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  1. Charles has posted a summary and MP3 of the latest LitCritters session here.
  2. Kenneth has posted pics and details of some events, among which are the NWA5 writers forum and the Manila LitCritters meetup. Visit the PGS blog for more.
  3. Speaking of Kenneth, his short story “House 1.0” is now out on The Town Drunk. Go read!
  4. Andrew Drilon‘s Kare-Kare Komiks has been featured in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Congrats, Andrew!
  5. Read or Die announces its plans for the first series of Write Or Die: Writers Write lecture workshops. The purpose of the workshop is to promote the UP Gawad Centennial Likhaan 2008, a special literary prize sponsored by the University of the Philippines.

    Non-professional and non-academic writers are encouraged to submit their work for consideration to the Gawad Likhaan. For more information, see this page.

  6. Related to Write or Die: Writers who wish to have their chapter excerpts from their novel-length manuscripts critiqued by Charlson Ong and Jun Cruz Reyes should submit their excerpt to readordie.ph@gmail.com on or before November 8 (for Jun Cruz Reyes) and November 18 (for Charlson Ong).

    A maximum of 5 manuscripts will be discussed. For more details, see this page.

  7. This is not related to spec fic, but still something that may interest Tagalog essay writers:

    Bilang paghahanda sa darating na kapaskuhan ay magsisimula nang tumanggap ang patnugutan ng mga lathalaing napapanahon sa okasyong darating. Tatanggap at bibigyang halaga rin ang mga lathalaing tumatalakay sa Edukasyon, Sining at Kultura at artikulo hinggil sa Wika na makapaghahatid impormasyon sa mga mambabasa. Mangyari lamang na lakipan ng mga larawan ng talakayin ang bawat artikulo, 4 na pahina, double space, at ipadala sa
    liwayway_manilabulletin@yahoo.com.
    Lakipan din ng maikling detalye ng manunulat, kanyang larawan at propesyon kasama ang maikling impormasyon hinggil sa kanyang tagumpay na nakamit sa larangan ng pagsusulat. Kapag napili at nalathala sa Liwayway, kinakailangang nagtataglay ang sumulat ng valid ID at TIN number upang matanggap ang kaukulang kabayaran sa bawat artikulo. Maaari ring ipadala sa koreo ang akda sa: Managing Editor, Liwayway Department, 2nd floor, Manila Bulletin Bldg., Muralla Street, Intramuros, Manila.

    On that note, would anyone know if Liwayway still accepts fiction contributions? I’ve emailed them asking if any of their magazines (Liwayway, Bannawag, Bisaya and Hiligaynon) still accept fiction, especially spec fic. I certainly hope I didn’t breach protocol by doing so.

    Updates, if any, will be posted here.

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2 Comments

  1. Hi, Bhex,

    Saw the latest issue of Bisaya on the newsstand, and I can confirm that, yes, they do publish fiction. This issue featured three, in fact. I’ll let you know what their submission procedures are.

  2. Hi Dominique!

    Thanks a lot! That would be awesome. Liwayway publishes a lot of fiction in fact, but they appear to be solicited, not contributed.

    I used to look forward to their section for new writers, but it’s not there anymore :(

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