September 6, 2008

PISTANG PANITIK 3 AT THE 29th MANILA INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR IN MOA

The third Pistang Panitik will be held during the 29 th Manila International Book Fair at the SMX Mall of Asia . This year's format should prove to be quite unique. On September 12 , 14, 15 and 16, writers/artists/performers will have morning and afternoon sessions dedicated to them, wherein their works will be discussed and presented. Critical discussions, storytelling sessions and poetry readings will add spark to this literal literary fiesta.

The premiere writing institution in the country, the UP Institute of Creative Writing counts the College of Arts & Letters of the University of the Philippines-Diliman, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts , and Primetrade Asia as its partners for the week-long event. Fresh from the success of the Gawad Likhaan: the UP Centennial Literary Awards, the UP ICW initiated Pistang Panitik in 2006 with the help of Anvil Publishing House, National Book Development Board, and Book Development Association of the Philippines.

Pistang Panitik is a brainchild of former ICW Director Prof. Vim Nadera who said that Pista is a way of sharing the beauty of the written art with the public by celebrating our own literature.

On September 12, 2008, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the Meeting Room 6, Writers' Cafe will host Charlson Ong , Ophelia Dimalanta, Benilda Santos, Dinah Roma-Sianturi, Jaime An Lim, writing greats who will talk about their craft over a cup of coffee.

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September 5, 2008

PALANCA AWARDEES FOR 2008

Continuing its tradition of honoring Filipino writers and promoting literary arts in the country, the Carlos Palanca Foundation Inc. honored the winners of this year’s Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.

On in its 58th year, the Palanca Awards remains one of the most prestigious and sought-after literary awards in the Philippines, with this year’s roster of winners almost equally distributed among Palanca veterans (57%) and first-time winners (43%). Done every other three years, the “Novel” was once more part of the 20 categories in this year’s competition.

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September 5, 2008

VETERAN AUTHORS AND LITERARY LUMINARIES IN THE PALANCA AWARDS BOARDS OF JUDGES

Award-winning authors and other luminaries in the Philippine literary and art circles served as judges for the 58th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the Carlos Palanca Foundation announced today.

The judges, whose expertise are well known in literature, academe, television and performing arts, screened 927 entries for the award’s various categories this year.

The awarding ceremonies for the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards were held on September 1 at The Peninsula Manila.

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GINTONG AKLAT AWARDS 2008

The Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP) in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the National Book Development Board (NBDB) will be holding the Gintong Aklat Awards 2008 ceremony on September 12, 2008, 6:00 PM at the SMX Convention Center coinciding with the opening of The Manila International Bookfair.

Among the 273 entries, 7 winners were chosen based on book manufacturing, design, writing, and editing. This year's awardees are A Guide to Families of Common Flowering Plants in the Philippines (Irma Remo Castro, UP Press) for Natural Science; Potluck: Hidalgo Bonding A Family Heritage Cookbook (Jaime C. Laya & Adelaida Lim, Anvil) for Trade Books; Salamanca (Dean Francis Alfar, ADMU Press) and Naglalayag: Silent Passage (Irma Dimaranan, UP Press) for Literature; The Rocking Horse: Ang Kabayong Tumba-Tumba (Becky Bravo, UST Publishing) for Children’s Book; Pinoy Dressing: Weaving Culture into Fashion (Barge Ramos, Anvil) for The Arts; Sing, O Barren One…and Other Essays on Biblical Themes (Sr. Helem Graham, Claretian Comm. Fdtn.) for Religious Books; and Brains of the Nation: Pedro Paterno, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, Isabelo delos Reyes and the Production (Resil B. Mojares, ADMU Press).

September 3, 2008

DULAANG UP STAGES ISANG PANAGINIP NA FILI

A New Musical by Floy Quintos and CJ Javier
Directed by Tony Mabesa and Floy Quintos

Why another musical version of Jose Rizal's immortal "El Filibusterismo"?

