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Samsung KidsTime Author's Award 2016

30/10/2015

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​The Samsung KidsTime Authors’ Award (SKTAA) is back! SKTAA is a joint initiative between the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) and Samsung KidsTime. The award seeks to turn both published and unpublished picture books from ASEAN into digital apps for the Samsung KidsTime platform, so that local and regional content can be available to a wider audience.
Samsung KidsTime Author's Award
National Book Development Council Singapore
​Last year’s inaugural award received 149 entries from seven nations, and awarded 37 winners, six of which received Grand Prizes. The only winning entry from Malaysia in 2015 was The Currypuff War of Kampung Asam, by Oyez!Books very own author, Lim Lay Har, and illustrator, Lim Lay Koon.  
The Currypuff War of Kampung Asam, Samsung KidsTime Author's Award Winner 2015 by Lim Lay Har, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon
Lay Har and Lay Koon have published several books with Oyez! including the Calistro Prize Award Winner 2012 - Master & Apprentice, and Atuk’s Amazing Sarong.  Lay Koon also illustrated books by Gwen Smith – Pigeon Post and Other Stories, Golda Mowe - The Nanobots and Other Stories, and Heidi Shamsuddin - The Mystery of the Missing National Anthem and The Case of the Talented Trio.
Master & Apprentice, children's chapter book by Lim Lay Har, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon, Calistro Prize Winner 2012
Master & Apprentice, Calistro Award Winner 2012
Atuk's Amazing Sarong - children's picture book by Lim Lay Har, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon, published by Oyez!Books
Atuk's Amazing Sarong
Pigeon Post and Other Stories by Gwen Smith, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon, published by Oyez!Books
Pigeon Post and Other Stories by Gwen Smith
The Nanobots and Other Stories, children's science fiction stories by Golda Mowe, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon, published by Oyez!Books
The Way of Puteri Gunung Ledang - from The Nanobots and Other Stories by Golda Mowe
The Mystery of the Missing National Anthem, children's chapter book by Heidi Shamsuddin, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon, published by Oyez!Books
The Mystery of the Missing National Anthem by Heidi Shamsuddin
The SKTAA 2016 will award up to two grand prize winners and eight second prize winners from each ASEAN nation, for a staggering total of up to 100 winners!  Grand prize winners will see their work become mobile apps on the Samsung KidsTime platform and win $2,000 SGD cash, while 2nd prize winners will see their work become mobile apps on the Samsung KidsTime platform. The award will be presented at the 2016 Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) in Singapore. The picture books, whether published or unpublished, can be in any language, but must be accompanied by a basic English translation for the purposes of assessment.  Submissions are open from 21 October 2015 till 04 January 2016.
For more information, please check out these links:  http://bookcouncil.sg/awards/detail/samsung-kidstime-authors-award or http://www.samsungkidstime.com/en
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News Flash: Oyez!Book wins Children's Book Publisher Award at FSK2015

29/10/2015

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The Festival Sastera Kanak-kanak 2015 (Children's Literature Festival), organised by the Perbadanan Kota Buku started today with a bang followed by an award ceremony. Oyez!Books is proud to win the Children's Book Publisher Award and thank all our wonderful authors and illustrators and of course, Kota Buku for their wonderful initiative. We feel encouraged and motivated to publish even more wonderful works by Malaysian authors and illustrators. 
Oyez!Books wins Children's Book Publisher Award at Festival Sastera Kanak-kanak 2015
Our Director, Mrs Zakiah Mohd Isa, receiving the cheque for the award
And we congratulate Emila Yusof who took home five awards in different categories:
1. Parent's Choice Award for My Father's Farm
2. Best Illustrator Award
3. Best Picture Book Award for Legendary Princesses of Malaysia
4. Best Early Reader Picture Book Award - My Father's Farm
5. Third Prize: Early Reader Picture Book Award - My Mother's Kitchen
Emila Yusof receiving her awards at the Festival Sastera Kanak-kanak 2015
Emila Yusof with her awards
​Nor Azhar Ishak, author and illustrator of the book, Under the Sea, done entirely in batik medium was also awarded best book in the 6-12 years old category.
Nor Azhar Ishak receiving the best children's book award for Under The Sea in the 6-12 years category
Nor Azhar receiving his award
​In the picture book category, two books published by Oyez!Books won the second and third prize respectively:
- The Castle Library by Hayati Hanif and Evi Shelvia
- The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree illustrated by Chooi Ling Keiong

And a big congratulations and well-deserved recognition for Yusof Gajah who received the Children's Literature Accolade from KotaBuku, which the highest award for the festival.
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Yusof Gajah receiving his award
​Finally, Congratulations to all the other winners. Oyez!Books will try to talk to the publishers to sell those books in www.oyezbookstore.com so that our readers can appreciate the range of quality Malaysian titles available. According to KotaBuku, 646 entries were submitted from 27 publishers. Thank You KotaBuku!
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Oyez!Books Goes to Frankfurt Book Fair

4/10/2015

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This October, Oyez!Books is going to the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany!  The Frankfurt Book Fair is arguably the world's largest trade fair for books. 
​"Publishing professionals from around the world meet here with partners from the technology sector and from related creative industries, such as film and games; it is here that new cooperation agreements and business models find their first inspiration. At the same time, the Book Fair is also a huge cultural event which, for five days every year, turns Frankfurt on the Main into the centre of the international media world." - excerpt from Frankfurt Book Fair website.
Frankfurt Book Fair
Linda Tan Lingard and Yusof Gajah Lingard Agency goes to Frankfurt Book Fair
We are certainly looking forward to showcasing our books in this internationally renowned and exciting event.  Come meet Oyez!Books' representatives from Yusof Gajah Lingard Agency, Director Linda Tan Lingard and her team who will be exhibiting at the fair.  The YGL team will be looking to sell Oyez! titles as well as source suitable titles for the Malaysian market.
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​Contact : 
14 - 18 October 2015
Malaysia : Hall 4.0 A74
Southeast / South Asia Alliance (SESA) : Hall 4.0 D92/94
Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
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