1) SingTel Asian Picture Book Award.
Have you written a story that you think deserves to be illustrated, published and passed on to little people? This could be the platform!
The National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) is delighted to announce the inaugural SingTel Asian Picture Book Award. Beginning in 2013, the award will be presented annually to an outstanding unpublished picture book with a distinctly Asian theme. The SingTel Asian Picture Book Award offers a total of S$10,000 for the First Prize consisting of $5,000 for an author and $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 closing date for the submission is December 31, 2012.
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2) BICOF 2012 ICCA Online Call for Entry
(ICCA: International Children Comic Artist Awards)
Know many budding little artists? This might interest them and you!
The theme of ICCA this year is ‘Village Where I live in’. What is it like in your village? Who lives there? Draw comics of your village and the selected artists get a chance to participate in the ICCA Comics Camp, South Korea, in August 2012.
All participants must be below 12.
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3) Submissions for The Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2012
Contemporary Literary Review India in association with Wasafiri seeks submission for The Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2012. This is open to anyone worldwide who has not published a complete book.
The winners will receive £300 each and their work will be published in Wasafiri.