{"id":111,"date":"2025-10-27T08:58:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2026-01-26T01:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T01:50:43","slug":"about-the-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/index.php\/about-the-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"111\" class=\"elementor elementor-111\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6b689 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa6b689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b0e6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7b0e6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664dc5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"664dc5b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896fecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"896fecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-Us-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-Us-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-Us-1-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-Us-1-768x614.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a02a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1a02a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f218e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19f218e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429e277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"429e277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71a193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c71a193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Singapore Children\u2019s Book Festival returns in 2026, celebrating the readers, creators, and publishers behind Singapore\u2019s children\u2019s literature. Building on the success of previous editions, the festival once again presents Singapore\u2019s only dedicated award for children\u2019s book illustration \u2014 the Illustrator of the Year Prize.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Taking place from 19 to 21 June 2026 at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the festival will feature an illustrators\u2019 gallery, engaging activities for children, talks and storytelling sessions by authors and publishers, and a lively festival bazaar. 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Building on the success of previous editions, the festival once again presents Singapore\u2019s only dedicated award for children\u2019s book illustration \u2014 the Illustrator of the Year Prize. 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