One, the novel is so rich and so full of dramatic detail, innuendo, conflict and possibility.

Two, because it would be challenging to try and strip away the baroque flourishes, and zero in on the one sub plot that best captures the dark and cruel heart of Rizal's novel.

Third, because the novel offers us a glimpse of Rizal's angry side.

Imagine then, this scenario. Jose Rizal in Paris, finishing the second novel. He is exhausted, nervous and (as can be gleamed from his diaries) impoverished. He rooms with Tunying Ibañez, an Illustrado rake and ne'er-do-well. It is through Tunying's eyes and imagination that this version of Fili takes place.

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The Arcellana family and the University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing (UPICW) announce the awarding of the Francisco Arcellana Scholarship Grant 2008-2009 to Maria Emilynda Jeddahlyn Pia V. Benosa, a BA Creative Writing student of the Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL) of UP Diliman. The awarding will be held on September 5, 2008 at the Dean’s Office of the UP College of Arts and Letters (CAL).

Benosa is a third year student in the Creative Writing Program of the DECL. She is also the current secretary of UP Writers Club. She graduated from the Manila Science High School in 2006.

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August 31, 2008

MANILA INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR SLATED

The 29th Manila International Book Fair will be held from September 12 to 16, 2008, 10:00 A.M.to 8:00 P.M. at Halls 1-4, SMX Convention Center in SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

The MIBF 2008's theme is Words without Borders. It celebrates the power of literature to cross boundaries of time, place and culture, Through books, through language, readers can live in a world without borders. In five extraordinary days, the book fair present you with a series of events that expand your horizons, and enrich your ideas, each one carefully crafted and programmed.

This celebration of books and all that it contains is one of the longest-running in Asia. It is also one of the most accessible and affordable, Through the years, it has welcomed millions of Filipinos to the Manila International Book Fair, which is for everyone of all ages, of all tastes and means and dreams. This year, the Book Fair becomes more international opening up to other cultures while continuing to champion the best of what Philippine publishing has to offer.

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CALLING ALL FILIPINA POETS

Poet Luisa Igloria has signed up as volunteer in the conference staff for the first web-based Women's Poetry Conference (Wompherence) being planned by the Wom-po (Women's Poetry) List, for November 2008. One new initiative of theirs is the curating of an International Poetry section, to include a special sub-section featuring Filipina poets (writing in English or in any Philippine language as long as there is an accompanying English translation of the work). Submissions must be sent on or before September 15, 2008.

One does not have to register as a Wom-po member, nor to register for the Wompherence, in order to participate in this section. Other details of the Wompherence do require registration.

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TWO WRITING WORKSHOPS AT A DIFFERENT BOOKSTORE IN SERENDRA

A Different Bookstore in Serendra will be hosting two workshops by Mookie Katigbak and Angelo R. Lacuesta.

"Lightning In The Mind" with Mookie Katigbak will be on August 29 and September 5. It will be a two-part poetry workshop highlighting image and meaning in poetry.

"Telling The Untold" with Angelo R. Lacuesta will be on August 28 and September 4. Lacuesta will handle this two-part writing workshop highlighting the art and the craft of fiction.

All author's proceeds to go to World Vision. he registration fee of P750 to cover resource book, snacks and workshop materials. Participants will also receive a permanent 12% discount card from A Different Bookstore.

To register and for more details, e-mail adifferentbookstore@gmail.com or books@adifferentbookstore.com or visit their Serendra branch.

Tinta, the official literary folio of the Union of Journalists of the Philippines, is now open for contributions whether fiction or nonfiction, 1000 words maximum.

E-mail submissions to jmragaza@yahoo.com

August 20, 2008

Paolo Manalo, Butch Guerrero, Bambi Harper at Read Lit District this August

Poet Paolo Manalo, essayist Butch Guerrero, and fictionist Bambi Harper are this month's readers at READ LIT DISTRICT: your monthly dose of literature read out loud. They will be accompanied on the piano by Albert Roldan of the U.P. College of Music.

