The annual Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) will be returning for its 13th edition from 26 to 29 May 2022 in a new hybrid format. The festival celebrates the theme “Lit Up!”, inviting participants to embrace a world made brighter with the illumination of literature, after more than two years in isolation.  AFCC 2022 brings with it new programmes, including the AFCC Publishing Forum … Continue reading By The Book: AFCC to Light Up Children’s Literature Industry; hybrid festival to include new forums for publishing and translation

Homegrown theatre group Drama Box has crossed its first 30-year mark. To document the different aspects of their approach to theatre-making over the three decades, it has been working with Pagesetters Services on Drama Box 30 Keywords, a publication based on 30 keywords conceptualised by the editor Quah Sy Ren. The book features 30 essays based on the selected keywords, and comes in English and Chinese … Continue reading By The Book: Drama Box launches ‘Drama Box 30 Keywords’ essay collection to celebrate 30 years

Sing Lit: Read Our World will be hosting a one-day hybrid event, Sing Lit Blk Party on 26th February 2022, Saturday. Taking place at HAPPEN @ Jalan Besar and Sing Lit Station, these creative spaces will be transformed to allow the community to gather and celebrate the local literary scene. Singapore literature lovers can expect 6 programmes; consisting of 2 panel discussions, 1 trivia session, … Continue reading By The Book: Sing Lit – Read Our World celebrates with Sing Lit Blk Party this February

The fifth edition of the annual #BuySingLit movement returns with a refreshed identity, announcing a new name – Sing Lit: Read Our World. The name change comes as the industry-led initiative expands into a year-round movement to bring Singapore literature (Sing Lit) to audiences all day, every day.  Over the course of the year, the Sing Lit: Read Our World movement will be rolling out … Continue reading By The Book: #BuySingLit becomes a year-long movement and rebrands to Sing Lit: Read Our World

Award-winning Canadian children’s book illustrator and author Sydney Smith will be one of the three judges for the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award (HABA), together with National Institute of Education (NIE) lecturer Dr Donna Lim, as well as bestselling Singapore author Adeline Foo. Dr Donna Lim will be the Chief Judge. Sydney Smith is best known for his critically-acclaimed wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers, while … Continue reading By The Book: Hedwig Anuar Book Children’s Awards 2021 judges announced