Focusing on Indonesian Children's Books
Indonesia was featured as the 'country of focus' at the 8th Asian Festival of Children's Content held in Singapore, where dozens of writers, illustrators and publishers from Indonesia spoke about the archipelago's rich tradition of children's literature. The country has the potential to successfully enter the international market.
July 4, 2017
Thomas Nung Atasana, a literary agent at the Borobudur Agency, pulled out books one by one from his black backpack and an extra bag. He had just met representatives from the Philippines publisher Anvil at the Rights Exchange session, an event at Singapore's Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) held in the third week of May. "The Philippines was very interested in this series because, like Indonesia, they also experience many natural disasters
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