28 May (Fri) Sessions • Rebuild 9:00am – 10:00am
CONVERSATION
Upclose with Christina Soontornvat
! Christina Soontornvat // Moderator: Denise Tan You’ve sent your questions for Christina Soontornvat on our social media. Now, join the Newbery award-winning author for a conversation as she shares about her writing journey, the creative process that goes into her books and what inspires her to keep on creating impactful and meaningful stories for readers. Tune in as she answers your questions about her middle grade books, picture books and chapter books! There will be a live Q&A segment during this session. This programme is supported by the U.S. Embassy Singapore.
How Stories With Local Wisdom Turn Into an Unexpected Lifesaver During The New Normal PANEL
! Debby Lukito, Tyas Widjati // Moderator: Chatarina Trihastuti Contemporary stories with local wisdom have been written time and again. Literary activism has enabled hundreds of titles containing native stories to be distributed to libraries and schools in remote areas in the region. When Covid-19 hit last year, the education system in Indonesia was pushed to adapt quickly in order to minimize the loss of learning. In this session, discover how those stories were used as effective teaching materials to save the lives of students, teachers, and parents during the pandemic.
10:30am – 11:30am
Writing for (the) Future (of) Children: Social and Environmental Justice in Picture Books from the Philippines PRESENTATION
! Jose Monfred C. Sy // Moderator: Nor Lastrina Hamid Have you ever wondered if children’s books carry the capacity to represent the marginalised? How can children’s books cultivate a spirit of social and environmental justice in young readers? This inspiring sharing will showcase how books have the power to encourage young readers to challenge and resist systems of inequality, and remind them of their responsibility to build a better future, and leave a better world behind for the next generation.
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