Call for Submissions to the Book Illustrators Gallery of the Asian Festival...
The Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) of the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) aims to showcase the work of Asian illustrators and artists to promote them to a wider audience.You are invited to...
View ArticleSomething awesome is happening in Hong Kong.
Wow. The Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival (YRF) is the first and only English literary festival in Hong Kong especially for children. The second YRF started on March 11 and features...
View ArticleWhat is Project Banig?
Watch the awesomely animated video below to find out! (Video in Filipino.)
View ArticleThe Bangkok Book Awards
For having freedom of speech, tons of reading programs, and a strong publishing industry, Bangkok, Thailand is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. To celebrate this honor, international schools in...
View ArticleCongratulations to the winners of the Bangkok Book Awards!
To celebrate Bangkok, Thailand being the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital, some international schools organized the Bangkok Book Awards. Congratulations to the authors, illustrators, and publishers...
View ArticlePress Release: Young Artist from Bulacan wins PBBY-Alcala
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) awards the 2013 PBBY-Alcala Prize to Dominic Agsaway, an illustrator from Bulacan and a member of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang InK). This is...
View ArticleSummer Komikon 2013: Never Too Young to Love Komiks (Komiks Are for Kids Too!)
PRESS RELEASE: School is out, summer is in! What better way to spend your summer break than cooling off at the halls of Bayanihan Center reading your latest collection of Filipino comics at the Summer...
View ArticleOne month to go before the 2013 AFCC!
In one month, it'll be the 2013 Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) in Singapore! The 2013 AFCC is:The Preschool & Primary Teachers CongressDate: May 25 (Saturday)For: Primary, preschool,...
View ArticleThe 1st Asia and Oceania Regional IBBY Congress
The Indonesian Board on Books for Young People is hosting the 1st Asia and Oceania Regional International Board on Books for Young People Congress - May 23 to 26 in Bali! This inaugural congress is...
View ArticleThe SingTel Asian Picture Book Award Shortlists
The shortlists are up for the inaugural SingTel Asian Picture Book Award, an annual award for an outstanding unpublished picture book with a distinctly Asian theme. Here is the shortlist for SingTel...
View ArticleThe Asian Festival of Children's Content Seminars
The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) Seminars are sessions that focus on specific aspects of the literary community and this year’s seminars are on young adult literature, the translation of...
View ArticleLike the PBBY Facebook page!
I'm admin for the Facebook page of The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY). Please like the page so that you can follow the children's and young adult literature scene in the Philippines!...
View ArticleMy Favorite Session at the 2013 AFCC
{Steph Su delivering her keynote speech at the 2013 AFCC} Last month, I was in Singapore for the 2013 Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC). I hope to share more blog posts (and other social...
View ArticleHow will you celebrate National Children's Book Day?
July 16 is National Children's Book Day in the Philippines! How will you celebrate? Please let me know! Share your celebration plans in the comments section below, or send an email to...
View ArticleWriters Share Their AFCC Experience
In the video below, Candy Gourlay shares pictures and books from the recent Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) in Singapore and the National Book Development Board Little Lit Fest in...
View ArticleHow Art Lovers in Metro Manila Can Celebrate National Children's Book Month
Visit "A Curious Buffet"! Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang I.N.K.), the organization for children's book illustrators in the Philippines, presents art inspired by the kitchen at Post (formerly Pablo),...
View ArticleHow Aspiring Authors in Metro Manila Can Celebrate National Children's Book...
On July 6, join Kuwentista ng mga Tsikiting (KUTING), the organization for children's book writers in the Philippines!
View ArticleCelebrating National Children's Book Month in Cebu City?
Click on the picture below to read an invitation!On July 20, the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) will be in Cebu City to give a FREE seminar. PBBY Chair and representative for...
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