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Come and Revisit our 2023 Litfest

LET'S TALK ABOUT
DIASPORA

AND ALL THE PLACES WE CALL HOME

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ESEA AUTHORS LITFEST

2023 BOOKS&AUTHORS

MEET THE TEAM IN 2023

PUBLICITY

Sinéad Gosai

WEB DESIGN

Candy Gourlay

A SCREENSHOT FROM ONE OF OUR ZOOM MEETINGS TRYING TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT.  CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: EVA WONG NAVA, ALICE CHAO, ANNE CHEN, LIZ WONG, TANIA TAY AND CANDY GOURLAY.

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2023 PROGRAMME

2.30pm

REGISTRATION, MEET & GREET

 

3.00 – 3:15

WELCOME ADDRESS

Bestselling novelist Winnie M Li welcomes everyone to the festival, reminding us of the worlds we share

and the wealth of our diversity.

3:20 – 4:20pm

CURATING CULTURE: WHOSE AUTHENTICITY?

WHOSE GAZE?

Lucy Tandon Copp (forthcoming picture book), Natelle Quek (Wild Wild Wood, The Little Mermaid), Anne Elicaño Shields (Tales from the City), Ella King (Bad Fruit). Chaired by Eva Wong Nava (The House of Little Sisters)

4:30pm - 5:30pm

DO THE SCI FI FANTASY GENRE MASH-UP

Yen Ooi (Sun: Queens of Earth), Mina Ikemoto Ghosh (Hyo the Hellmaker - March 2024), Pim Wangtechawat (The Moon Represents My Heart).  Chaired by A.Y. Chao (Shanghai Immortal)

5:30pm - 6:10pm

COFFEE BREAK, BOOK SALES, BOOK SIGNING, NETWORKING

 

6:10pm – 7:10pm

THE REAL ENGLISH: DEAL OR NO DEAL?

 Nadia Mikail (The Cats We Meet Along the Way), Candy Gourlay (Wild Song), Tania Tay (aka Crystal Sung, author of Spellcasters). Chaired by Elizabeth Wong (We Could Not See the Stars)

 

7:20pm – 8:20pm

TELLING OUR COLONIAL STORY

 Zen Cho (Black Water Sister), Cat Aquino (Champion of the Rose), Eva Wong Nava, (House of Little Sisters), L Kiew (More Than Weeds). Chaired by Candy Gourlay (Wild Song)

8:20pm – 9:00pm

BOOK SALES, SIGNING, GOODBYES

The Story of Us

The first ESEA Authors Litfest in 2023 was organised by authors and illustrators of East and Southeast Asian heritage who met through The Bubble Tea Writer’s Network, founded by children’s book author, Maisie Chan. Our team come from all walks in writing and illustrating – writing for all ages in various forms and genres including literary, fantasy, speculative and science fiction, and crime. 

PUBLICITY

Sinéad Gosai

WEB DESIGN

Candy Gourlay

WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

 

Inclusive Books for Children

Armando Nava

Our supporters on Indiegogo

and all the authors and publishing professionals who donated to our campaign

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