This year, the African Canadian Children’s Literary Festival (ACCLF), will be celebrating our 5th anniversary with the launch of the premiere issue of the ACCLF Chatbook. This book is a compilation of original poetry, short stories and visual art. The creation of this book was designed to inspire and to innovate creativity.
The purpose of this initiative is to increase our visibility and expand our outreach by providing an outlet for children and youth to be recognize and awarded for their literary and artistic contributions.
The theme of the ACCLF Chatbook is to celebrate education and promote African culture, awareness and identity. Participants are invited to submit their original visual art including poetry and short stories, no longer than 200 words. This contest is open to children and youth from 5 - 18 years of age.
The Chatbook launch will be apart of the Storytellers Festival on Sunday February 13, 2010 at the York Woods Library Theatre, located at 1785 Finch Avenue W, west of Keele Street, in Toronto.
All selected entries will receive a free ACCLF Chatbook. From those entries a selected few will be asked to read their entries at the event.
All submissions with entry forms must be received on or before Monday January 24, 2011.
Send your submissions with entry forms by mail at 249 - 3044 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M8X 2Y8 or via email at submissions@acclf.com, or by fax at 416. 253. 1428.
