A four-day ‘Book Development Workshop’ for children’s books was held in Lahore from 1st to 4th February under the auspices of Room to Read (RtR) and Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) under its Pakistan Literacy Project at Faletti’s hotel Lahore. It was conducted by Mahesh Prathirathna of RtR and Rumana Husain of ITA.

It was the first time in the country that writers, illustrators, editors and art editors had come together from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Swat, and other places to collaborate on this project. The publishers who participated are: the National Book Foundation (NBF), Alif Laila Book Bus Society (ALBBS) and Maqbool Academy. Reviewers from the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Directorate of Curriculum Assessment & Research Sindh (DCAR), Sindh Textbook Board (STB), Sindhi Language Authority (SLA), and the National Curriculum Council Pakistan (NCC) also participated.