Other AFCC 2014 India and South Asian Diaspora sessions and
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Asian Festival of Children’s Content @ The National Library Board, Singapore 30th May – 4th June 2014
AFCC 2014 Sessions on Indian Writing and Illustration As our country of focus for AFCC 2014, India’s rich tradition of writing and illustration in children’s content is showcased the conference sessions and public programmes listed below. For further information, including session summaries and book launch synopses, please visit the AFCC website: http://afcc.com.sg/
A. Conference Sessions i. National Book Trust Sponsored sessions 1) A Brush with Creativity: My Colourful Story Speakers: Atanu Roy, Manjula Padnanabhan Time/Date: 9:15am – 10:00am, 1 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 2) Jungle Chat: Animals and Birds in Indian Children’s Literature Speakers: Usha Venkatraman, Divik Ramesh Time/Date: 9:15am – 10:00am, 3 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 3) What Girls are doing in our Stories: Gender issues in Indian Children’s Literature Speakers: Leila Seth, V. Geetha Time/Date: 2:30pm – 3:30pm, 1 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 4) The Child in Me: My Writings Speakers: Arup Kumar Dutta, Deepa Agarwal Time/Date: 10:30am – 11:30am, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 5) Past, Present, Future: Reinventing Children’s Literature Speakers: Subir Shukla, Sampurna Chattarji Time/Date: 12:00pm – 1:00pm, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 6) India in Pictures: Comics and Graphic Novels Speakers: Nina Sabnani, Manas Mohan Time/Date: 2:30pm – 3:30pm, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference
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ii. AFCC Sessions with Indian and South Asian Diaspora 7) Low Cost or No Cost: Teaching with Locally Available Materials Speakers: Al Santos, Amrita Goswami Time/Date: 12:00pm - 1:00pm, 31 May 2014 Conference: AFCC Teachers Congress 8) Workshop—Picture Books: how words and images conspire to capture imagination Speakers: Rina Singh Time/Date: 10:30am - 1:00pm, 1 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 9) Are You Afraid of the Dark? Deconstructing Spooky Yarns and Scary Tales Speakers: Mahtab Narsimhan, Cristy Burne Time/Date: 4:00pm – 5:00pm, 1 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 10) Effective Strategies to Develop Bilingual Competency Speakers: Kamini Ramachandran, Edmund Lim, Dr Shanmugam K Time/Date: 4:00pm – 5:00pm, 1 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 11) Canadian Books: Canadian Asian Writers Speakers: Mahtab Narsimhan Time/Date: 9:15am – 10:00am, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 12) Connecting With Preteens: The Awesome MRT Diaries Speakers: Adeline Foo, Sandhya Prabhat Time/Date: 10:30am – 11:30am, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 13) The Death of Dystopia: Trends in YA Speakers: Sayoni Basu, Cheryl Robson , Stacy Whitman Time/Date: 10:30am – 11:30am, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 14) The Importance of Myths and Magic for Imagination and Creativity Speakers: Mahtab Narsimhan Time/Date: 10:30am – 11:30am, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Parents Forum 15) YA – Books as Windows and Mirrors Speakers: Mitali Perkins, Sampurna Chattarji Time/Date: 12:00pm – 1:00pm, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 16) Taking a Line for a Walk Speakers: Sandhya Prabhat, Malavika PC Time/Date: 2:30pm – 3:30pm, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 17) The Vast Spread of the Sea: Asian Diaspora Writers and the Works Speakers: Mitali Perkins, Gabrielle Wang, Il Sung Na Time/Date: 4:00pm – 5:00pm, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 18) The Future of Fantastic (YA) Fiction Speakers: Lara Morgan, Payal Dhar, Sally Gardner Time/Date: 4:00pm – 5:00pm, 2 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 19) Writing About Different Cultures Speakers: Fatima Sharafeddine, Mitali Perkins, Gabrielle Wang Time/Date: 4:00pm – 5:00pm, 3 June 2014 Conference: AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference 20) India Night (By Invitation) Time/Date: 6:00pm – 8:00pm, 1 June 2014 Venue: Joyden Hall (BUGIS+, L7) 2
B. AFCC Public Programmes i. Book Launches 21) The Circle Ken Spillman (Author), Manjari Chakravarti (Illustrator) Time/Date: 11:30am – 12:00pm, 31 May 2014 Venue: Central Library, B1, National Library Building 22) Magic Mirror Nury Vittachi (Author) Time/Date: 11:30am – 12:00pm, 31 May 2014; 2:00pm – 2:30pm, 31 May 2014 Venue: Scholastic Booth, Media Mart, Plaza, L1 23) Operation Mom Reenita Malhotra Hora (Author) Time/Date: 2:00pm – 2:30pm, 31 May 2014 Venue: Central Library, B1, National Library Building 24) Different Series - I Am Different / We Are Different / Same And Different Manjula Padmanabhan Time/Date: 3:30pm – 4:00pm, 31 May 2014 Venue: Plaza, L1, National Library Building 25) Travels Of Little Rice Grass Anupa Roy (Author) Time/Date: 4:30pm – 5:00pm, 31 May 2014 Venue: Plaza, L1, National Library Building 26) When I Grow Up Noella Menon (Author), Kavita Arvind (Illustrator) Time/Date: 5:30pm – 6:00pm, 31 May 2014 Venue: Central Library, B1, National Library Building 27) Let’s Do Yoga Coonoor Kripalani (Author) Time/Date: 4:00pm – 4:30pm, 1 Jun 2014 Venue: Central Library, B1, National Library Building 28) Hindi For Heart Rina Singh (Author, Illustrator) Time/Date: 11:30am – 12:00pm, 3 Jun 2014 Venue: Central Library, B1, National Library Building 29) An Evening with Indian Literary Stars Time/Date: 5:30pm – 6:00pm, Venue: Plaza, L1, National Library Building
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