LitFest turns folk, pop!
Filipino writers will
discuss folk and popular literature as shown in komiks,
TV, and film as the National Book Development Board (NBDB), Filipinas Heritage
Library (FHL), and Ayala Museum hold POPtastik Pinoy! this November.
The event is part of the 4th Philippine International Literary Festival. Titled Text and the City, the LitFest will take place in the major universities in Metro Manila from November 11-14 and culminating at the Ayala Museum on November 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Promotional activities will also be held at the Makati Ayala Malls from November 17 to 24.
The November 15 event
is a whole day series of talks which will cover the following topics: “Folklore
in Pop Literature (komiks, graphic novels, novels, short stories, and TV);”
“Kuwentuhan on Komiks;” and “Writing in Different Genres.” Among the panel
discussants and moderators are comic artists Manix Abrera, Noel Pascual, AJ
Bernardo, Karen Francisco, and Budjette Tan; novelists Eros Atalia, Luna Sicat
Cleto, and Edgar Samar; scriptwriter Suzette Doctolero; fictionists Sarge
Lacuesta and Yvette Tan; journalists Ruel de Vera and Kristine Fonacier; and
Prof. Patrick Campos.
Celebrated writers Tony
Perez and Rolando Tolentino will open the POPtastik Pinoy! program of
activities with talks of writing and the city. Korean-American writer Krys Lee
will then discuss her short story compilation Drifting House. Lee will
be joined by Sarge Lacuesta, Andrea Pasion-Flores, and Kristine Fonacier for a
flash fiction writing masterclass, “City Fiction 100,” while other
pocket lectures are being held in the Ayala Museum function rooms.
From 5:00 pm, writer
and educator Isagani R. Cruz will hold another seminar on “How to write a book”
for professional and amateur writers. Garitony Nicolas will also share his
experience of publishing his own books with the help of Central Books, the
first publisher-on-demand in the Philippines.
City Fiction 100: A Fiction Writing Masterclass
As part of the POPtastik Pinoy!program of activities
held in celebration of Text in the City: The 4th Philippine
International Literary Festival, Ayala Museum will hold City Fiction 100, a
flash fiction masterclass, on November 15, 1:30-3:00 p.m. This workshop is open
to professional and budding writers of all ages. Participants will get feedback
from acclaimed writers Sarge Lacuesta, Andrea Pasion-Flores, and Krys Lee, with
Kristine Fonacier as Moderator.
Write about a city, real or imagined in 100 words or
less.
City Fiction 100: A Fiction Writing Masterclss
15 November 2013
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Open to professional and budding
writers of all ages. Get feedback from writers Krys Lee and Sarge Lacuesta, and
literary agent Andrea Pasion-Flores, with travel writer Kristine Fonacier as
moderator.
Presented by the National Book
Development Board (NBDB) in partnership with Filipinas Heritage Library and
Ayala Museum
Guidelines:
Submit your works of flash fiction
saved in .doc format to Camille Dela Rosa (cvdelarosa@nbdb.gov.ph) and Verne
Ahyong (litfest@filipinaslibrary.org.ph).
Multiple entries are allowed.
- E-mail must have the subject heading
“City Fiction 100 Entry,” and include the writer’s full name, cellular phone
number, and short bio (3-4 sentences only).
- Only 25 slots are available. Early
submissions will be given priority.
- Deadline for submission is on 2013 November
8. Final list of participants will be announced on November 11.
- A Php 1,000 workshop fee will be
collected from the 25 chosen participants. Fee includes a copy of Krys Lee’s
short story collection Drifting House. Fee also includes access to all panels
for the rest of the day.
- Only one story per participant will be
discussed during the masterclass. The decision of the NBDB screening team is
final.
For inquiries, e-mail Camille Dela
Rosa (cvdelarosa@nbdb.gov.ph) or Verne Ahyong (litfest@filipinaslibrary.org.ph).
You can also call Verne at 759-8288 loc. 46.
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