October 31, 2008

STORY FESTIVAL THIS NOVEMBER IN TRINOMA

Watch out for a week-long of fun, games, and reading from November 10 to 14, 2008 at the TriNoma Mall in Quezon City , as we celebrate the 12 th Philippine Book Development Month with the theme, “Read Pinoy!”. This Story Festival features an exhibition of Filipino-authored books by the members of the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and partner organization, Philippine Booksellers Association, Inc. (PBAI).

On November 11, students and teachers from all over the metro will be gathering in the mall for the grand finals of the Storytelling Contest for Teachers and the Book Marathon for grades 4 to 6 students. Celebrity singer Nikki Gil will also grace us with a storytelling session at the activity center of TriNoma on the same day.

For inquiries, call NBDB (Grace or Dianne) at 928-6238 or Filipinas Heritage Library (Anne) at 892-1801 local 21. You may also visit www.nbdb.gov.ph or www.filipinaslibrary.org for the complete list of events.

October 31, 2008

MARATHON READING OF NOLI ME TANGERE

Join us in an evening of literature, fun, and good food while we do a marathon reading of the Noli Me Tangere (translated by National Artist for Literature, Virgilio S. Almario) on November 8 to 9, 2008 at the Filipinas Heritage Library. Celebrities, well-known artists, authors, students, and other lovers of Filipino literature will be coming to read (and perform) portions of this influential literary piece.

This event is part of the month-long festivities of the 12 th Philippine Book Development Month, which is celebrated every November.

For inquiries, call Dianne at 920-9853 or Ciela or Anne at 892-1801.

October 31, 2008

FOOD AND WRITING: A trip to Bulacan and Pampanga

Venture into the art of food and writing with the best Bulacan and Pampanga have to offer! Get to meet National Artist for Literature, Virgilio Almario and known writer and restaurateur, Claude Tayag while relishing the good food from the best restaurants in these two provinces. Join us on November 22, 2008 for this unique gastronomical and literary experience you will never forget.

This tour is part of the celebration of the 12 th Philippine Book Development Month of the National Book Development Board, in partnership with the Filipinas Heritage Library of Ayala Foundation, Inc.

Pre-registration is required. Limited seats only. Fee is P1,000 per head (inclusive of transportation, meals, and others). Deadline for registration is on November 14, 2008.

To register, call Anne Alim or Ciela Cayton at 892-1801 local 21 or 13 or email alim.af@ayalafoundation.org or cayton.gm@ayalafoundation.org . For more information, you can visit www.filipinaslibrary.org .

After movies, poetry makes a good antidote for the recession blues

When economies are in recession more people go to the movies, according to economists and movie producers. Some people read poetry, poets and publishers would say. If you belong to the second kind, Mostly in Monsoon Weather, the third collection of award-winning poet Marne L. Kilates, may just be the book for you for just slightly above the price of a movie.

Nominated to the 2008 National Book Awards of the Manila Critics Circle and the National Book Development Board, and published by the University of the Philippines Press, ... Monsoon Weather will launch on November 7, 2008, at 6:00 o'clock in the evening, Friday, at the Roof Deck Gallery of Villanueva Law Offices, CC Castro Building, Timog Avenue, Quezon City. It's right across Sir Williams Hotel, and next door to RCBC Timog Branch.

Just when the world knows who the president of the most powerful nation on earth will be after a hotly contested election, and if the recession actually recedes into memory, the launch of Mostly in Monsoon Weather will be hosted by art and literature patron Atty. Redem Villanueva and the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL), of which Kilates is a member of the Board.

“It will be a fun event for literature, especially poetry, which we all love to open our minds in these narrow-minded times,” Atty. Redem, as he his called by artist friends, said when he graciously opened his roof-deck law office and gallery to host the event.

A sketching session by leading Filipino artists, and poets singing “Salinawit” or those lovely Filipino translations of classical standards, led by poet and Salinawit pioneer Pete Lacaba and novelist Charlson Ong, will follow the launch with cocktails.