This month's READ LIT DISTRICT is on August 28, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. at the Jorge Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. The performance is open to the public.

READ LIT DISTRICT is a project of the Creative Writing Committee of the U.P. Department of English and Comparative Literature. All readers are faculty members and students of the Department's Creative Writing Program.

August 18, 2008

Gawad Komisyon 2008 Ngayong
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa

Ngayong Agosto, ipinagdiriwang ng bansa ang Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa. Ang pagdiriwang ngayon ay may tema na "Wika Mo, Wikang Filipino, Wika ng Mundo, Mahalaga!" Muling pangungunahan ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino ang naturang taunang pagdiriwang na umaalinsunod sa Proklamasyon Blg. 1041.

Kaugnay nito, muling bubuksan ang timpalak sa Gawad Komisyon sa Sanaysay-Gantimpalang Collantes na nasa wikang Filipino. Ito ay isang timpalak sa pagsulat ng pormal na sanaysay na itinatatguyod kapuwa ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino at Jorge Collantes Foundation kaugnay ng taunang pagdiriwang ng “Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa” (Agosto 1-31, 2008).

Ang paksa ng timpalak ay “Wika mo. Wikang Fiipino. Wika ng Mundo. Mahalaga!” Ang mga gantimpala ay ang sumusunod: Una, Php 20,000.00 at tropeo; pangalawa, Php 12,000.00 at plake; pangatlo, Php 9,000.00 at plake; at P3,000.00 at plake bawat isa para sa magwawagi ng tatlong (3) karangalang- banggit.

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August 15, 2008

U.P. Cal Sarsuwela Writing Contest Deadline Extended to October 3

Download the contest form here (right click and save content as).

Rules of the Contest

1. The Contest is open to all Filipino citizens of all ages (including Filipinos holding dual citizenship) from June to August 2008.

2. The theme of the contest is "Amor, Vida, Patria" (Love, Life, Nation). The story maybe historical or contemporary in subject matter. The work must follow the three-act structure of the sarsuwela and must be written in Filipino.

3. The author must submit the entry to the Board of Judges. The deadline for submission is 3 October 2008. The office of the UP-CAL closes at 5 p.m. Entries sent by mail or courier should be postmarked no later than the same date of the deadline.

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August 15, 2008

UMPIL to hold its 34th Convention at the CCP

The Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) will hold its 34th convention at the GSIS Museum of the Cultural Center of the Philippines near the corner of Roxas Boulevard and Buendia Avenue. This will be on 30 August from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Special guest of honor South Korean novelist Bang Hyun-seok will discuss the theme "Trading Words, Tracing Worlds."

A meeting discussing the Writers Welfare Act will follow. The Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas will be given out after. This year's winners will receive trophies created by renowned artist Manuel Baldemor.

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5th Lamiraw Workshop Calls for Fellowship Applications

The 5th Lamiraw Creative Writing Workshop calls for applications to a 3-day writing fellowship which will be held at Tiburcio Tancinco Memorial Institute of Science and Technology (TTMIST), Calbayog City, Samar .

Panelists invited in said workshop are Dr. Leoncio Deriada from Iloilo City ; Prof. Merlie Alunan and Dr. Victo Sugbo from UP Tacloban; Dr. David Genotiva from EVSU, Tacloban City; and Mr. Dante Rosales from Calbayog City.

Twenty-five slots are at stake; seventeen of which are allotted for writers residing in Samar, Leyte and Biliran while three of which are affirmatively reserved for Abaknon speakers in Capul, Northern Samar, and the remaining five fellowships are open to writers outside Region VIII, preferably coming from Bicol, Masbate and Romblon. Applicants will be admitted given that their works pass the aesthetic standard of the Selection Committee.

