FILCOLS Member Adarna House offers free storytelling sessions this summer

Enjoy storytelling weekends with Fully Booked this summer! And this weekend, you can catch the Adarna House storyteller at Fully Booked The Fort and Alabang Town Center. There will be two sessions, one at 2:00 PM and another at 4:00 PM, both free and open to the public. See you there!

Lecture-writeshop on Bikol poetics by FILCOLS Member Jose Jason Chancoco at the Ateneo de Naga

The Naga City Public Poetry Project, Ateneo Literary Association, in cooperation with AdNU-POEM Pagsasatubuanan, present: A Lecture-Writeshop on Bikol Poetics by Jose Jason L. Chancoco at the Richie Fernando Hall, Ateneo de Naga on Friday, April 25, 2014. It's free and everyone is welcome to join the writeshop and watch the performances..

Program Lecture & Writeshop

8:30AM Registration
9:00 - 11:00 Lecture
11:00 - 12:00 Writing activity & Mini-workshop

The Naga City Public Poetry Project Poetry Reading & Performance

3:30 - 4:00 PM Assembly
4:00 - 6:00 Poetic short film

The Super Poet Genome Project
Band Readings
Other performances

From panitikan.com.ph. Reposted here with permission.

Lecture and Booksigning Event from FILCOLS Member Anvil Publishing

Anvil Publishing and  National Book Store cordially invites everyone to attend the lecture and book signing of Gina Apostol, author of The Gun Dealer's Daughter, at the National Book Store Glorietta 1 on 12 April 2014 at 3:00 p.m.

PULUNGANG KARAPATANG MAY-AKDA / CREATORS RIGHTS FORUM on April 26

Writer Adam David, in cooperation with the Lopez Museum and Library, is inviting everyone especially the young creators to attend the Creators Rights Forum on 26 April 2014, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the Lopez Museum and Library, Ground Floor Benpres Bldg., Exchange Road cor. Meralco Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

Topics in the book industry such as copyright, rights of the heirs of creators, offers for Wattpad writers and publishing contracts will be covered.

This event is free.

FILCOLS, A Major Sponsor at the World Book and Copyright Day 2014

World Book and Copyright Day celebration on April 23, 2014 at Bonifacio High Street Activity Center, Taguig City. Different events such as creative performances, musical acts, exhibitions, workshops, seminars and more await you! 

FILCOLS and IPOPHL invite everyone to attend the Creative Content and Copyright Seminar on the same day at the Top Shelf of Fully Booked at 1:00 p.m. This seminar is free and open to the public.

This is a day to celebrate the power of the written word and the excellence of our homegrown talents in music, literature, visual arts, dance, theater and more. 

For more information and details on the program of events, please see the attached flyer. 

RSVP on or before April 21, 2014. You can reach us at 570-6198 Local 806 and look for Paulo Sy.

FILCOLS Member Anvil Publishing Celebrates Nick Joaquin's 10th Death Anniversary

From April 15 to May 15, select National Book Store branches will have a special highlight table dedicated to the works of Nick Joaquin, National Artist for Literature.

Some of the books that will be showcased are:

Reportage on Politics
Reportage on the Marcoses
Reportage on Lovers
Reportage on Crime
Mayday Eve
and
The Summer Solstice.

Special Screening of the film Ekstra for the World IP Day Celebration

On 15^th April 2014, the Philippines’ screen community will gather once again to mark the World IP Day. Together, the community will take a united front and renew their commitment in curbing illegal camcording, movie piracy and other violations of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the country.

In light of this celebration, the Philippine film industry, in partnership with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the Optical Media Board (OMB), Quantum Films, Ayala Cinemas, and the Motion Picture Association (MPA), would like to invite everyone to a special film screening on April 15, at 4:00PM, Cinema 3, Greenbelt 3.     

Event: World IP Day Film Screening

Date: April 15, 2014 (Tuesday), Ekstra (The Bit Player) Film Screening at 4:00PM

Venue: Cinema 3, Greenbelt 3

Admission is FREE. The film screening is open to the public on a first come, first served basis.