Scholastic Asian Book Award

The Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA) is the joint initiative of Scholastic Asia and the Singapore Book Council (SBC). The award recognizes children's writers of Asian origin who are taking the experiences of life, spirit, and thinking in different parts of Asia to the world at large. The award also aims to promote the understanding of the Asian experience and its expression in innovative and creative forms. The awards are announced at the Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore.[1]

Objectives

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  • To recognise excellence in fiction in Asian stories for children
  • To showcase the diversity of literary talent within Asia
  • To encourage and inspire more books and stories with Asian content

Winners

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Jimmie Lyn. "LibGuides: Children's Collection: Multicultural Awards". libguides.twu.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. ^ "2018 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award". scholasticbookaward.asia. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. ^ "2016 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award". scholasticbookaward.asia. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. ^ hermes (2016-03-31). "Shortlists for Scholastic Asian Book Award and Singapore Book Awards revealed". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. ^ "2014 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award". scholasticbookaward.asia. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  6. ^ Wong, Samantha. "Filipino Scholastic Asian Book Award winners: The voyage of writing". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. ^ Ganesan, Sharmilla (2014-09-02). "Scholastic Asian Book Award: Telling Asian tales". The Star Online. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. ^ "2012 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award". scholasticbookaward.asia. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  9. ^ "2011 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award". scholasticbookaward.asia. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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