AFCC 2019 MASTERCLASS - STORIES, STYLE AND SUBSTANCE: ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Stories, Style and Substance: Illustrating Children's Books

You'll just be illustrating for children; how hard can that be, right?

Join in for this half-day masterclass by award-winning illustrator Aldy Aguirre and discover what it takes to create engaging illustrations for children's books, while exploring your own unique illustration style along the way. Get a better grasp of industry practices and learn more about what it means to be an illustrator for children's content.

About Aldy Aguirre:

Aldy is a Manila- based freelance artist and illustrator. His award-winning work with children’s books and illustrations has been recognized by the Philippine Board on Books for the Young People and National Book Development Board, ILUSTRARTE, and Sharjah Exhibition. Si Kian, illustrated by Aldy, was recently added to the White Ravens Catalog by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany.

Ticketing information:

• The 'AFCC 2019 MASTERCLASS - STORIES, STYLE AND SUBSTANCE: ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS' ticket entitles the ticket holder admission into the above-mentioned masterclass only.

• Tickets to lectures, masterclassses and other festival programmes are sold separately. Please see below for ticketing links.

• Enjoy a 30% group discount with a minimum purchase of 5 tickets.

• Festival Pass holders enjoy 40% off AFCC Lecture and Masterclass tickets. Promotional code is provided in the Festival Pass purchase confirmation email. (The Festival Pass discount applies to regular ticket prices only).

• Seating at sessions are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Other AFCC 2019 Festival Passes and tickets for purchase are:

• 1 DAY PASS

• 2 DAY PASS (5 & 6 SEPTEMBER), 2 DAY PASS (6 & 7 SEPTEMBER)

• 3 DAY PASS
  

• ALL ACCESS PASS

• Lecture - THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS AND MINORITY REPRESENTATION by Lisa Charleyboy

• Lecture - WHY ADULTS REFUSE TO ADMIT RACIST CONTENT IN THE CHILDREN'S BOOKS THEY LOVE by Philip Nel

• Lecture - BEING A TRANSLATOR: CRAZY BUT TRUE by Helen Wang

• Masterclass - FUN译: TRANSLATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS FROM CHINESE TO ENGLISH by Helen Wang

• Masterclass - THE EDITING PROCESS: HOW TO PERFECT YOUR BOOK NOW AND WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR EDITOR LATER by Sara Sargent

• Masterclass - CREATING NON-FICTION BOOKS FOR TODAY'S DIGITAL AGE by Lisa Charleyboy

• THE 117-STOREY TREEHOUSE by Andy Griffiths

Cancellation:

Once sold, tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

About The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC):

AFCC is an annual festival that celebrates and aims to promote the creation, development and appreciation of quality Asian content for children and young adults. Organised by the Singapore Book Council, the festival comprises presentations, panels, masterclasses, lectures and workshops, for literary practitioners and enthusiasts alike.

It is a unique event in Asia that provides an opportunity for academics, writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, distributors, parents, teachers, and librarians to meet, learn, hone their craft, and develop cross-cultural collaborations.

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