The National Book Development Council of Singapore is delighted to announce the inaugural SingTel Asian Picture Book Award. Beginning in 2013, the award will be presented annually for an outstanding unpublished picture book with a distinctly Asian theme.
The objectives of the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award are as follows:
The SingTel Asian Picture Book Award offers a total of S$10,000 for the First Prize consisting of S$5,000 for an author and S$5,000 for an illustrator. These will be individually known as the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award – Author, and the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award – Illustrator.
The first award will be given in May 2013, during the Asian Festival of Children's Content – the Council’s flagship programme which is organised annually.
Organisers
The SingTel Asian Picture Book Award is the joint initiative of the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) and SingTel Singapore. The NBDCS founded in 1969 promotes reading and literature and champions literary works of Singaporean and Asians. Apart from organising a series of arts-related programmes, it currently manages the Singapore Literature Prize, the Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award and the Scholastic Asian Book Award.
SingTel Singapore is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments in more than 20 countries and territories around the world.
SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013: Shortlist — Illustrator
SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013: Shortlist — Author
SingTel Asian Picture Book Award — Japanese Entry Form
SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013 Revised Entry Form
The objectives of the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award are as follows:
| a) | To encourage and inspire the publications of more Asian-themed picture books |
| b) | To stimulate public interest and support for picture books with Asian themes |
| c) | To recognise and award a prize to an excellent picture book with Asian theme each year |
The SingTel Asian Picture Book Award offers a total of S$10,000 for the First Prize consisting of S$5,000 for an author and S$5,000 for an illustrator. These will be individually known as the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award – Author, and the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award – Illustrator.
The first award will be given in May 2013, during the Asian Festival of Children's Content – the Council’s flagship programme which is organised annually.
Organisers
The SingTel Asian Picture Book Award is the joint initiative of the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) and SingTel Singapore. The NBDCS founded in 1969 promotes reading and literature and champions literary works of Singaporean and Asians. Apart from organising a series of arts-related programmes, it currently manages the Singapore Literature Prize, the Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award and the Scholastic Asian Book Award.
SingTel Singapore is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments in more than 20 countries and territories around the world.
SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013: Shortlist — Illustrator SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013: Shortlist — Author SingTel Asian Picture Book Award — Japanese Entry Form SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013 Revised Entry Form
