Philippine Action Fiction: call for submissions
Since genre fiction also interests me, I’d like to share this open call for submissions with everyone. First spotted on Banzai Cat’s blog:
Philippine Action Fiction
We would like to invite you to contribute a story to the first ever action-adventure fiction anthology in the Philippines! The action-adventure genre has long been downplayed by critics as shallow and lacking in literary merit. We disagree; a well-written action-adventure story contains all the necessary elements of good fiction. We believe that this genre deserves recognition if only for the sheer reading pleasure it accords the audience, in part due to the vicarious experiences, the likes of which real life so seldom allows.
We are looking for stories written in English that provide excitement and thrills through fast-paced action and adventure. Action-adventure stories may take the form of detective or crime stories, espionage, the supernatural or even science fiction. The stories must feature a Filipino protagonist while the setting can be the Philippines or other countries (as in the case of espionage). The stories may be set in the present day, the historical past (no alternate histories) or the imagined future (Earth based, no interplanetary romps). Stories must be 10 to 15 pages long, double-spaced with a font size of 12.
Send your stories to: philactionfiction at gmail dot com
We hope to continue to expand Philippine fiction with this anthology. Send us your contribution soon!
Sincerely yours,
Emil M. Flores and Gerald T. Los Baños
You know what I remember here, old Filipino action movies being shown on Local TV. It would be nice to write something about Crocodile Jones.
hi ian! when i hear “filipino action movies,” i always think “erap,” “ramon revilla” or “fpj.”
er, who’s crocodile jones? ^^
It is not action per se.. Crocodile Jones, is an action slash adventure slash comedy flick starring no wonder Vic Sotto in the lead role, as the Crocodile Dundee/Indiana Jones character. :) hehe
hi. is this call for submission over? when is this due? thanks.
sorry, martin – i’m not up to date on this project. you might have better luck if you asked the editors directly. the email address is provided in this post.