CHILDREN’s LITERATURE

FESTIVALBy Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi & the

Oxford University PressIn collaboration with the

Children’s Library ComplexSponsored by

Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI)- Pakistan

Program Representatives:

•Ameena SaiyidManaging Director- OUP Pakistan

•Baela Raza JamilDirector Programs – ITA

•Raheela BaqaiMarketing Director- OUP Pakistan

•Falak AmjadCLF Coordinator- ITA

Program Venue:Children’s Library Complex

4- Shahra-e-Aiwan-e-Tijarat(Near Bagh-e-Jinnah)

November 25th & 26th, 2011

Introduction to CLF• First ever Literature Festival for Children to be held at National Level

• Aims to promote reading , creative writing and criticalthinking amongst children

• Effort to lure children in to experiencing the joy of reading for pleasure

• An effort to introduce young authors to children’s literature

• Special attention will be given at this forum for the promotion of mother tongue teaching

• Event Timings: 9 30 am to 5 30 pm (on both days)

• A Festival Open-to-ALL & Free of cost

• Children can come in groups with their schools or can with their families

• Parallel strands of various sessions will be going on at the festival

Program Activities

• Reading sessions, featuring famous writers and their works• Creative writing sessions with well known creative writers• A session on poetry reading and writing poems• Introduction to writing book reviews• Sessions where children talk about and review works they love• Young Women’s Narratives - Pakistan & India - Ankur & SAFED • Writing competitions for different age groups• A story writing session• Book fair• Discussion among representative participants from all provinces

on mother tongue teaching and valuing diversity• Young speakers’ Corner – BOL KEY LAB AZAD HAIN TEREY-

managed by young authors and poets

Program Activities contd.

• Puppet show based on popular characters from books – by RAFI PEER THEATER

•Children’s theater based on Children’s Plays – Jungle Jungle Zindabad bySheema Kirmani & team

•Punjabi Theater, by Lall

•Children Choirs … & Music

CLF’s Happenings Contd…

•Books stalls by various publishers and organizations•Book Signing by favorite authors•Stalls on authors reading their own books to children•Meeting with your favorite celebrities•Various competitions•Food stalls•Special Programs & Celebrations during Opening & Closing sessions• 12 feet long cartoon characters walking by•Fun activities – face painting; arts and Craft making .. Throughout .. Doll & Puppet Making.. Mime and more

Celebrities/Authors & Educationists attending CLF

• National & International guests from UK & India will participate

– Nationally: Publishers & Authors; Fatima Surraiya Bajia, Prof. Anita Ghulam Ali, Aarfa Syeda Zehra, Alif Laila Book Bus Society, Salima Hashmi, Adeel Hashmi, Navid Shahzad, Nadia Jamil, Nigar Nazar, Zahra Mumtaz, Zubaida Mustafa, Fehmida Riaz, Raza Rumi, Basarat Kazim, Mohsin Hamid, Romana Hussain, Sheema Kirmani, Sania Saeed, Muhammad Haneef, Nimra Bucha, Tariq Rahman, Qasim Kasuri and many school systems ..

– Adeel Hashmi, Dr. Arfa Zehra, Nadia Jamil and Sania Saeed are Ambassadors of CLF to participate in pre festival book readings .. And promotion (early November)

– From India we have representatives from Pratham, Katha, ANKUR and celebrities such as Derick O’Brien

Pre-Festival Activities•Young Ambassadors will promote reading by going to schools, talking about their favorite stories and will invite children to attend CLF

•Children will be doing creative writing and illustrations prior to the festival, best ones will be awarded at the CLF

•Children can send their entries via post, CLF’s website www.childrensliteraturefestival.org or CLF’s Facebook page

Media Launch of CLF September , 2011

• At the CLF on

• Media (Print & Electronic)

• Dept of Education, Education Foundation, CSOs; British Council

• http://www.childrensliteraturefestival.com/press-and-media.htm

Publishers & Food Stalls at CLC

• Bookstalls & FoodStalls being booked at a modest cost

• Rs. 30,000 for two days at CLC • First come first serve basis • Invitations to all will be sent on October 15,

2011 • Stalls by NGO Partners – FOSI (letters sent

out)

For queries, write/contact to

Falak AmjadCLF Coordinator

Suite # 30, Gaddafi Stadium Shopping Mall,Lahore

Cell: 0300 8548482Email: falak.amjad@gmail.com

Website: www.childrensliteraturefestival.comFacebook page:

www.facebook.com/childrensliteraturefestival2011