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We hope all of you have been keeping safe and well during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In these challenging times, books have become more essential than ever as they are our window to tales of hope, happiness and adventure. When sharing our ideas, stories, and poetry, not only do the different literary voices nourish us, they also challenge us to think critically, inspire us to take a flight of imagination and connect us through a thread of empathy.

Even though our programmes, donations and funding have been adversely impacted by the pandemic, we remain resolute in our mission to support multilingual literature. Over the past year, we have quickly adapted and continued many of our programmes to support the literary community by hosting them online.

However, in order to continue our work and programmes, we need your help. Please consider making a donation to SBC so that we can keep growing and empowering the literary community for now and the future.

All qualifying donations will enjoy a 250% tax deduction. Cash donations will also be eligible for dollar-for-dollar matching from the Cultural Matching Fund (CMF), which means your donation doubles in value.

You may contribute on our Giving.SG donation page: www.giving.sg/singapore-book-council-limited Thank you for your generous contribution!

Take care, and continue to read and stay safe! Singapore Book Council team

AFCC 2021: Reimagine. Rebuild. Reignite

AFCC is the leading festival in Asia focusing on children’s books and stories and young adult (YA) fiction. Targeted at writers, illustrators, translators, publishers, parents, educators and media producers, this unique festival offers a series of exciting panel discussions, workshops, author talks, masterclasses, pitching sessions, and networking events. AFCC promotes the creation and appreciation of quality children’s literature and YA with a focus on Asian themes. Since its establishment in 2010, AFCC has grown to become a key literary event in the region, attracting many local and international speakers, as well as thousands of delegates and participants.

The Country of Focus for AFCC 2021 will be Thailand. Thai illustrator Kampanart Sangsorn, the winner of the ASEAN Illustration Contest, was commissioned by AFCC to design the key visual for 2021’s festival. The festival has spotlighted eight countries of focus in previous years: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Singapore.

AFCC 2021 Key Visual, illustrated by Kampanart Sangsorn

PROGRAMME COMMITTEES

Advisors-at-large: Dr Myra Garces-Bacsal Dr Theresa Lu Writers and Illustrators: Christabel Sim Christopher Guy Shaw David Liew Kim Beeman Lim Cheng Tju Loh Chin Ee Sharon Ismail

Teachers and Parents: Geraldine Teo-Zuzarte (Chairperson) Angela Anthony Angela Yang Elaine Fong Norami Aliza Haron N. Kanniga Cross-Platform: Gerald Cai Jyotirmoy Saha Khim Loh Leslie Lee Stella Wee

SINGAPORE BOOK COUNCIL TEAM

Executive Director: William Phuan Head of Marketing: Ethan Leong Head of Programmes: Celine Chow

Senior Manager, Admin & Finance: Vasantha Devi Programme Managers: Caroline Wan Shafienas Salleh Sharon Lim Programmes Executive: Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips Consultant: Carlo B Pena Interns: Benjamin Lo Charlene Lim Honour Astill Nadia Ashura Tessa Goh Special thanks to our past colleagues: Gershayn Phua Neshma Thamil Nicole Sun Seo Qiao Ting