Paglulunsad ng Aklat at Lektura ng FILCOLS Founding Chair na si Virgilio S. Almario

Malugod kayong inaanyayahan ng

UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies

kasama ang

Ateneo de Manila University Press

Filipinas Institute of Translation, Inc. at

Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino

sa 

TRIPLE SA SITENTA

(Isang Hapon ng Lektura, Poetry Reading, at Booklaunch)

ni National Artist 

Virgilio S. Almario

7 Marso 2014, Biyernes

ika-2 ng hapon

Tanghalang Teresita Quirino, Benavidez Bldg., UST

RSVP

Maria Christina Pangan

pangan.christina@gmail.com

0906-4801620

Si Janus Silang, ang pinakabagong obra ng FILCOLS Member na si Edgar Samar

Malugod naming ipinapakilala sa inyo si Janus Silang, ang bida sa serye ng mga nobelang pambatang ilulunsad ngayong summer, at sa TALA Online, isang RPG na malaking bahagi ng kuwento ng nobela. Ang unang libro sa serye ay ang Janus Silang at ang Tiyanak ng Tábon.

Sa tournament ng TALA Online sa bayan ng Balanga, namatay ang lahat ng manlalaro maliban kay Janus. Sunod-sunod pa ang naging kaso ng pagkamatay ng mga kabataan sa computer shops sa iba’t ibang panig ng Filipinas. Kinontak si Janus ng nagpakilalang Joey, isa rin umano sa mga nakaligtas sa paglalaro ng TALA na gaya niya. Hindi inasahan ni Janus ang mga matutuklasan niya mula rito na mag-uugnay sa kanya sa misteryo ng kinahuhumalingan niyang RPG—at sa alamat ng Tiyanak mula sa Tábon!

Mababasa na ang unang pahina ng nobelang ito, isinulat ng premyadong nobelistang si Edgar Samar, sa TALArchives.net, na katatagpuan ng iba pang detalye at mga pahaging sa mga pangyayari sa nobela. Bisi-bisitahin lamang ang nabanggit na website para sa iba pang balita tungkol sa Janus Silang.

Women's Month Celebration by Anvil Publishing Include FILCOLS Members' Books

The rich and varied trove of books and  magazines by and for women is a testament to how far women’s literature  has  grown.   Studies show that women are the biggest consumers of the printed word.  This March, Anvil celebrates Women’s Month by highlighting titles that celebrate womanhood.  Also, National Book Store and Powerbooks will offer a 10% discount for these titles in a special sale happening on all Wednesdays of March.

Titles included in the sale are  anthologies like  Filipino Peace Women: Nominees to the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, edited by Paulynn P. Sicam and Olivia H. Tripon; Sarilaysay: Tinig ng 20 Babae sa Sariling Danas Bilang Manunulat, edited by Rosario Torres-Yu, and Ang Silid na Mahiwaga edited by Soledad Reyes. 

Other works by noted writers include Bad Kings by Gilda Cordero Fernando, Where Only The Moon Rages by  Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, and Coming To Terms: Writing on Midlife by 15 Women by Lorna Kalaw-Tirol.

For Visayan readers, a volume of works by Cebuana writers is added to the collection.  Babayeng Sugid: Cebu Stories is “a compilation of short stories by women, the first of its kind  in the country, written in English and in Cebuano.” It is a project of   Women in Literary Arts, Inc. (WILA), the only known organization of women writers in the country.  

These titles are  available in all  Metro Manila branches of National Book Store and Powerbooks and at the Anvil website, www.anvilpublishing.com.

Cordero-Fernando and Pantoja-Hidalgo are active FILCOLS members.

Free books (and more) for World Read Aloud Day from FILCOLS Member Adarna House

Did you know that there should be a library in every barangay?

If your barangay doesn’t have one, or if its library is in a sorry state, World Read Aloud Day gives us a chance to raise our voices as one, to demand changes towards raising a community that reads.

Held every first Wednesday of March, World Read Aloud Day is an awareness campaign promoting reading as a basic human right. We encourage everyone to contact your local government and let them know that you, their constituents, value literacy and education. (That should be pretty easy, as most of our public officials/offices have online presence.)

And as it’s Read Aloud Day on March 5, if you will be carrying out a storytelling session at a public school, community library, or day care center, we are giving away books and more exactly for this purpose:

1. First, register and share your WRAD plans with LitWorld.
2. There are 10 sets of packages to be given away, which should be used in 10 different venues and storytelling sessions.
3. To get a chance to receive one of these, share this post on Twitter orFacebook (remember to set the privacy settings of your Share to Public or we won’t see it), tag us and @litworldsays, and use hashtags #wrad and #readaloud .
   

