[Calendar]Upcoming Events
Training by ALAP
Writing Contemporary Haiku and Haibun
Newcomers and experienced writers can enter into a fascinating journey to learn about Haiku and Haibun, literary art forms originating from Japan Website
Training by ALAP
Love Travelling and Writing? Be a Travel Writer!
Love to travel and write? Are there new places to discover? How does one get published? Find out more in two sessions! Website
Training by ALAP
Drawing for a Living: Opportunities & Challenges
This fun and interactive course is designed for illustrators wanting to break into the exciting business of freelance illustration Website
Training by ALAP
Explore how paper can be used as origami, fold-and-cut, a scroll and more to spice up storytelling activities Website
Training by ALAP
Improvising Stories - Stories with Structure!
Learn techniques in playing games and telling the stories orally, to trigger your imagination and memories which you will then use to create stories Website
[News]Newsworthy
The journey to realising the All In! Young Writers Festival [Feb 21]
For someone with a teaching background, it was challenging to make the transition from academia to project management. I was grateful that my media background came in handy when I joined NBDCS, and especially when I was tasked to manage the All In! Young Writers Festival, immediately after its run... Details
A Peek Into the Life of an Awards Manager [Feb 14]
I have been with the Book Council for nearly three years, and have been running the awards programmes since then. It’s been a pretty wild ride, especially in my first year when I was thrown in the deep end and made to run the newly-expanded Singapore Literature Prize... Details
Food, fantasy, and Indonesia… [Jan 24]
Last year, as part of the festivities for NBDCS' literary festival for children's books, the Asian Festival of Children's Content, we brought back our popular online illustration contest, the afccSKETCH, to encourage both budding and established illustrators from around the world to submit creative and original artworks. ... Details