Kilates is a three-time Palanca Awards winner, has won the National Book Awards for his poetry and translation, and was the winner of the 1998 SEA (Southeast Asia) Write Award given by the Thai royalty.

Apart from Mostly in Monsoon Weather, Kilates' two other books are Children of the Snarl & Other Poems (Aklat Peskador, 1987), Poems en Route (UST Publishing House, 1998).

Kilates is also noted for his translations of Filipino poetry into English. His nine books of translation include the works of major Filipino poets such as National Artist Virgilio S. Almario, Rogelio G. Mangahas and Jesus Manuel Santiago. His latest book is a new English translation of Francisco Balagtas' Florante at Laura , the UP Centennial Edition.

The late Alfrredo Navarro Salanga said that Kilates' “poems do not, as powerful poems do, hit you in the proverbial gut. His poems hit you in that region reserved for the mystic third eye, slightly above the bridge of one's nose, set directly in front of one's cerebrum.”

Right on the mark for hitting away those recession blues.

October 25, 2008

TWO FILIPINO AUTHORS SHORTLISTED IN MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE

HONG KONG - A novel exploring India's obsession with celebrity is one of five books, two of which were written by Filipino authors, that are shortlisted for a major Asian literary prize, organizers said Wednesday.

"The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay" by Mumbai-based author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi is among the titles shortlisted for the second Man Asian Literary Prize, which is open to novels that have not been published in English.

The novel, which follows the affair of a married older woman and a young photographer, is "a sharp and ravishing examination of India's perverse fascination with celebrity," organizers said.

The other shortlisted books are "The Story That Must not Be Told," by Indian author Kavery Nambisan, "Illustrado" by Filipino author Miguel Syjuco and "The Music Child" by Alfred A. Yuson, also from the Philippines.

Chinese author Yu Hua's "Brothers" -- which follows two siblings over several decades of Chinese history -- completes the list.

"All the books breathe with a vibrant sense of what the Asian world is today -- modern, yet connected to tradition, aware of change but saturated with the past," chair of the judges Adrienne Clarkson said in a statement.

"I really had the sense that I could feel the living vibrant worlds these novels describe."

Last year's inaugural prize was won by Chinese author Jiang Rong for his novel "Wolf Totem," which has since been published by Penguin.

Jiang drew on his experience as one of the first intellectuals to move to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution for the novel.

The 10,000-US-dollar prize will be announced at a ceremony in Hong Kong on November 13.

It is backed by the company that sponsors the prestigious Booker prize, based in Britain.

Agence France-Presse report

October 19, 2008

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER MUSLIM WRITINGS

Calling for essay, fiction, and poetry pieces for an international anthology of queer Muslim writings. Theme is open although works should try to look at expressions of gender identity and sexuality vis-a-vis Islam and other beliefs associated with one’s cultural origin.

Fiction and nonfiction submissions should not exceed 10,000 words. Poetry submissions should include 3 to 5 poems. Taking into consideration writers’ safety, the use of a pseudonym is acceptable. Compensation will be in the form of contributor’s copies and a share in the aggregate royalties.

Submissions must be attached as a Word document, accompanied by a cover letter with your full name, short bio and contact details.

Please email submissions to morofilm@gmail.com no later than March 31, 2009.

Everyone's invited to "The Lilt & the Verve" of the Malate Literary Folio, official arts and literary publication of De La Salle University-Manila, on October 30, Thursday, 6 PM at Penguin Bar in Malate, Manila.

It will be a night of literature, art and music as we launch our first issue for this school year. There will also be band performances by Twin Lobster, Orgasmic Chicken, Mangina and Musical O.

Come in costume with the theme "demented fairy tales". Admission is free.

For more info, email malateliteraryfolio.dlsu@yahoo.com.