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THE GOLDEN CHILD – East Meets West at the CCP

What idiosyncrasies transpire when modernity catches up with tradition? When East finally meets West?

Tanghalang Pilipino, in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines , attempts to give answers to this philosophical question by staging David Hwang's “The Golden Child” until September 7, 8 p.m. at the CCP's Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino.

David Hwang is the celebrated playwright of M. Butterfly and is part-Filipino. His ancestors come from Cebu and Manila . Hwang has received three Tony Award nominations.

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August 11, 2008

UP Press launches Centennial Publications
Kim Quilinguing

The University of the Philippines Press launched its Centennial Publications on July 10, 2008 at Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman.

The Centennial Publications were chosen by the UP Press from all the books it has published since it was established in 1965. UP Press Director Maria Luisa Camagay introduced the books as part of the history of the country’s foremost academic publishing house.

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UP celebrates Philippine literature
Francis Paolo M. Quina

On July 8, 2008, the UP Institute of Creative Writing (UP-ICW) and the UP Centennial Commission awarded the winners of the Gawad Likhaan: the UP Centennial Literary Prize.

The winners were presented to a gathering that included National Artists F. Sionil Jose, Napoleon Abueva, Virgilio Almario, and Bienvenido Lumbera, and some of the country’s most distinguished writers.

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The poems in the new collection were selected from Prof. Abad’s In Ordinary Time: Poems, Parables, Poetics, 1973-2003 (UP Press, 2004) and translated by celebrated Italian poets Gezim Hajdari and Amoá Fatuiva. To be published by the Associazione Culturale Allegorein, a leading cultural association based in Rome and one of the organizers of the Mediterranean International Festival of Literature and the Arts, the collection will be launched in 2009.

Prof. Abad, who represented the country in the festival in 2006, has been invited by festival director Prof. Filippo Bettini to be one of the 2009 festival’s special guests. The collection of translated poems has also been entered in competition for the prestigious 2009 Feronia Prize, also sponsored by Allegorein.

Abad is an active member of Board of Advisers of the UP Institute of Creative Writing (ICW).

Tulawikaan - Seminar sa pagtuturo ng pambansang wika sa pamamagitan ng tula

Isang seminar ukol sa panulaan at wikang Filipino ang idaraos sa 27 Agosto 2008, Miyerkules, 8:00 n.u.-5:00 n.h. sa TARC (Thomas Aquinas Research Complex) Seminar Rooms 1 at 2, Unibersidad ng Sto. Tomas.

Pinamagatan itong Tulawikaan, isang serye ng mga panayam ng mga dalubwikang kasapi ng Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika at Anyo (LIRA), isang organisasyon ng mga makatang nagsusulat sa Filipino na binuo noong 1985. Ilan sa mga tagapagsalita ay ang mga premyadong makata at akademiko na sina Prop. Vim Nadera, Jr. ng UP Diliman/UST, Prop. Michael Coroza ng Ateneo de Manila University/UST, Prop. Romulo Baquiran, Jr. at Dr . Lilia Antonio ng UP Diliman.

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August 9, 2008

Children's Lit Booktalk in Makati

Tana Hoban: Who is she and what's so special about her children's books?

When : 6 to 8 pm Monday 2008 August 11
Where : McCafe at Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Makati
right in front of AIM (Asian Institute of Management)
Host : Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

This activity is open to members and non-members, to published and unpublished children's writers and illustrators, and anyone who has a keen interest in children's literature.

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August 3, 2008

Chiaroscuro Book Launching

Chiaroscuro , the debut collection of poems by Joel M. Toledo, will be launched on August 4, 2008 at mag:net café along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City . Book signing and cocktails commence at 6:30pm in the café's gallery area, followed by the fortnightly Happy Mondays poetry reading at 8pm.

