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SCBWI Book Shop Crawl

Book Shop Crawl / For Book LoversThe Singapore chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI www.scbwi.org) have organised a bookshop crawl (pub crawl with bookstores instead of pubs) on Sunday 27 May from 3pm to 6pm.Catherine, Emma, Sarah and Dave have chartered a bus and they will take you on a visit to 2 independent bookstores in Singapore's Chinatown. Littered with Books stocks a wide range from children's books to adult non-fiction, with a special section of rare first editions, and autographed copies of popular titles. Woods in the Books is a children's book store tucked among the bars and cafes of Club Street.Light snacks will be served on this outing. Please contact Dave by Sunday 20 May at dyw.seow@gmail.com to book a seat for $30, spaces are limited!

Book Shop Crawl / For Book LoversThe Singapore chapt...

Book Shop Crawl / For Book LoversThe Singapore chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI www.scbwi.org) have organised a bookshop crawl (pub crawl with bookstores instead of pubs) on Sunday 27 May from 3pm to 6pm.Catherine, Emma, Sarah and Dave have chartered a bus and they will take you on a visit to 2 independent bookstores in Singapore's Chinatown. Littered with Books stocks a wide range from children's books to adult non-fiction, with a special section of rare first editions, and autographed copies of popular titles. Woods in the Books is a children's book store tucked among the bars and cafes of Club Street.Light snacks will be served on this outing. Please contact Dave by Sunday 20 May at dyw.seow@gmail.com to book a seat for $30, spaces are limited!

Two Weeks Till AFCC

ARRGGHHH!!! It's two weeks until the publising event of the year and I have just started work on my powerpoint presentation--well, ok more or less, more on the less than the more side.


As mentioned in my previous posts which you may or may not have read, depending on how often anyone besides myself frequents this blog, this is one event you cannot miss! If you're a teacher, there's the Asian Primary and Preschool Teacher's Conference on Saturday and a Parents Forum on Sunday. Aspiring authors and illustrators will get a chance to meet publishing heavy weights like Alvina Ling, Sarah Odedina, Suzy Lee and Leonard Marcus. You can register for the event here:Asian Festival of Children's Content.

RIP Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) The Colbert ReportMon - ...

RIP Maurice Sendak (1928-2012)





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RIP Maurice Sendak (1929-2012)

RIP Maurice Sendak (1929-2012)

So nice to be recognized by my alma mater OES...(The Oreg...

So nice to be recognized by my alma mater OES...(The Oregon Episcopal School)

Ok. Been feeling a bit blah about things..so I deci...

Ok.  Been feeling a bit blah about things..so I decided to post the text of my book Blow A Kiss here for those who may be feeling the same way. So here it is. Hope it makes you feel better. If you would like to order a copy of the book please head to the 'Buy' tab on this page.




Blow A KissBy David Seow© David Seow, 2010
Can you blow a kiss?Get ready, get set, blowNow let's see where your little kiss will go
It will ride on the wings of sweet gentle dreamsskip by babbling brooks and splash in crystal streams
Weave through gold-quilted valleysand rainbow painted plainssweep by cities and towns,cars, ships and trains...
Cross the biggest, bluest oceans;brave the stormiest of seven seas...Soar over soft, snow-capped mountainsdrift through forests of a thousand trees
Pass swirling hills of blazing desert sands; fly to faraway places,fly to farway lands.
From lands of peaceto lands at war,to children who have barely seen a smileor heard a laugh before,
Where people fight when they are different,where people fight when they're the same,but the all have families who love themand know them by name,
Your kiss will brush each tear-stained cheek,bring joy to the sad and the lonelythe hungry and the weak.
Soon your one kiss will turn into two,two into three and three into four;then it will grow and growfrom now till forevermore,
You see,this is what your little kiss can do:spread a love so goo,so pure, so true.
For a kiss can turn any foe into a loving friend.A kiss can bring any woeto a happy end.
Now go tell everyonejust what you knowThen with a prayer and a kissget, ready, get set, blow.

Asian Festival of Children's Content

Register here: Asian Festival of Children's Content

Calling all authors out there with published books. It's ...

Calling all authors out there with published books. It's time for the Asian Festival of Children's Content once again and that's where I found out my book There's Soup on My Fly! was short listed for the Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award last year. So if you have had a book published within the last two years, please submit it for a chance to win this prestigious award and the $10,000 prize which is to be divided equally between the author and the illustrator.

First Looks, First Pages at AFCC

Have you ever dreamt of being discovered and getting a publlsihing contract, having your books hit multiple best seller lists, having your creations turned into mega blockbuster movies which spawn a merchandising empire which reaps billions of dollars for you?  If you say no--that's a big fat lie!!! I know I have. Aspiring authors and inspired illustrators, here's your chance to be discovered  as the next JK Rowling or Neill Gaiman... (or just as plain you) at the Asian Festival of Children's Content.  All you have to do is sign up for the festival here AFCC and then just submit the first 100 words of your manuscript for review by an international panel of editors and publishers. You won't get an opportunity like this elsewhere-EVER!! unless, of course, you're willing to pay thousands of $$$ on a plane ticket, hotel accomodations, and spend days waiting outside a publishing house only to have the rotating doors hit you in the face on the way in and on your behind on the way out. So grab this opportunity while you can. Register for the AFCC today!! Check out the terms and conditions below.