The Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2015 is a flagship event organised by the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) to celebrate and promote quality Asian content for children. Now in its 6th year, the 8-day festival will feature 110 sessions and 149 speakers including authors, illustrators, publishers, and media professionals from countries like China, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, India, France, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Find out more about the line-up of talks, conferences, masterclasses, workshops, night events and other public activities at www.afcc.com.sg!
Grab the full-day pass to participate in 16 exciting seminars that will give you invaluable tips and knowledge to help you nurture your child's early literacy skills.
Parents Forum*
31 May 2015 (Sun)
9.00am - 6pm
National Library Building
*Parents attending the Parents Forum can sign their children up for a full day of fun and learning at the Fun@Giggles Children’s Workshop held at the L1, Visitors Briefing Room from 11am – 5.30pm! Children 3–6 years old can learn about recycling, reading and storytelling, and enjoy hands-on craft activities while their parents attend the lectures at the festival. This workshop is free-of-charge for the first 30 parents who sign up when they purchase the Full-Day Parents Forum pass.
What are different services available to digitise your content?
What are the different forms of digital book formats?
What types of content/audience are these formats will be suited for? What are the technologies/developments that will bring value to the digitising process?
Get all your answers at this series of talks at AFCC.
Swipe Right for Digital 4 June 2015 (Sat)
9am - 1pm
Function Rooms 1 & 2, Level 3
National Library Building
Join Chang Tzu-chang, translator ofMatilda by Roald Dahl, The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo, and other renowned children’s stories, as he gives you practical tips on mastering the art of translation.
Learn translation techniques, variations in translations, and key skills in translating children’s books!
