SAILFest 2025
SAILFest 2025 will be held at
The Clore Auditorium - Tate Britain
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
on Saturday 27th September from 10 am to 8 pm.
This one-day event will open up the discussions about the barriers and possibilities of South Asian children’s books in the UK. We will talk to debut and new authors, and those who have built a career in children’s books and those who elevate and shine a light on children’s books in the UK.
The Programme
10:00 am - Welcome & Registration
10:40 am - Opening Note
10:45 - 11:05 am - Keynote Address
11:10 am - 12:10 pm - The Starting Line - Barriers and Possibilities
12:10 am - 12:30 pm - Creative Exploration with Rikin Parekh
12:30 - 1:45 pm - Lunch - Tate has a lovely cafe you can eat in or find nearby cafes.
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm - Sustaining a Career - Barriers & Possibilities
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm - Creative Exploration with Sita Brahmachari
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm - Short Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Amplifying South Asian Stories - the barriers and possibilities
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm - Closing Note
4:45 pm to 5:15 pm - Book Launch + Raffle
6 pm to 8 pm - Networking Drinks (venue Morpeth Arms 58 Millbank, London SW1P 4RW)
8 pm - Carriages!