Children's Literature Conference @SAS Feb 1-3

Four outstanding authors & illustrators are coming to Singapore for the weekend of February 1-3, 2013.  Come for the Saturday session and hear all four deliver keynote addresses, then opt to return on the Sunday for a workshop with just one of them.

Click here for more information about the Singapore American School Children's Literature Conference.

Chris Crutcher - YA author

Click here to see his books in our Library Catalog.


Kadir Nelson - illustrator & author

Click here to see his books in our Library Catalog.


Deborah Wiles - author

Click here to see her books in our Library Catalog.


Laura Vaccaro Seeger - picture book author & illustrator

Click here see her books in our Library Catalog. 


Sign up soon!  All are welcome.  

(If you are a teacher at our school, just submit a Professional Learning request - this is the kind of inexpensive one-day local event that is fully supported for staff.)

Texts Worth Teaching: East Asia - January 19

On Saturday, January 19, 2013, there will be a one-day mini-conference on East Asian literature at the Centre for International Education, located here on the East campus.

Texts Worth Teaching: East Asia is a day of professional learning for teachers, librarians, and parents who are familiar with Western writers but who would like to know more about East Asian authors. Learn from some of the experts from this region, including Dr Kirpal Singh, poet, literary and cultural critic and university lecturer in English language and literature at SMU, along with Singapore's 2011 winner of the SEA Writer's Award, Robert Yeo as well as Holly Thompson, author and professor of creative writing at Yokohama City University. During the sharing sessions, you can hear what colleagues have to say as well as share with others an author you've read and feel is worth teaching. 

        

Target Audience: Anyone who would like to learn more about texts worth teaching from the East Asian region. Breakout sessions for Early Years (3-7 year olds), Younger Readers (7-10 year olds), Older Readers (10-14 year olds), Mature Readers (14 year olds - adult) and librarians

Fees: Early bird until 20 December: S$99 (US$85). From 21 December: S$120 (US$105) Includes access to the event as well as breakfast, snacks and lunch.

There is a 10% discount if you are registering five or more participants. There is a 15% discount for ten participants or more.

Click here for more information.

See also this Libguide which has a list of links to East Asian literature resources.

Several booksellers will be at the conference, including APD Books & Epigram Books, Ethos Books, and Monsoon Books.