24 Oct 2009, 1:30 pm
It’s a Small World After All

Featuring: Shamini Flint, Adeline Foo, Sharon Ismail
Moderator: Aaron Lee
Suitable for ages 8 to 14

Join these young-at-heart adults as they enthuse over the process of writing for the young. Learn how these writers translate ideas into words and pictures to enthrall their young readers. Whether you’re aged between eight and 14, or a fellow writer who also wish to tap on your inner-kid to inspire children with your stories, you’ll find this conversation with Singapore’s popular children writers fascinating.    

Event end: 2.30pm

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24 Oct 2009, 2:30 pm
Meet the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas: A Tale of Friendship

Featuring: John Boyne
Suitable for ages 10 and above

In Irish novelist John Boyne’s 2006 bestseller, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, the horrors of World War II are seen through the eyes of children. In the gripping story, which was adapted into a film in 2008, the son of a Nazi officer befriends a Jewish boy who is interned in a concentration camp. John will speak about his timeless tale of friendship and lost innocence.

Supported by the Embassy of Ireland

Event end: 3.30pm

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24 Oct 2009, 3:30 pm
Tell Me a Story – Storytelling for Parents and Children

Featuring: Kamini Ramachandran
Suitable for all ages

Kamini Ramachandran, co-founder of MoonShadow Stories, will display her knack for telling stories by sharing five entertaining tales compiled from different parts of the world: a story riddle, The Little Red House; an African-American tale about the classic trickster, Brer Rabbit and the Alligator; a traditional Burmese folktale, Not My Problem; a Russian fairytale, Baba Yaga and the Black Geese; and Aesop’s fable, The Fox and the Crow.

Event end: 4.30pm

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24 Oct 2009, 4:30 pm
Children’s Stories from Singapore

Suitable for ages 5 to 10 (and parents!)

Come meet children writers from the First Time Writers and Illustrators Publishing Initiative as they share their magical and fantastical stories. Featuring writers Sangeetha Madhavan, Lynn Lee, Linda Yew, Shekinah Linn, Farah Bagharib-Kaltz, Carolyn Goodwin and illustrator, Ee Shaun.

Event end: 6pm

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24 Oct 2009, 6:30 pm
Book Launch: First Time Writers and Illustrators Publishing Initiative 2009

This event is by invitation only.

Presented by the Media Development Authority of Singapore, National Book Development Council of Singapore and Straits Times Press, 9 children's books will be launched under the First Time Writers and Illustrators Publishing Initiative 2009.

Event end: 9pm

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25 Oct 2009, 1:00 pm
Days of Our Teens

Featuring: Kate McCaffrey
Moderator: Stephen McCarty
Suitable for ages 10 and above

Kate McCaffrey will speak about her books for teens, which have resonated strongly with her target audience and enjoyed rave reviews. One critic, for example, praised her ability to capture “the tortured world of teenage relationships, and the competitive and sometimes destructive culture of the school yard”. Her books include Destroying Avalon, which was a winner at the Western Australian Young Reader’s Book Awards 2007, and her latest, In Ecstasy.

Supported by Fremantle Press

Event end: 2pm

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25 Oct 2009, 2:00 pm
Learning About Self, Reading & Culture Through Children’s Storybooks

Featuring: Suchen Christine Lim

Hailing from a non-English speaking home, well-known Singapore writer Suchen Christine Lim remembers her childhood with stories from school. She will also touch on her later discovery of the importance of reading about “Us”, writing about “Us” and illustrating “Us” for our children. This talk will also discuss the different kinds of children’s books and the various types of reading done in schools.

Event end: 3pm

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25 Oct 2009, 3:30 pm
The Little Arts Academy: Suburbia 268

Have you ever wondered why your street directory ends at Map 268? Come explore Outer Suburbia through the eyes of Billie and Evan, two brothers in search of Map 269, and you may just discover a tip or two about your own future. This dramatised snippet from writer-illustrator Shaun Tan’s Tales from Outer Suburbia is performed by students from The Little Arts Academy, a Singapore arts education centre for children, inititated by The Arts House.

Event end: 4.30pm

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29 Oct 2009, 2:00 pm
Uncover the Comic Artist within

9 years old and above | English | Books available for sale

This talk showcases several first time budding comic artists together with the launch of their educational comics. Audience will hear from student winners of the National Comics Challenge, a nationwide comics talent hunt supported by Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. Student representatives from Teck Whye Primary School will also share on how they created a series of Science comic books. Be inspired by them to embark on the road to writing today.

Event end: 5pm

In collaboration with Doby Studio Pte Ltd

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31 Oct 2009, 9:30 am
Workshop: Story Craft Level 1 by Monsters Under the Bed

Story Craft Level 1 - Basic & Intermediate (ages 7 to 9) Story Craft Level 1 is part of Monsters Under the Bed's stepped programme that nurtures students into becoming accomplished authors. Our specialized trainers will teach children to identify key elements in the literary process and learn to apply the same techniques to their writing. Students will be exposed to the simple and effective use of story motifs, narratology, modality and many other elements that they can utilize to form engaging plots. Story Craft Level 1 gives children the opportunity to express their ideas confidently, think creatively and write more effectively.

Workshop end: 12.30pm

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31 Oct 2009, 12:30 pm
Comics Entrepreneurship… How to Make a Living out of Drawing Comics

Suitable for ages 15 and above

Learn more about the business aspects of comics publishing from comics entrepreneur Gary Goh, who will share his experiences in the field of educational comics. The director of Doby Studio, himself a prolific artist best known for Doby The Little White Dragon, will also offer tips on research, branding and living out your passion.

Event end: 1.30pm

In collaboration with Doby Studio Pte Ltd

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31 Oct 2009, 1:30 pm
Enchantment of the Mind: Children’s Stories from Spain

Featuring: Miguel Ángel Mendo
Moderator: Shamini Flint
Suitable for ages 4 and above

Get charmed by child-friendly tales from Spain, as Miguel Ángel Mendo shares from his works – like The Salesman of Holes, about an eccentric scientist who has invented strange “instant holes” which he tries to sell, and Close the Mouth!, where a girl has a rare ability to make every word she utters becomes material. His other children’s titles include In Search of the Black Flower and Holidays in the Kitchen.

Event end: 2.30pm

Supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain

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31 Oct 2009, 3:00 pm
Neil Gaiman

Tickets required for entry.
Available at The Arts House Box Office from 26 Sept (Sat), 11am, on a first-come-first-serve basis. Limited to ONE pair per person. Limited seats available.

Moderator: Lim Cheng Tju

You may know Neil Gaiman for his novels and graphic novels in the science fiction and fantasy genres, but he is also an expert in the field of children’s literature, having written The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (1997), Coraline (2002) and The Graveyard Book (2008) for the younger set. Find out if he writes in a different mindset when positioning his stories for children and teens.

Event end: 4pm

Supported by G&B Comics

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