PETA CELEBRATES NATIONAL CHILDREN'S THEATER FESTIVAL

In celebration of the Children’s Month this October, the Philippine Educational Theater Association - Children’s Theater Program, through the support of Terre Des Hommes - Netherlands, brings together children, young people, children’s rights advocacy organizations and agencies in a grand festival of theater performances, workshops, exhibits, conferences and fora in Likhang Bata, Likhang Buháy (A National Children’s Theater Festival) at the PETA Theater Center from October 24 to 26, 2008. The festival carries the theme CREATING A GOOD LIFE FOR THE FILIPINO CHILDREN, which stresses the need for all sectors of the civil society - government, professionals, academe, church and media - to work hand in hand in creating a safe and supportive environment for our children and youth.

Festivities begin with a grand opening program on October 24 at 7am at the PETA-Phinma Theater highlighted by a performance of PETA’s children’s musical Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.

Other events to look forward to are performances by partner organizations and guests: PILAK (Pinag-isang Lakas ng Kabataan) of Bahay Tuluyan - Laguna & Quezon, YATTA (Youth Advocates through Theater Arts) - Dumaguete City, Kaibigan Foundation – Manila, Batang Art (Nakar, Quezon). PETA – Metropolitan Teen Theater League, ECLIPSE (Ormoc, Leyte), PETA’s Batang Rizal, Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, Kontra-Gapi and QC Performing Arts Development Foundation Inc. Workshops include puppetry, masks and make-up, arts and crafts, Philippine games, visual arts, role-playing, dance and movement and creative sounds and music.

Interested participants are invited to join! The activities for DAY 1 caters to children age 7 to 12, DAY 2 for teens age 13 to 17, and DAY 3 is offered for college students, student leaders, educators, cultural workers, parents and generally adults and young adults who work for and with children.

Application forms are available at the PETA office, #5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City. Duly accomplished forms may be faxed to (02) 4100821 or sent thru email petampro@yahoo.com. Registration fee is only PhP500.00 per day, inclusive of the festival kit and meals. For details and other information, contact (02) 4100821, 7256244 c/o Ms. Gail Guanlao-Billones (0922-8068477) or Ms. Julie Bautista (0916-5805153).

Visit PETA's website and blog.

October 12, 2008

5TH LAMIRAW WORKSHOP FELLOWS NAMED

The 5th Lamiraw Creative Writing Workshop slated on November 5-7, 2008 at TTMIST, Calbayog City , Samar names the twenty three lucky workshop fellows. This year's NCCA fellows from Samar, Leyte and Biliran and other regions are:

1. Reza Magdaraog Capul, Northern Samar

2. Dianne Marzol Capul, Northern Samar

3. Marlon Mente Capul, Northern Samar

4. Efmer Agustin Abuyog, Leyte

5. Edwin Briones Abuyog, Leyte

6. Michael Villas Palo, Leyte

7. Imelda Ruiz Tacloban City , Leyte

8. Jerby Santo Tacloban City , Leyte

9. Kevin Capablanca Naval, Biliran

10. Hermie Sanchez Catbalogan City , Samar

11. Arthur Macabasag Borongan, Eastern Samar

12. Jude Casaljay Sta. Margarita, Samar

13. Dolores Pitao Calbayog City, Samar

14. Jessie Baldomaro Calbayog City, Samar

15. Lorna De Veyra Calbayog City, Samar

16. Nemesio Baldesco Calbayog City, Samar

17. Rhea Rosales Calbayog City , Samar

18. Joseph Lim Calbayog City , Samar

19. Reynel Ignacio Calbayog City , Samar

20. Ryan Labana Calbayog City , Samar

21. Chuck Smith Sampaloc, Manila

22. Ma. Yasmin Doctor Las Piñas City , Manila

23. Jondy Bajada, Davao City

Based on the approved MOA, the said NCCA fellows coming from Region VIII will avail themselves of free registration, accommodations, food, and workshop materials, while those coming from other regions will have to pay P3,000.00 as registration fee. This year's panelists are: 1) Dr. Victor Sugbo, Waray literature scholar and UP Tacloban faculty who is at present the Regional Coordinator for the Sub-commission on Literary Arts; 2) Prof. Merlie Alunan, grand slam winner of Don Carlos Palanca Awards; 3) Dr. Leoncio Deriada, multi-awarded writer and teacher ; 4) Dr. David Genotiva, seasoned literary critic and editor of PAGSUBAY—the Official Publication of the Graduate School of Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU); and 5) Mr. Dante Rosales, graphics artist and member of Ibabao Arts Council of Calbayog.