Reading poems from Toledo's book are poets and fictionists which include Marjorie Evasco, Jimmy Abad, Krip Yuson, Butch Dalisay, Neil Garcia, Marne Kilates, Rebecca Añonuevo, Sarge Lacuesta, Mookie Katigbak, Angelo Suarez, Ramil Gulle, Mikael Co, Larry Ypil, Daryll Delgado, Conchitina Cruz, Arkaye Kierulf, Pancho Villanueva, Khavn Dela Cruz, Rafael San Diego, Marie La Viña, and Joseph Saguid.

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August 1, 2008

Balagtasan: Its History and Practice

LIRA (Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo), in partnership with the Ortigas Foundation, invites you to a lecture on The History of Balagtasan. Lecturer Dr. Galileo Zafra is a literary historian,critic, and professor at the University of the Philippines.

His lecture will be held on August 10, Sunday, from 9AM to 12NN at the Ortigas Foundation Library. This is part of LIRA's monthly lecture series and is free and open to the public. Please e-mail palihan@liraonline.org for more details.

A Lecture on The Way We Rhyme the Way We Do

In celebration of its fourth year anniversary, Pinoypoets has partnered with Filipinas Heritage Library to bring you Our Love for Glove Doves: A Cognitive Approach to the Way We Rhyme the Way We Do.

Lecturer Paolo Manalo, award-winning poet and best-selling author of Jolography, was one of Pinoypoets' earliest workshop panelists. The lecture will be held on August 16, 4:00 PM, at the Filipiniana Section of Filipinas Heritage Library in Makati City . The event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required due to limited seats.

Please text Romel Samson through 0916-6390640 or 0929-7853276.

7th Annual Barlaya Workshop

Adarna House, the country's first children's book publishing firm will hold the 7th Annual Barlaya Workshop on October 3 and 4. The theme for this year's Barlaya is Writing and Designing NonFiction Books for Children. Writers and designers who would like to participate in the workshop shall go through a screening process.

Deadline for submissions is August 29, 2008. Please e-mail pdg@adarna.com.ph for details.

25 Best-Loved Children's Book Characters Exhibit

After surveying hundreds of Filipino children, here is an exhibit of life-size sculptures of the 25 best-loved children's book characters. The sculptures are done by members of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang InK). The exhibit will be displayed at the Atrium of the Cultural Center of the Philippines from July 16 to August 6, and at the SMX Convention Center from September 12 to 16, during the Manila International Book Fair.

Workshops at the Manila International Book Fair

The PBBY offers the following workshops at SMX during the Manila International Book Fair:

A Thumbnail History of Children's Literature in the Philippines

25 Ways to Entice Children with Stories

Library Magic

Tong Tong Tong: Tinig, Tunog, at Talino ng Tulang Pambata

Creative Effective Visuals for Children's Books

Reading, Responding and Reviewing

The workshops are scheduled on September 13 to 15, at the SMX Convention Center Function Rooms. There is a Php 600 fee per workshop, except for Library Magic, which has a fee of Php 1000.

For details, or e-mail pbby.ncbd@gmail.com to inquire and register.

Free field trip to the MIBF

This year, we're giving three (3) schools free field trips to the Manila International Book Fair! The MIBF field trip will include storytelling sessions, a presentation on how Adarna books are made, book-signing with an author and an illustrator, and free entrance to the Fair.

The MIBF will be held at the SMX Convention Center (beside Mall of Asia ). Those interested may choose from a morning or afternoon slot on the days of September 12, 15, and 16. Please contact Ergoe through 372-3548 local 122, ergoe@adarna.com.ph, or 0917-3722639.

Ikalawang Isyu ng Bulawan Online

Lumabas na ang ikalawang isyu ng Bulawan Online, tampok ang mga tula , pagsusuri, at panayam nina Charles Tuvilla, Phillip Kimpo Jr., Roberto T. Añonuevo, Michael M. Coroza, Vim Nadera, at Virgilio S. Almario.

Magpunta lamang po sa www.bulawanonline.com.

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