   Sample post: We’ll be at Sacred Heart Elem Sch on Read Aloud Day! We want these books @adarnahouse ! http://wp.me/pc0k9-q8 @litworld #wrad #readaloud

4. We will acknowledge that posts have been counted for the raffle with a Like or a Retweet. Entries (shares or tweets) will be counted until midnight of February 25 (Tuesday).
5. The 10 winners will be announced on February 26 (Wednesday) through Facebook, Twitter, and by updating this post.
6. The winners will each receive a package containing the following items, each with a specific purpose:
   - 2 big books for storytelling
   - 3 storybooks for prizes
   - 30 bookmarks for giveaways
   - 1 Kartilya poster for the venue
   - Ang Pambihirang Buhok ni Raquel tote bag and notebook for the raffle winner
7. Pick up may be done from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, upon announcement of winners until March 3 (Monday). If you will come by after office hours, just ask our friendly security guards, and they’ll know what to do.
8. On March 5, World Read Aloud Day, post photos of your participation online. Posts must be done on the day itself, in an effort to contribute to the buzz on social media.
9. Each time you post something, remember to use the hashtags #wrad #readaloud and tag us on Twitter, @AdarnaHouse and @litworldsays, or on Facebook, AdarnaHouseOnline.

Visit LitWorld for some ideas on how to participate, and let’s work together in using words to change the world.

Contact Ergoe through (02) 3526765 local 119 for questions.

Maximum Volume Book Launch from FILCOLS Member Anvil Publishing

The public is invited to attend the launch of Maximum Volume Best New Filipino Fiction 2014 on
28 February 2014, 6:00 pm at the Powerbooks, Second Level, Greenbelt 4, Makati.

This book is edited by Dean Francis Alfar and Angelo R. Lacuesta.

RSVP Aia Austria at 477-4752 local 807 or marketing@anvilpublishing.com.

Agos sa Disyerto, 50 taon na!

Iniimbitahan ng FILCOLS Members na sina Efren Abueg at Rogelio Ordonez ang publiko sa pagdiriwang ng ika-50 taon ng kanilang koleksiyon ng maikling kuwento na pinamagatang Agos sa Disyerto. Ito ay gaganapin sa 22 Pebrero 2014, 1:00 -5:00 ng hapon sa NALRC Computer Lab 1 Phase 1, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Sta. Mesa Maynila.

Magkakaroon din ng isang panayam ukol sa halaga ng makabayang panitikan sa panahon ng multi-media at globalisasyon.

Ito ay handog ng Linangan ng Araling Pangkultura, Sentro para sa Malikhaing Pagsulat at PUP.

Celebrate the International Book Giving Day with Free Books from FILCOLS Member Adarna House

February 14 is International Book Giving Day! We can take care of the books, if you can take care of the giving away.

Here’s how this will go down:

1. Anyone can participate. We don’t care who you are, as long as you want to give some books away on Friday.
2. There are 10 sets of book packages available for pick up at our showroom. Each book package contains 3 storybooks and 2 big books.
3. The packages will be given away on a first-come-first-served basis at a limit of one book package per person. Anyone can come by our office, and we give the packages away, until all 10 have been picked up.
4. Pick up may be done from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, tomorrow (Tuesday) until Feb 13 (Thursday). If you will come by after office hours, just ask our friendly security guards, and they’ll know what to do.
5. Upon pick-up, take a picture of you and the books, at our showroom (or in front of our office building), and post the photo on Facebook or Twitter.
6. On February 14, International Giving Day, post photos of your participation online. You can participate by doing any or all of the following:
   • Give a book to a kid you care about. Give a copy of your favorite children’s book to your kid, neighbor, student, pamangkin, or inaanak!
   • Be a mystery book giver. Leave a book somewhere you know kids will be, hand over a book to a random kid you cross paths with, or give a stranger a book for their kid. Don’t forget to wish them a happy International Book Giving Day!
   • Contact your favorite literacy group to donate. Help out in the efforts of educational organizations such as Inquirer’s Read Along, Museo Pambata, Reading Association of the Philippines, Sambat Trust, and DiksyonaryoAtbp.
7. Each time you post something for this online, remember to use the hashtag #giveabook and tag us on Twitter, @AdarnaHouse and@bookgivingday, or on Facebook, AdarnaHouseOnline.

Valentines day is the perfect time to get kids to fall in love with books. And for playing Cupid, you will get the books packed in Ang Pambihirang Buhok ni Raquel tote bag with a matching notebook inside—both yours to keep—just because we think you’re really sweet. 

Contact Ergoe through (02) 3526765 local 119 for questions.