The National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) is delighted to announce the inaugural SingTel Asian Picture Book Award. Beginning in 2013, the award will be presented annually to an outstanding unpublished picture book with a distinctly Asian theme. The SingTel Asian Picture Book Award offers a total of S$10,000 for the First Prize consisting of S$5,000 for an author and S$5,000 for an illustrator. These will be individually known as the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award – Author, and the SingTel Asian Picture Book Award – Illustrator.

Entries will be accepted from writers and/or illustrators of any nationality and from any country who are 18 years of age and above who writes and/or illustrates Picture Books which are distinctly Asian in Theme! The closing date for the submission is December 31, 2012.

The SingTel Asian Picture Book Award is the joint initiative of the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) and SingTel Singapore.

For SingTel Asian Picture Book Award 2013 Rules and Regulations, click here.