The workshop is a joint project of the Tiburcio Tancinco Memorial Institute of Science and Technology (TTMIST) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

October 11, 2008

NBDB BOOK CLUB DISCUSSES WHITE ELEPHANTS

Everyone's invited to the NBDB Book Club's discussion of Angelo Lacuesta's White Elephants Stories (Anvil Publishing) on October 18, Saturday, 4pm, at HOOKED ON BOOKS in Katipunan.

White Elephants Stories, Sarge Lacuesta's second book, won the 2005 National Book Awards for Best Short Fiction Book. The title story, "White Elephants," also won him 2nd prize in the 2001 Palanca Awards.

Angelo Lacuesta is the literary editor of the Philippines Free Press. His first book, Life Before X and Other Stories, won the Madrigal-Gonzales First Book Award.

The discussion will be moderated by popular chic lit writer and award-winning author Tara Ft Sering.

Contact 926-8238/ 09175444994 for more details.

Order the book at www.anvilpublishing.com.

Lumabas na ang ikatlong isyu ng Bulawan Online, tampok ang mga tula, maikling kuwento, pagsusuri, at panayam nina April Jade Imson, Joseph de Luna Saguid, Roberto T. Añonuevo, Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., Michael M. Coroza, at Virgilio S. Almario.

Magpunta lamang sa www.bulawanonline.com.

Mula sa mga editor:

ISYU BLG. 3, TOMO 1. Ipinagmamalaking ilathala ng Bulawan Online sa isyung ito ang katangi-tanging mga akdang pampanitikan sa mga buwan ng Oktubre-Nobyembre 2008.

Mga sipi mula sa mga akda:

Gunita bilang Liksiyon sa tula ni Joseph de Luna Saguid, pagbása ni Roberto T. Añonuevo sa tula ni Joseph de Luna Saguid:

"[I]pinahihiwatig lamang ng tulang "Tanawin" ang isang tagpong kapupulutan ng karanasan—mabuti man o masama—at ang karanasang ito ay malimit kadikit ng gunita. Ang gunitang ipinapataw ng nakaraan ang dapat sinusuri nang maigi, dahil gaya ng nabanggit kangina, ang nakaraan ay hindi estatiko bagkus patuloy na umaandar na parang pelikula at walang makatitiyak ng wakas."

Si Karding sa Gimokudan: Pagkain o Buhay?, pagbása ni Romulo P. Baquiran, Jr. sa kuwentong pambata ni April Jade Imson:

"Palagiang impetus sa kuwentong pambata ang halagahang itinuturing na birtud para sa mga kabataang mambabasa nito. Hindi nagkukulang ang "Si Karding at Ang Buwaya" sa bagay na ito. Pangunahing halagahan sa kuwento ang pangangalaga sa biyaya ng kalikasan para sa kabataan. Hindi maiiwasan ang pagkadidaktiko sa paghahayag ng mga isyung moralistiko sa mga kuwentong may seryosong aralin. Pero inilangkap ito ni Imson sa sitwasyon at komunidad ni Karding at hinayaang ang konteksto ang magtulak sa desisyong gagawin ng bida sa harap ng mabigat na isyu."

Teksbuking: Isang Mapanuri, Mapaghamon, at Napapanahong Bagong Textbuk Kuno ng Noli at Fili, pagsusuri ni Michael M. Coroza:

"Ang maraming textbuk ngayon na lathala ng malalaking pabliser ay kaduda-dudang mga salin. Una, hindi matiyak kung marunong ngang magbasa ng Kastila ang mga gumawa o ang isinalin lamang nila ay ang mga salin sa Ingles nina Charles Derbyshire, Leon Ma. Guerrero, o Trinidad Locsin. Puwede pa ngang hinalain na ang pagpapaikli lamang ng mga salin nina Mariano, Regalado, o maging ng kay de Guzman ang ginagawa ng mga kunwang awtor ng mga textbuk na ito. Halimbawa ng ganito ang tutunghayan nating aklat ng Noli at Fili na nalathala noon lamang 2006."

