 10:30am
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
11:00am – 12:00pm
Happily Ever After
21 May | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presentation | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
Presentation | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Anthropomorphism & Learning to Care: Building Nature Stewardship Through Animal Stories
21 May | 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Who Cares? Building Empathy and Concern through Picture Books
21 May | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Creator's Talk | English | Korean | L16, The Pod
Creator's Talk | English | Korean | L16, The Pod
2:00pm – 3:30pm
The Power of Memories
21 May | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
2:30pm – 3:30pm
It Could be Verse: Using Free Verse to Tell Your Story
21 May | 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Worldbuilding for Picture Books: From Concept Sketch to Narrative Universe
21 May | 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
22 May (Friday)
Lost Voices, Found Words: Reclaiming the Mother Tongue Through Children’s Books in Indonesia Presentation {category_name} {/categories} L5, Possibility Room Eva Nukman Nur-El Hudaa Jafar translation language-learning history9:00am – 10:00am
Lost Voices, Found Words: Reclaiming the Mother Tongue Through Children’s Books in Indonesia
22 May | 9:00am – 10:00am
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
10:30am – 11:30am
Cerita Rakyat: Dilestarikan, atau Diolah Semula?
Folktales: To Preserve, or Fracture?
Folktales: To Preserve, or Fracture?
22 May | 10:30am – 11:30am
Presentation | English | Malay | L5, Possibility Room
Presentation | English | Malay | L5, Possibility Room
11:30am – 12:45pm
Do Book Awards Matter?
22 May | 11:30am – 12:45pm
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Myths as Nature’s Guardians: Inspiring Young Eco-Warriors through Inclusive Tales
22 May | 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
1:00pm – 2:30pm
From Bookmakers to Earthkeepers: An Eco Book Crafting Workshop
22 May | 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
2:00pm – 3:15pm
Picturing Grief in Asia: Navigating Loss Through Picture Books
22 May | 2:00pm – 3:15pm
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Storytelling in 3D: An All-round Insight into the Anatomy of a Picture Book
22 May | 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Creator's Talk | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
Creator's Talk | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Listening to the Story: How I Bring My World to Yours
22 May | 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Creator's Talk | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
Creator's Talk | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
23 May (Saturday)
The Last Laugh Workshop {category_name} {/categories} L5, Imagination Room Morris Gleitzman Shamini Flint writing humour10:00am – 11:00am
The Last Laugh
23 May | 10:00am – 11:00am
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
10:30am – 11:30am
The Worlds We Share — Peace and Friendship Through Picture Books
23 May | 10:30am – 11:30am
Panel | English | Japanese | L16, The Pod
Panel | English | Japanese | L16, The Pod
10:30am – 11:45am
Young Heroes Claiming Old Myths: Big Worlds, Bravery, and Fantasy for Kids
23 May | 10:30am – 11:45am
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
11:00am – 12:00pm
超越道德：好故事何须说教？奇思妙想自成力量
More Than Morals: Centering the Whimsy in Children’s Stories
More Than Morals: Centering the Whimsy in Children’s Stories
23 May | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Creator's Talk | Chinese | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
Creator's Talk | Chinese | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
2:30pm – 4:00pm
More Than What’s On The Page — Expanding the Horizons of a Picture Book
23 May | 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Moving Roots: An Illustrator’s Journey Between Two Worlds
23 May | 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Creator's Talk | English | L16, The Pod
Creator's Talk | English | L16, The Pod
4:30pm – 6:30pm
通过迷你书构思宏大创意
In the palm of your hand: Crafting big ideas through mini books
In the palm of your hand: Crafting big ideas through mini books
23 May | 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Masterclass | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room
Masterclass | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Writer’s Pitch
23 May | 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Pitch | English | L5, Possibility Room
Pitch | English | L5, Possibility Room
5:00pm – 6:15pm
Make Facts Fun Again: Authors & Illustrators of Children’s Non-Fiction
23 May | 5:00pm – 6:15pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
24 May (Sunday)
Illustrator’s Portfolio Review Pitch {category_name} {/categories} L5, Imagination Room Chloe Chang EorG (Evelyn Ghozalli) Tori Tadiar Vitali Konstantinov Philip Giordano illustration9:30am – 10:30am
Illustrator’s Portfolio Review
24 May | 9:30am – 10:30am
Pitch | English | L5, Imagination Room
Pitch | English | L5, Imagination Room
10:30am – 11:45am
Worlds of Fantasy Comics
24 May | 10:30am – 11:45am
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
11:00am – 12:30pm
创作无字图画书
Creating Wordless Picture Books
Creating Wordless Picture Books
24 May | 11:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop | Chinese | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
Workshop | Chinese | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
11:30am – 12:30pm
Meet the Illustrators
24 May | 11:30am – 12:30pm
Pitch | English | L5, Imagination Room
Pitch | English | L5, Imagination Room
12:30pm – 1:45pm
The Next Generation: Youths Making a Literary Scene
24 May | 12:30pm – 1:45pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Drawn to Speak: Comics as a Language
24 May | 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
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
Masterclass | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
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
Masterclass | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
4:30pm – 5:45pm
When Children Judge Book Awards
24 May | 4:30pm – 5:45pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
