Scholastic Asian Book Award Explained

The Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA) is the joint initiative of Scholastic Asia and the Singapore Book Council (SBC). The award recognizes children's writers of Asian origin who are taking the experiences of life, spirit, and thinking in different parts of Asia to the world at large. The award also aims to promote the understanding of the Asian experience and its expression in innovative and creative forms. The awards are announced at the Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore.^[1]

Objectives

• To recognise excellence in fiction in Asian stories for children
• To showcase the diversity of literary talent within Asia
• To encourage and inspire more books and stories with Asian content

Winners

2018^[2]

• Winner: Wing of the Locust, by Joel Donato Jacob (Philippines)
• 2nd: Red Eyes, by Varsha Seshan (India)
• 3rd: Blue2, by Yuet Lan Dora Tsang (Hong Kong)

2016^{[3] [4]}

• Winner: Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus, by Aditi Krishnakumar (India)
• 2nd: Chasing Freedom, by Tina Cho (South Korea)
• 3rd: Island Girl, by Ho Lee Ling (Singapore)

2014^{[5] [6] [7]}

• Winner: What Things Mean, by Sophia N. Lee (Philippines)
• 2nd: Sula’s Voyage, by Catherine Torres (Philippines)
• 3rd: Robin and the Case of the Summer Camp Kidnapping, by Vivek Bhanot (India)

2012^[8]

• Winner: Bungee Cord Hair, by Ching Yeung Russell (USA)
• 2nd: Not in the Stars, by Pauline Loh Tuan Lee (Singapore)
• 3rd: Hidden in Plain Sight, by Ang Su-Lin (Singapore)

2011^[9]

• Winner: Book Uncle and Me, by Uma Krishnaswarmi (India)
• 2nd: The Girl Mechanic of Wanzhou, by Marjorie Sayer (USA)
• 3rd: The Mudskipper, by Ovidia Yu (Singapore)

See also

• Scholastic Picture Book Award

References

1. Web site: LibGuides: Children's Collection: Multicultural Awards. Harris. Jimmie Lyn. libguides.twu.edu. en. 2019-12-30.
2. Web site: 2018 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award. scholasticbookaward.asia. 2019-09-14.
3. Web site: 2016 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award. scholasticbookaward.asia. 2019-09-14.
4. Web site: Shortlists for Scholastic Asian Book Award and Singapore Book Awards revealed. hermes. 2016-03-31. The Straits Times. en. 2019-12-30.
5. Web site: 2014 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award. scholasticbookaward.asia. 2019-09-14.
6. Web site: Filipino Scholastic Asian Book Award winners: The voyage of writing. Wong. Samantha. Rappler. en. 2019-12-30.
7. Web site: Scholastic Asian Book Award: Telling Asian tales. Ganesan. Sharmilla. 2014-09-02. The Star Online. en. 2019-12-30.
8. Web site: 2012 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award. scholasticbookaward.asia. 2019-09-14.
9. Web site: 2011 Award Winners | The Scholastic Asian Book Award. scholasticbookaward.asia. 2019-09-14.

External links

• The Scholastic Asian Book Award website