Isang Pagdulog sa Rebisyon ng Tula, panayam ni Roberto T. Añonuevo:

"Sa madali't salita, hindi simple ang magrebisa.

Sa sandaling ito, hayaan ninyo akong magbiggay ng ilang punto hinggil sa paraan ng "pagpapakinis" ng tula. Ang sumusunod ay hinango ko sa aking karanasan bilang makata, at siyang naobserbahan ko rin sa iba pang kaibigang makata habang bumubuo ng "mga pambihirang tula." Maihahakang hindi nito masasagot ang lahat ng pangangailangan sa pagrerebisa ng tula, ngunit maaari namang maging patnubay sa sinumang ibig sumulat ng tula."

Ibangon ang Dangal ng Lahi, panayam ni Virgilio S. Almario:

"Ang buong pagbabago sa katauhan ng Filipino ay nakatuon sa pagbabalik ng dangal—ng wastong paggalang sa sarili at mataas na pagkilala sa katutubong kakayahang mabuhay mag-isa at umunlad. Ngunit ang ang pananalig sa sariling dangal ay may kaakibat na diwa ng kagitingan. Hindi ito gawaing nag-iisa ng bawat indibidwal. Gawain itong dapat lahukan ng bawat mamamayan at magkakatulong. Gawain itong sinusukat, sa wakas, alinsunod sa idinudulot nitong benepisyo o paglilingkod sa kapakanan ng bayan at ng buong sambayanan."

October 3, 2008

2009 PBBY SALANGA PRIZE CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2009 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and The National Library.

The grand prize winner shall win a cash prize of P25,000.00, a gold medal, and an opportunity to be published. Prizes will be awarded in an appropriate ceremony to be held during the celebration of National Children's Book Day in July 2009.

CONTEST RULES

· The contest is open to all Filipino citizens except those who are related to any PBBY member up to the third degree of consanguinity.

· Stories should be intended for children aged 6 to 12 years old. The plot and the sequence must be capable of sustaining an illustrated book of 28 to 32 pages.

· Entries may be in Filipino or English.

· Entries must be in hard copy, double-spaced, on short bond paper. Maximum length is five (5) pages.

· A contestant may send in more than one (1) entry.

· Each entry must be signed by a pen name only. Five (5) copies of each entry should be placed in an envelope, on the face of which only the pen name of the contestant should appear.

· Together with each entry, contestants must submit a second envelope, on the face of which the pen name shall appear. This must contain the contestant's full name, address, contact numbers, a short literary background, and a notarized certification from the author, vouching for the originality of the entry and for the freedom of the organizers from any liability arising from the infringement of copyright in case of publication, and affirming that the entry or any variant thereof has (a) never been published nor (b) won any other contest i.e. that it has never won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, honorable mention in any other contest or otherwise been awarded a medal, a citation, or included in a publicized list of meritorious entries to a literary contest.

· All entries must be sent through snail mail to the PBBY Secretariat, c/o Adarna House, Inc. 2/F FSS Bldg. 20 Scout Tuason cor. Scout Castor Sts.,Brgy. Laging Handa, Quezon City 1103.

· All entries must be received by the PBBY Secretariat no later than 5:00 p.m., November 14, 2008.

· Winners will be announced no later than December 12, 2008. Non-winning entries may be claimed at the PBBY Secretariat until January 6, 2009.

The winning story will be the basis for the 2009 PBBY-Alcala Prize. For more details, interested parties may contact the Philippine Board on Books for Young People, at 2/F FSS Bldg. 20 Scout Tuason cor. Scout Castor Sts., Brgy. Laging Handa, Quezon City 1103, Telefax 372-3548 or email pbby@adarna.com.ph.

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